My wife and I just stayed at the Ambrose Bierce House, and absolutely loved our stay and will be coming back soon!! The house location is just a mere block from downtown St. Helena, and walking distance to great restaurants and stores.

We met John on our first morning, greeted with an Amazing Breakfast, meeting the other couples staying and had a great conversation over breakfast, everyone sharing there plans for the day and dining. John was so accommodating, helping those find wineries, shops, and helping with reservations.

The next two mornings we had two more gourmet style breakfasts, served by Chris, John & Lisa's right handman. Chris was great, breakfast was amazing and again he was so helpful in helping fill in the day and reservations for the evening.

The house was such a charming older home, with all that one would expect from a vintage home, feeling like had entered into a brand new home at the turn of the century. The rooms were impecably clean and everything was spotless. Each morning at 9am breakfast is ready, and each night there was wine and cheese. And after a day of wine tasting and great dinning, if you still need a night cap, they even had a bottle with Port and glasses for a late nighter.....

It was our first stay at a Bed and Breakfast, and after our stay with John and Lisa, we will be staying again with them soon. We highly recommend !!

I had stayed with John and Lisa before at their other property - Shady Oaks on Zinfandel Lane - and they are just as helpful and gregarious as I remembered. We stayed in the Ambrose Bierce Suite, which was very comfortable and roomy, with a nice sitting room, spa bath/shower and very comfortable bed. There's also a nice hot tub downstairs that we used twice. Downtown St. Helena (and great shopping and dining), as well as several wineries, including the iconic Berringer, are all within easy walking distance, and its only a short drive to literally dozens of household name wineries and dining. John and Lisa serve up a great breakfast daily, put out a nice wine and cheese spread each afternoon, and they are an endless source of information. Frankly, I can't imagine a visit to Napa Valley without involving them!

For pure rest and relaxation - this is the place! Meeting the other guests over morning coffee and a DELICIOUS breakfast is the perfect way to start your day, and ending it with wine, cheese and crackers can't be beat! John, the owner, and Chris, the manager, answered any questions and/or gave suggestions on what was available to do and see in the area. Being within walking distance of shopping and great restaurants is a plus, so you don't have to count the glasses of wine that you are enjoying!! We stayed in the 'Ambrose Bierce Suite' and it was great - having that extra room was nice to sit and chat in before retiring to a VERY comfortable bed.

The only problem that we had was that our stay was too short - next time I will make it a point to stay longer!!

We booked a stay at Ambrose Bierce for a weekend in Mid-June. We were traveling with another couple and booked the suite. There was one bed and pull out sleeper in an adjoining room. The owners had just put in a new mattress on the sofa sleeper and it was very comfortbale! The champagne brunch was fantastic, we had wonderful crossants and eggs benedict! The location of the house could not be any more perfect either! We were walking distance to all of downtown St. Helena with fantastic restaurants and shops! I would definitely recommend this place to friends and family looking for a great place to stay in Napa! It was a wonderful stay!