Madrona Manor Wine Country Inn and Restaurant

An exceptional experience at one of the most beautiful hotels I have ever visited. The rooms are spacious and elegantly decorated. The restaurant is outstanding. The location is excellent, and the building itself is truly extraordinary. Staying here feels like being a guest in the home of a distinguished old family from the Sonoma Valley.

Beautiful property. Met the owner/designer and really was impressed. Pool area was great. Also had dinner there and it was excellent. Our room in the carriage house was dark and would ask for an east side facing room next time but would come back for sure!

Earlier this month I was planning a surprise get-away and The Madrona was my first choice. I reached out to the Chief Concierge, Rachel, with my idea and she stated she would do some research and come back to me. Luckily, we live in the bay area so driving to Healdsburg is fast-ish, and easy. For the weekend I was planning The Madrona had a 20% Off Spring Getaway special that was perfect. Additionally, Rachel was able to upgrade us to a super nice bungalow near the Palm Terrace (fabo wedding ceremony location!) Upon arrival we had a chilled bottle of Roederer and a delicious seasonal citrus pound cake waiting for us in the room - that was an unexpected delight. We had a lovely romantic dinner in the restaurant inclusive of their exceptional house martini - The Estate Martini. You have to try it - it's the nasturtium oil and sidecar. The next morning we had a lovely wine tasting off-property and were able to use the chauffeur driven house car - comfy Volvo SUV - for the tasting so no need to worry about choosing a DD. Thanks Rachel and hope to see you later this spring for my birthday!

If you're looking at a trip to wine country generally, or Healdsburg specifically, you know there are a lot of options. We've been coming up here from LA a lot over the past 10years and the one place that is our absolute first check (before looking at wineries or restaurants or anything else) is whether we can stay at the Madrona. The property grounds are absolutely gorgeous and you actually feel like you have an oasis to escape to at the end of a day of exploring. We've stayed in most of the rooms at this point, and every single one is special in its own way. If you can get one of the salon rooms, we LOVE those. This isn't just a place to crash at night after a long day of wine tasting. They have e-bikes that you can use in the morning for a ride along Westside road. The complimentary car service - arrange in advance - will ferry you to and from town. We usually make a point of having at least one dinner onsite as both the food and beverage program are great! Finally, the staff really go out of their way to make your stay as special as possible - if it's your first time to the area, be sure to reach out in advance for great suggestions about vineyards, shops, and restaurants to visit in the area.

I have been here many times. Since 1998 This was my third time visiting since the new ownership. I was appalled at during my welcome ( although the employee was gracious), that it was brought to my attention that I could purchase the horrendous “ art” that filled the old historic walls. Very offensive and the art did not go with the theme of the beautiful mansion. Furthermore in our room was QR codes to purchase everything from a wine opener, cutting board , knife and overpriced wine and spirits. It got worse.. at dinner , service was lacking, and we were ignored for quite sometime while our waitress chatted with others on a not so busy night. Food was overpriced and cold! Guess that’s why they lost their Michelin star. There was also music piped in which was too loud and didn’t fit the mansion theme at all. Service in the bar was lacking as well as we were ignored for quite sometime while only one guest was at the bar. This was not at all how this beautiful historic mansion and grounds used to be or run. My excited anticipation in sharing this beautiful experience was worse than I could have ever imagined and I left sad.