Napa Valley Wine Country lodging overlooking the vineyards in Calistoga...

Located near the base of Mt. St. Helena, Hillcrest Bed and Breakfast is just five minutes from the hustle and bustle of Calistoga with its many restaurants, spas, and wineries.

A winding 1/4-mile driveway leads up to the rambling country home set among lush palms, shrubs, trees, and many varieties of flowers. Inside they find the home is filled with cherished family heirlooms, antique silver, and oriental rugs, books and other furnishings decorate the home.

Guest accommodations are elegantly decorated with country antiques and breathtaking views of the gardens or the valley await you. All rooms have gas fireplaces, private baths and queen-size beds, while two rooms have Jacuzzi tubs for two. Guests can warm up in front of the fireplace and play piano in the common room, or relax on the garden patio.

A large continental breakfast is served on weekends at the dining table overlooking the valley. Guests can enjoy fresh baked goods, seasonal fruit, juice, and coffee, all presented on 90-year-old silver and china, giving you the illusion that you are back in time.

Guests who bring their own poles can fish in the small lake nearby or hike in the woods. A barbecue area is also provided.

Visitors to Hillcrest Bed and Breakfast are just two miles north of the town of Calistoga in the Napa Valley Wine Country, where there is a lot to see and do, from hiking and biking, to shopping in quaint main street shops to fine dining and wine tasting. Tennis, golf, balloon and glider rides, horseback riding, spas, bike rentals, massages, mud baths, Old Faithful Geyser, and the Petrified Forest are nearby.

There are many family photo albums, some dating back to the 1870's, giving you a good look at the oldest wineries and elegant life-style of the Tubbs family and their friends.

The Tubbs and the Reids were two of Napa Valley's earliest and most glamourous residents. The Reid name is an important part of San Francisco architecture (the Fairmont Call Building and Hotel Del Coronodo are a few of their designs).

The Tubbs family established an empire supplying cordage to the Clipper ships of San Francisco Harbor and founded Calistoga's Chateau Montelena in 1880.

You are allowed to bring dogs for a fee of $10.00 per dog, per night. Bring bedding for the dog; large outdoor kennels are also available. If available innkeeper can dog sit and dog walk for guests free of charge.