St. Helena: The Perfect Place for the Exclusive Getaway

Shop, Stop, Stay, and Be Satisfied

(ST. HELENA, CA) – Napa Valley is known for its great wines, beautiful surroundings, amazing restaurants, and luxurious accommodations. If you want to have a fabulous time when you come to visit, the options are pretty much endless.

Each little community, while blending perfectly into an entire, incredible Napa Valley experience can, when taken by itself, offer that little bit of personality that is all its own.

The little town of St. Helena, may certainly have its roots firmly planted in farming, but its trimmings are the stuff that dreams are made of.

Whether you are looking for exquisite perfume from the corners of the earth, shoes that make your feet look better than your jewels, one-of-a kind fur fashions, hand-crafted locally-made gourmet chocolates, or a 17-century tiara, the likelihood is that you find them all within about three blocks of each other – on St. Helena’s main street.

But, before you can shop, you have to have the ideal place to stay. While there maybe a few places to lodge in the Valley that will rival Meadowood in sheer luxury, it’s the entire experience that the beautiful property provides that draws the rich, the famous, and just the fatigued. Whatever your reason for escape, you will find the therapy on this 250-acre private retreat.

If, perhaps, you don’t have the opportunity or the time to become a guest or member at Meadowood, you will still want to enjoy its ambiance, hospitality, and creativity at The Restaurant. After an absence from the local culinary scene, The Restaurant (re-opened less than a month) is a must stop for an enjoyable locally-focused dinner experience.

Of course, the preservation of St. Helena’s beautiful environs and its rise to agricultural prominence coincided with that of many of its famed wine producers. “Over the years,” says WineCountry.com Wine Editor Thom Elkjer, “Chappellet has become one of the elegant aristocrats of Napa wine: not the biggest, not the priciest, not the splashiest -- just one of the most satisfying and distinctive of Napa’s long-time producers, with an identity all its own.” Read his recent tasting notes on Chappellet’s wines.