GAIGE HOUSE, Glen Ellen

Gaige House offers 23 rooms, including nine Ryokan Zen Suites in a secluded area. All spacious rooms feature private entrances, premium bedding, air conditioning, free WiFi, and safes. Rooms are decorated in a contemporary style with Asian touches, such as shoji doors, bamboo furniture, and Far Eastern artwork. Select rooms offer a private patio with creek views. Studios include free Wi-Fi, a flat-screen cable TV, and an iPod docking station. Some studios feature a fireplace, air conditioning, a private entrance, and a terrace with garden views, along with a bathroom featuring a walk-in shower. Certain suites include a soaking tub, a 2-person shower, a fireplace, a flat-screen TV, and an atrium.

Breakfast is served in the dining room of the main house. Mornings begin with an included breakfast buffet featuring muffins, scones, fruit, and rotating hot options such as artichoke quiche and blueberry pancakes, along with fresh fruit, yogurt, and granola. Menus include options like oatmeal banana pancakes and quiche loaded with cheese and broccoli. An early evening wine and cheese reception takes place in the living room each day.

Gaige House offers two fire pits-one off the back deck of the Main House and one near Calabazas Creek. Guests can relax by the outdoor swimming pool and hot tub or in the meditation room. A spa loft offers treatments in-room or outdoors in a private cabana. The woodsy backyard borders a creek, with decks and patios. The yard includes a wide wooden deck with a hammock and a picnic table under a large oak tree. The secluded setting along Calabazas Creek features surprises like a hammock shaded with ancient oaks, a miniature pagoda in a rock garden, and a gurgling fountain.

Gaige House is located in the Sonoma Valley town of Glen Ellen, a few minutes from Highway 12. It is 40 km from Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport and a 21-mile drive from Napa. Nearby landmarks include Sculpturesite Gallery (1 km), Imagery Estate Winery & Art Gallery (3 km), Lake Suttonfield (1 km), Fern Lake (2 km), Jack London State Historic Park (3 km), Sonoma Valley Regional Park (2 km), Imagery Estate Winery (3 km), Quarryhill Botanical Garden (2 km), Jack London's Wolf House (2 km), and Jack London Village (1 km).

Gaige House is operated by Four Sisters Inns. All guestrooms offer perks such as ironing facilities, heating, and tea and coffee facilities. Each room has a sitting area, terrace, patio, and garden furniture. Bathrooms include free toiletries, cookware, kitchen utensils, a CD player, a flat-screen TV, carpeted or parquet floors, and a sink. Safety features include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit.