Vino Bello Resort, Napa

So, my wife and I own the time share they run. This hotel is what sold us on buying the time share. We got a "Single Room" You can get a smaller room, but I don't recommend it. My review is based on the room we had. The smaller rooms aren't that special, but you can "combine" them, and end up with a "two room" reservation. Useful for couple retreats, or if you've got slightly older kids you want to take with. The restaurant, spa, and wine tasting rooms are all next-door at the Meritage, which is I think is owned by the same company. We ate at Siena the first night. Its the on-site restaurant. Very nice dinner, although the menu selection is smaller than what I would have expected to see. I had the beef, asked for a wine recommendation from the server, and got a nice glass of bordeaux. I couldn't tell you more than "I liked the way it tasted" because I'm not really that good with wine, at least not yet! My wife had the risotto, and really enjoyed that. They claim to try and use local and in-season foods for their menu, which may explain why everything was heavy on the mushrooms. I got the impression that the menu changes often. The kitchen was very nice, and had a little 'bar' area to it. Having a full kitchen is nice because sometimes I don't want to go out. Especially for breakfast. Lounging around in the morning and drinking coffee is a good way to ease into the day. There is also a living area with a LCD TV and gas fireplace. The fireplace looks like its just decorative, but it did put out quite a lot of heat. That was nice for me as I enjoy the heat from a fire. The couch was only so-so comfortable, but folded out into a bed. Not that we used it, but having the couch-bed would have been handy if the kids had come with. We could have let them sleep there. We had our own private balcony, it looked out on the parking lot. Not the most romantic view ever, but they did try and make things better with nice landscaping, and a view of a field and some trees beyond. It was November, and cold, so we didn't spend time out there. The bedroom was very nice. The bed was very comfy, and had a mini-canopy over it. You can check their website for pictures of that. It also had a soaker whirlpool tub in it. I highly recommend the tub. It was very nice to just soaks the aches and pains away. The bathroom was lovely as well with a giant walk-in shower, and 5 shower heads. It took a bit to figure out how to actually get the water flowing (pull on both the directional handle, as well as the water temp handle) but once it did, it was very nice. Everything was really done up in deep colors. I've read "tuscan" theme, but I wouldn't know that if it hit me with a hammer. I do know that everything was very visually appealing and comfortable. There was a free bottle of wine (and soda/water) in the fridge, which was nice. They call it Rose'ary, although perhaps it just depends on what they have a lot of. We did tasting in the on-site tasting room too. Never been wine tasting before, and the bar-tender (Jon) took some time, and gave us a "tasting 101." which I appreciated a lot. The location was pretty good, close to other wineries, as well as the wine train (I'll review that separately) as well as other shopping. Some down things: 1) The "wine education" that was talked about in a pamphlet at the front desk wasn't really there. See above comment about the bar-tender giving us a free "101" course. I shared the pamphlet with him, and he seemed genuinely confused, and promised he'd speak with management about it. 2) The concierge seemed to push the time-share. Already owning, it wasn't an issue to me, but I did feel under the gun. I told him I wasn't interested, he pushed a little, but let it drop after a few moments. 3) Signs weren't always clear. There was no way for me to know to check-in at the Meritage without asking, and finding the restaurant took asking again. 4) There were always cleaning carts in the hall. Any time of day.

overall i enjoyed our stay, it was a nice room with good furnishings the washer/dryer was well appreciated as with the toaster oven, bar fridge and big bathtub. Nice touches like free wi-fi and the wine was great, till you find the $30 "resort fee" upon checkout which means you really paid way to much for an average bottle of rose (which tasted like a budget chardy) the location was driving distance but you can expect that from most places in Napa and as for the service don't expect your room on time or a late check out to compensate, but the concierge is a wealth of information if you don't already know which wineries your keen on tasting at. I wouldn't rush to return but i wouldn't turn down a discounted offer either. I can say i enjoyed what more can you ask for?

The resort is quite nice but at 2:10 am (I was awake) someone with a room key opened our door and looked in. I made a noise and immediately got up and the door closed. I was not in "any condition" to run after the invader so I secured the door, checked the room and went back to bed. The helpful person at the desk said the only people with universal room keys are the security personnel and the "door man". Were they wanting to come in and take a nap? Who knows but WE WON'T BE GOING BACK SINCE THE MANAGEMENT HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS IN ANY WAY. THEY NEED TO GET A GRIP ON THE SECURITY. THIS IS A JOKE AND I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO ANYONE.

We loved everything about the Vino Bello. We were a little skeptical as we had read numerous reviews stating there was a wait for their room when arriving. Our room was not ready, but they did compensate us for the wait, which was a little more then 2 hours past the 4:00 check-in time. We spent that time tasting wine at the resort. We used room service twice, no problems. Dinner in the restaurant was fabulous. It may be a little pricey but the place it absolutely beautiful! Over-all, I would definitely recommend and stay there again.

The Vinno Bello is beautiful, but room service is not as grand as the resort. When I first arrived, I called room service to have something delivered to me. Room service never came. I actually had to find a maid out in the hall, cleaning rooms, that could assist me. The second day we were there, I ordered room service at 8:15, room service said it would be 25 to 30 min. before it would arrive, we had a wine tour leaving at ten. I thought that we would have plenty of time to eat breakfast. I had to call and cancel our breakfast at 9:45. Room service did not show nor did they call to say the order would be late. However, the conc. did take care of us. I would recomend this resort for a place to sleep while in Napa, but for service, I would advise going somewhere else.

Location: The location is poor. It is located in the middle of an industrial park. They have planted a few rows of vines, here and there to make it feel more “wine country” but the end result is still an industrial park. Service: The staff was friendly but did not appear to care much. The rooms were only minimally cleaned. Food: The food at “Siena” the hotel restraint was awful and overpriced. The service was atrocious and the portions were small. However due to the quality of the food the small portion was probably justified under humanitarian grounds. Overall, you can do much better.

We had a one bedroom suite and it was just HUGE. Full bedroom, kitchen, dining room table, fireplace, flat screen tv's and a washer and dryer- wow! We had just spent two nights previous at the Sonoma Mission Inn and spent double the money for a small room that looked out to all the air handlers, so this was such a welcome surprise. If I come back to Napa, this will be the first place I want to stay.

The Vino Bello is one of the best hotels I've ever stayed in! Great service and yummy food make it comfortable. The rooms were pretty small, but the decor all around the resort made up for it. The location was about 10-15 minutes away from the wineries and about 15 minutes away from the napa Valley wine train, which is fantastic! Overall my experience here was fun but relaxing and I would come back again.

We stayed at the Vino bello for the first time during April. The ambience was rustic, the food was fantastic and the room was small but comfortable. Nice pull-out LCD tv in room. Location was about 10 min. away from wineries. We reccomend going to the wine train that goes pastthe wineries in napa. Shuttle service is provided to go there. Overall we had a fun time. We definetly reccomend this hotel.

I loved the entire property the way it is designed-simple, but very elegant. The newly built La Cave Spa will be a tremendous ammenity to the property. The property boasts an exercising room, swimming pools, saunas, jacuzzis, and much needed pampering! Just look at my photos and the reasons become very clear why I just adore Vino Bello Resort and Spa . . . absolute a comfortable, chic, grand place to call home away from home!