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Comfy in Calistoga at the Cottage Grove Inn

08/23/2017 by Kristin 4 Comments

The Cottage Grove Inn at Calistoga, Wine Country is perfect for a girlfriend weekend getaway. Here's a complete review and more photos to inspire you to plan a short trip with your girlfriends! #WineCountry
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I opened my eyes and checked the time. I’d managed to sleep for 12 hours straight, saying goodbye to my jet lag and feeling grateful for the peace and quiet and that incredibly comfortable bed.

I had woken up back in California, right in wine country, one of the most beautiful places to visit just outside of San Francisco.

When one of my best friends from home and I were thinking of places to meet up over the summer, considering she lives way up north in California and I hail from the south of the state, wine country seemed like the perfect place.

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Too adorable for words – but I’m going to try anyway.

As much as I enjoy the beauty of Napa, the smaller town feel and more laid back atmosphere of Calistoga, located about 20 minutes north, suits us much better.

Plus, for a girl’s weekend, we always seek a bit of nature as well, some space for adventures, and coziness, too.

Our adorable pink cottage at the Cottage Grove Inn had all of that, from a picture perfect little porch where we logged plenty of time looking up at the bright moon, the tree tunnel created by the old oak trees, and the California quails wandering around, to a plush interior with every amenity we could have wished for.

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Perfect for a girl’s weekend.

There was a little sitting area with comfy chairs for two, a little desk where I worked in the morning before she arrived, a huge bathtub with jets and lavender scented bath salts, a fireplace which I’m sure is handy in the cooler winter months, a little fridge and coffee area with snacks and a Keurig machine, skylights to keep it well-let during the day, but that face away from sunrise so you don’t get woken up early, and that comfy bed I still can’t get over.

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This tub!

I loved that every detail had been thought of.

It wasn’t just in the room that I felt that. Each morning there was a breakfast spread with healthy options like smoothies, freshly-prepared eggs and potatoes, cereal, espresso coffee drinks as well as filter coffee, juice, and granola parfaits.

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Even breakfast was beautiful!

There was always infused water available in the lobby with different flavors, there were bikes to rent, and each evening there were various varieties of wine, berries, chocolate, cheese, spreads, and crackers out. The girls who worked there even invited me to bring it back to my room if I wanted to. I loved that!

Additionally, they have bicycles available for guests to take out – which we did – to the various wineries and spas in Calistoga.

I’ve seldom stayed at a hotel that offered so many perks and comforts. We never paid for a breakfast, coffee, evening snack, or sundowner.

I had a chance to take a look at another room as well, which instead of pink, was decorated with greens and neutrals. Each of the cottages has its own individual decor.

Each also has a feature outside like a birdhouse, big trees framing the outside, perfectly manicured hedges, and its own parking space and walkway. Even though there are other guests at the property, nobody shares any walls. For a couple, that kind of privacy is wonderful.

Well, for a couple of girlfriends who are laughing and joking well past dark it’s pretty nice, too.

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  1. GG says

    08/23/2017 at 1:49 pm

    Sounds like a very nice place to relax. Funny mentioning about northern Californian and southern Californian meeting at a centralized place to hang. It is the equivalent of someone from southern Jersey and Savannah, GA meeting up in the Outer Banks of NC! The scale is so different! We did something like that in Wilmington and Myrtle Beach but nothing in either place (Wilmington has nice places though) is as nice as where you stayed!

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    • Kristin says

      08/24/2017 at 10:00 am

      It’s a huge state!

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  2. Mayank says

    09/23/2017 at 3:33 am

    You really write very clearly and completely and one more thing I see World Map on your blog the India is not Colour! Why ?
    I think you should come to India for a Great experience….
    Thanks

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    • Kristin says

      09/23/2017 at 3:54 am

      I’m a little scared of it to be honest!

      Reply

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