ACTIVITIES:
THINGS TO DO IN SONOMA COUNTY
Sonoma
County has much to offer during your visit. Here at the Inn,
we invite you to enjoy our swimming pool, picnic areas, gardens,
massage service and library of films, novels and historical
books.
Nearby,
dozens of family wineries are open for tastings. The town
of Healdsburg has a public plaza with boutiques, antique shops
and restaurants. The town of Cloverdale is quiet and historic.
According to a 2009 survey conducted by Budget Travel magazine,
Cloverdale is one of the 21 Coolest Small Towns in America.
Criteria required that the town be on the upswing, a place
beginning to draw attention because of quality of life, arts
and restaurants, or proximity to nature.
Visitors
could choose to hike in the Armstrong Redwood forest, bike
through vineyards, ride a horse on the beach at Bodega Bay,
canoe or kayak on Lake Sonoma or down the Russian River, skydive
or hot air balloon over the valleys.
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For a wealth of trip planning information please visit: sonoma.com
and winecountry.com
If
you would like us to make a reservation for you, please let
us know prior to your visit. Once you arrive, we are happy to
recommend wineries, restaurants and other places to visit.
WINE TASTING
Sonoma County has hundreds of wineries open to the public. From
the Inn, guests can visit the Dry
Creek Valley, Alexander Valley, Anderson Valley wineries and
those along the Russian River. Many will pour you a taste of
their current releases without a charge. Some will ask for $5
to $10; others will only charge to taste older vintage or limited
production wines, which they typically refund if you make a
purchase. Some wineries have small shops with food and a place
to picnic.
sonoma.com/wineries
sonomawine.com
sonomacounty.com/what-to-do/wineries
wineroad.com/wineries
DINING
Breakfast:
We serve our guests a full breakfast every morning at
8:30, 9:00 or 9:30. Coffee, tea and homemade pastries or cookies
are usually available in the evening in the dining room.
For lunch and dinner, click
here for a partial list of local restaurants.
We will be happy to recommend a place.
MASSAGE
We
offer in-room massage during your stay at the inn.
Rates are $70 per hour, $40 for half an hour.
Schedule a massage when you book your
room online, or let us know when you call.
Day
spas in Healdsburg can take care of your other pampering needs.
akoia:
452B Healdsburg Ave (707) 433-1270
Spa
Hotel Healdsburg: 327 Healdsburg Ave (707) 433-4747
LAKE
SONOMA
Lake Sonoma is less than fifteen minutes away in the coastal
oak-studded foothi
lls.
You can hike, swim, ride, boat, camp, fish and hunt at this
beautiful lake.
The
Visitor Center and Fish Hatchery are open year round. Exhibits
tell the story of Warm Springs Dam, explain the natural and
early history of Dry Creek Valley, and offer a variety of audio-visual
and ranger-led programs.
Sonoma
County Parks Site
Army
Corps of Engineers Site
Lake
Sonoma Marina
BOAT
RENTALS
Lake
Sonoma Marina (707) 433-2200
River's
Edge Kayak & Canoe Trips (800) 345-0869
Burke's
Canoe Trip (707) 887-1222
REDWOODS
Armstrong
Redwoods preserves 805 acres of magnificent redwood
forest. The serene majestic beauty of this grove is a living
reminder of the primeval woods that covered much of this area
before logging operations began during 
the
19th century. Located 30 miles southwest of Cloverdale, off
CA-116 near Guerneville on Armstrong Woods Road.
CASINOS
River
Rock, Geyserville
Sho-Ka-Wah,
Hopland
MUSEUMS
Cloverdale
Historical Society
Cloverdale: (707) 894-2067
Thursday - Monday: 11am - 3pm
Healdsburg
Museum and Historical Society
Healdsburg: (707) 431-3325
Tuesday - Sunday: 11am - 4pm
The
Hand Fan Museum
Hotel Healdsburg: (707) 431-2500
Call for hours
Anderson
Valley Historical Society
A great source of information about Boontling, a native
English dialect spoken since the turn of the century in Boonville.
(707) 895-3207
Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 1 - 4 pm
Charles
M. Schulz Museum
Santa Rosa: (707) 579-4452
Daily: 11am - 5pm
Cornerstone
Gardens
20 gardens, each designed by a contemporary artist
Sonoma: (707) 933-1030
Daily: 10am -5pm
diRosa Preserve
217-acre estate gallery of Renee diRosa collection
Carneros: (707) 226-5991 ext 25
Tuesday - Saturday: call for tour times
The
Robert Louis Stevenson Silverado Museum
Everything Stevensonian
St. Helena: (707) 963-3757
Noon - 4pm, closed Mondays
Sonoma
County Museum
Santa Rosa: (707) 579-1500
Wednesday to Sunday, 11am - 5pm
