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Carneros Resort and Spa (Napa)

GETAWAYS • Napa

Winter in Wine Country: peaceful, slow, and quiet, all good reasons to book a weekend getaway at Carneros Resort and Spa, where you’ll find fireplaces at every turn, surrounded by recently upgraded amenities.

The property’s 100 private cottages, family suites, and residences are arranged across 28 acres, grouped into secluded neighborhoods named after local flora and fauna indigenous to the region (juniper, fig, lavender). Front porches with rocking chairs give the resort a distinct, small-town charm, but inside each cottage you’ll find not-so-small-town features: Heated bathroom floors and floor-to-ceiling, bi-fold glass doors that open onto private backyards with firepits and outdoor showers.

Request an intimate fireside booth at the newly reimagined FARM restaurant for Italian-inspired food like zuppa toscana, lobster risotto, and duck mezzaluna with wineforest chanterelles and pickled ramps. After dinner, take a snifter of single-malt scotch or cognac to the heated patio, where live music plays five nights a week.

The newly expanded, adults-only heated pool and infinity-edged hilltop-perched hot tub (above) have some of the better views in Wine Country. The spa, which features 10 treatment rooms reserved exclusively for resort guests, was also recently revamped, and just as worth the visit. –Allison McCarthy

→ Carneros Resort and Spa (Napa) • 4048 Sonoma Hwy • Rooms from $680/night • Reserve.