Farmhouse Inn

Not exactly a household name, Forestville lies some ways off the most heavily beaten path of the Napa/Sonoma wine country, partway from Santa Rosa to the Russian River town of Guerneville. As such it’s something of an escape within an escape, a break not just from the city but from all the commotion on the winery-and-restaurant circuit. This is a town where a farmhouse inn, despite its French restaurant, doesn’t have to have a French name, or really much of a name at all — it’s just the Farmhouse Inn.

You’re close enough to partake in all that you wish. But you’re also comfortably ensconced in six idyllic acres, on an estate comprising of just eighteen rooms, suites and cottages. The main house is an authentic 19th-century farmhouse, but the interiors are crisply, coolly contemporary. Comfort is key: expect feather-topped beds and fine linens, and bathrooms with jetted tubs and either steam showers or saunas.

Though intimate the Farmhouse is possessed of a social, convivial atmosphere. S’mores are served after nightfall around the communal firepit, and of course there’s the restaurant, serving Michelin-starred French-influenced cuisine along with an astonishing array of wines from Sonoma County and beyond. It’s an ideal base from which to mount an exploration of the wine country — or an ideal refuge for those inclined to get away from it all.

Please note: Farmhouse Inn has a 2-night minimum stay requirement on all weekends and a 3-night minimum stay requirement on holiday or event weekends and during high season.