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Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley
Calistoga, California, United States · Four Seasons · Grand Luxury
A 22-acre working cabernet sauvignon vineyard surrounds this 2021 Calistoga retreat, where guests can watch fruit from the resort's own Elusa Winery being crushed on site. Forbes made it Napa Valley's sole Five-Star resort, and TRUSS looks straight toward the dormant volcanic profile of Mount St. Helena.
- 85 rooms
- Opened 2021
- Rooms from 480 sq ft (45 m²)
- Architect: John C. Hill, HKS Hospitality Group & O'Bryan Partnership, Inc.
- Interiors: Erin Martin Design & Hirsch Bedner Associates
About Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley
- Calistoga got its name from a slip of the tongue: founder Sam Brannan meant to call his 1862 spa town 'the Saratoga of California' and the words came out backwards.
- TRUSS, the main restaurant, looks straight out at Mount St. Helena, the dormant volcano that dominates the valley's northern horizon.
- MICHELIN gave the resort a One Key rating in 2025.
- Entry-level rooms start at 480 sq ft (45 m²).
History
The northern end of Napa Valley has a relationship with thermal energy that long predates wine. Calistoga was founded in 1862 by Sam Brannan — the Gold Rush entrepreneur who had earlier published California's first newspaper and founded the city's first school — specifically as a resort destination built around the town's natural hot springs and geysers. Brannan reportedly announced his ambition to make the site "the Saratoga of California," inadvertently transposing the words; the name Calistoga is said to have stuck from that slip. For more than a century the area drew visitors seeking mineral baths, and the Old Faithful Geyser of California five miles north of the resort site continues to erupt on a regular schedule today.
The 22 acres that Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley now occupies had a more recent agricultural past: a working cabernet sauvignon vineyard that the development incorporated rather than displaced. The resort, designed with interiors by Erin Martin Design in a warm California ranch aesthetic, opened in November 2021 as the brand's first resort built around an active, producing winery. The in-house Elusa Winery — focused on estate cabernet sauvignon, sauvignon blanc, and rosé — was not a decorative amenity but a genuine operational wine program. Guests can walk the rows of vines, watch crush during harvest season, and attend tastings in the dedicated winery space. The tasting room, the caves, and the working cellar are integrated into the resort's physical fabric in a way that few wine-country properties manage.
TRUSS Restaurant and Bar, the main dining room, was designed around an open kitchen and a large terrace with unobstructed views across the valley floor to Mount St. Helena, the dormant volcanic peak that dominates the northern horizon. The resort became the only Forbes Five-Star property in Napa Valley after Meadowood — its longtime predecessor in that category — was destroyed by the Glass Fire in October 2020 and has not reopened in its original form. Four Seasons Napa Valley held both Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond status through 2024, and has become the primary address for wine-country travelers seeking full luxury resort amenities alongside genuine engagement with the valley's agricultural identity.
The setting
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley stands at 400 Silverado Trail North in Calistoga, set within a 4.7-acre organic Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard — making it the only Napa resort built around a working winery, Elusa, where the grape-to-glass journey unfolds from guests' private terraces. Calistoga, founded as a thermal-springs resort in 1862 and recognized as its own distinct AVA, underpins Spa Talisa's geothermal wellness program. Bothe-Napa Valley State Park is twenty-three minutes by car, Castello di Amorosa twenty-seven. Framed by the Palisades Mountains and amid a cluster of landmark luxury properties, the resort delivers the valley's most complete vineyard-immersion, anchored on-site by Michelin-starred Auro. 22 miles from Charles M.
Restaurants and bars
- TRUSS Restaurant + Bar — Restaurant · American-Mediterranean, brasserie-style farm-to-table · Chef Garrett Schneider and Katie Sweet
- Campo Poolside — Poolside · Italian
- Elusa Winery Tasting Room — Restaurant · Chef Jon Keyes (on-site winemaker)
- Auro — Restaurant · Tasting menu · Chef Evan Neumann · One MICHELIN Star
- Agora — Bar · Small plates, Greek-inspired, with cocktails and wine pairin
Experiences
- Elusa Winery grape-to-glass tastings — Grape-to-glass tastings at Elusa Winery, the resort's working winery, with Calistoga AVA wines including estate-grown varietals.
- Auro Chef's Table and Wine Dinner Series — Chef's Table in a private alcove inside the kitchen, plus a seasonal wine dinner series with local winemakers at Auro.
- TRUSS Fireside Chats — Monthly wine and conversation with Napa Valley vintners at TRUSS.
- Campo Poolside dining and Super Cabana — California poolside dining at Campo, with a Super Cabana including a flat-screen TV, personalized amenities and dedicated service.
- Dream Napa Valley Drive — Exotic car experience with Napa Valley Car Club.
- Lucid Air electric vehicle excursions — Complimentary Lucid Air electric vehicles for self-guided wine country adventures.
Amenities
- 22-acre working vineyard with on-site Elusa Winery
- Two outdoor pools including an adults-only pool
- Cooking classes in the open-kitchen teaching studio
- E-bikes and private chef experiences among the vines
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Kids' club
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
- California's Leading Resort 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
- California's Most Romantic Resort 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
- AAA Five Diamond (2024)
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