We had an awesome bed and delicious breakfast brought in a basket to our room to complete a perfect stay in Napa Valley! We went to the ball at Castello di Amorosa and this was the perfect spot to stay, great service and friendly people. You won't be disapointed!

Planning a last minute trip to Napa, CA during the busy harvesting season proved to be extremely difficult. Falling upon the Christopher's Inn in the quaint town of Calistoga (about 10 minutes outside of St. Helena and Napa) could not have a bigger blessing. The room was extremely comfortable, and was a short walk from main street. This bed and breakfast is run by a lovely couple, Adel and Christopher, who bring every guest breakfast baskets in the morning. Additionally, there is complimentary espresso and wine in the lobby, which has a comfortable feel. In the midst of everything, we happened to notice we locked our keys in the car when we had checked out and were on our way to a mud bath appointment at a local Spa. Adel, took it upon herself to not only drive us to the spa, but additionally picked us up from our appointment so we did not have to walk in the rain. OUTSTANDING SERVICE!!! The Christopher Inn goes above and beyond in their care for their patrons. Even waiting for the locksmith to arrive, we had the opportunity to get to know Adel and Christopher even better, and cannot wait to return. They are beyond willing to share their knowledge of the town, and advice on the best local spots to dine. It would be a shame for someone to miss out on such an unique experience that the Christopher's Inn has to offer.

This B&B is nice. The location is great on Rt. 29 in Calistoga within walking distance of downtown and drives to the wineries. The rooms were nicely decorated. Breakfast consists of juice, coffee, a pastry, and some fruit delivered to your room in a basket. I kind of expected more for the 200 plus dollars a night. It would not rank high on a scale compared to other B&Bs I have been to. I guess the location trumps the value. Note, you must pay in advance for your entire stay which can be risky. The other B&B we were planning to use is 2 blocks away and they did go out of business. It is nice but I would not go running back. I would try something in St.Helena next time.

We had a beautiful, spacious room, #3, which was really a junior suite. It was a corner room with four wonderful, balloon-shaded wood windows, so there was plenty of light.

A difference in ceiling heights suggested three sections to the room. To the right as you enter the room was the bedroom part (queen bed), with bathroom (with skylight) off that. To the left from the entry was a sitting area with Chippendale chairs and coffee table in front of a fireplace. There was also a small, built-in desk. The center section was the most special of all, with a high, beamed and peaked ceiling. Straight ahead were two pink silk Bergere chairs (down cushions) flanking a console and carved Chinese screens inlaid with mother-of-pearl -- all in front of a lovely window. Though the silk chairs had very slight staining (they would be almost impossible to clean), I give 5 stars to the room for its spaciousness, light, and the high-quality/special furnishings.

However, much as it pains me -- even just because of that Chinese screen alone! -- I must give the hotel an overall rating of 2. Christopher's Inn has too many strikes against it.

Cleanliness and Upkeep:
We are not the first ones to comment negatively about the degree of cleanliness. LOTS of dust on that gorgeous Chinese screen and elsewhere (including on some small, cheap, fake-silk flower arrangements -- just toss them!). Large cobwebs. Also green gunk trapped in the plastic water faucet handle. The tub was large but could probably use reglazing. I'll try to upload some photos of cleanliness issues.

The light over the tub either didn't work or was burned out. It was not a problem during the daylight hours because of the skylight (and with an almost-full moon, the skylight made a great night light), but for our early-morning departure, the lighting was insufficient for grooming.

Location & Sleep Quality:
I rated Location a 3 because it's a mixed bag. The location of the inn is great for visiting the wineries in the area, and is within walking distance of the cute shopping/restaurant area of Calistoga. However, Room #3 -- and this may be different for other rooms there -- faces the highway, and that highway is a busy truck route. Trucks are going ALL NIGHT LONG, no doubt carrying important shipments of wine to and from the wineries. (In a reference to our having spent the previous night on Monterey's Cannery Row, my husband said that next time we shouldn't stay on "Winery Row." ;))

Our sleep was also hampered because the balloon shades didn't have sufficient lining to block the light from all those trucks coming and going. Obviously the hotel can't control the noise from them, but we thought there was no excuse for not doing a better job of controlling the lights that got brighter (then darker) with each passing truck.

Earplugs and eyeshades are a must!

Breakfast:
Breakfast consisted of a granola/yogurt/fruit parfait, coffee cake, orange juice and coffee (2 cups per person), which was brought to our door. There was no choice offered of decaf or tea. For those four cups of coffee, the breakfast basket contained half-and-half, 2 sugars and 1 Splenda. Thankfully, I don't sweeten my coffee or there wouldn't have been enough sugar for both of us.

We were told that breakfast would be announced by a knock on the door. We'd read a previous TripAdvisor review that said there was no knock, so we listened carefully (we were up in plenty of time). We also heard no knock. We were glad to have been forewarned about that, so opened the door to check, and there sat our breakfast.

In Summary:
Again, I think there are probably quieter rooms than the one we had, and rooms that would not have been affected by truck headlights. But the cleanliness issue is another matter -- thankfully, the easiest to rectify, and I hope the establishment will do that. I'm not a clean freak, so if I think its sub-standard, that should perhaps be a word to the wise.