Overview
Yountville is a small town in Napa Valley, California named for its founder Georg Calvert Yount. It is now home to many world class restaurants and wineries as well as fantastic boutique shopping.
2 sights · 5 things to do · 5 places to eat · 8 places to stay
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Best things about Yountville
Napa Valley Museum
Daily except Tu, 9AM-5PM. Exhibits range across history, art and natural science of the area. $4.50, 7-17 $2.50.
Lincoln Theater Performing Arts Center
Vintner's Golf Club
Nine holes, par 34, 5,573 yards.
Napa River Ecological Reserve
East of Yountville on the north side of Yountville Cross Road. Over seventy acres of raw Napa Valley are preserved here, including riverbank meadows where over 65 species of birds nest and over 80 more pass through. Spec…
Napa Valley Bike Tours
Offer three levels of support to visitors who want to pedal to Napa's boutique wineries: 1) Fully Guided & Supported Bike Tours, 2) Self-Guided Bike Tour (includes box lunch and wine purchase pick-up service) or 3) B…
Domaine Chandon
A major winery in Napa Valley, offers tours as well as several tasting packages. The Etoile restaurant offers excellent lunch options; it is open for lunch on Thursday through Monday and it has received the best of award…
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Mar–Nov. Summer highs reach about 86°F; winter lows dip to about 38°F. Wettest: Dec and Jan. (climate data from nearby Sonoma)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- STS Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa — 25 mi away. Directions
- CCR Buchanan Field, Concord — 33 mi away. Directions
- SMF Sacramento International Airport, Sacramento — 46 mi away (major hub). Directions
From San Francisco: Highway 101 North over the Golden Gate Bridge, to Highway 37; Highway 37 East towards Vallejo/Napa, to Highway 121; Highway 121 North towards Napa to Highway 29 North to Yountville.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.
Sample 2-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Napa Valley Museum, Lincoln Theater Performing Arts Center, Domaine Chandon
- Lunch Bistro Jeanty
- Afternoon Vintner's Golf Club, Napa River Ecological Reserve
- Dinner Bouchon Bistro
Day 2
- Morning Goosecross Cellars
- Lunch The French Laundry
- Afternoon Napa Valley Bike Tours
- Dinner Brix Restaurant
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
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Get in
By car
From San Francisco: Highway 101 North over the Golden Gate Bridge, to Highway 37; Highway 37 East towards Vallejo/Napa, to Highway 121; Highway 121 North towards Napa to Highway 29 North to Yountville.
By bus
The regional VINE Transit bus system provides services from Napa as well as Vallejo and El Cerrito, with connections to ferries and local rail from San Francisco. There are also several dedicated bus services included in hotel packages.
Get around
A free door-to-door bus service, nicknamed Yountville Trolley is provided by the town of Yountville. While mainly catering for the many retirees in the Veterans Home, the service is open for visitors too.
See
Do
Do Napa River Ecological Reserve
East of Yountville on the north side of Yountville Cross Road. Over seventy acres of raw Napa Valley are preserved here, including riverbank meadows where over 65 species of birds nest and over 80 more pass through. Species seen include herons and egrets, hummingbirds, quail, golden eagles, falcons, woodpeckers, and great horned owls. More than 40 species of butterflies also make the Reserve their home.
Wine Tasting
Buy
Eat
Mid-range
Eat Mustard's Grill
Boasts an American Grill menu.
Splurge
Eat Bouchon Bistro
Fantastically delicious French cuisine is served up in this atmospheric bistro by Thomas Keller. Some of its specialties are pan-roasted trout, classic French onion soup and duck foie gras. Reservations are necessary. It is open daily for lunch and dinner. The bakery next door turns out bread and pastries that'll knock your socks off. Prices are much more moderate than the neighboring French Laundry.... dinner for two will likely run around $175-250 without alcohol.
Eat The French Laundry
Considered one of the best restaurants in the United States — if not the best. Reservations can only be made via the restaurant website; they open at 10 am local time on the first day of each odd-numbered month, and fill up very quickly. Additionally, reservation windows cover a two-month period, starting two months after the opening of reservations. This means, for example, the January 1 window is for booking tables in March and April. Very expensive French cuisine by chef Thomas Keller, who was voted by Time Magazine as the best chef in the country in 2001. Three prix-fixe menus. Dinner for two will start at around $650, without alcohol and before menu upgrades. Note that a 20% tip is included in the price, so any further tipping is purely optional.
Sleep
Budget
Mid-range
Splurge
Stay Hotel Yountville
along Hopper Creek, Hotel Yountville delivers the perfectly curated romantic vacation experience. Custom designed rooms & suites from 475-1100 square foot, include signature "Dream Beds," fieldstone fireplace, private gardens, vaulted ceilings, Spa tubs, HDTV, WiFi and European linens and amenities all combining to make the quintessential Napa Valley retreat. The Resort boasts the 4000 square foot Spa Acqua, the Grand Salon events center and amazing dining experiences at Hopper Creek Kitchen, all for the exclusive use of the guests.
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