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Milliken Creek Inn
Napa, California, United States · Independent · Core Luxury
Milliken Creek Inn's main house dates to the mid-1850s, when it was a stagecoach stop on the Silverado Trail, and its lobby fireplace was imported from England in the 1860s. Horticulturist Ira McKenzie planted many of the trees around 1900. The twelve-room inn on the Napa River became Milliken Creek Inn & Spa in late 2000, and MICHELIN gave it Two Keys in 2025.
- 12 rooms
- Opened 2000
- Neighborhood: Silverado Trail
About Milliken Creek Inn
- The main house dates to the mid-1850s, originally a stagecoach stop on the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley.
- Its lobby fireplace was imported from England and installed in the 1860s, and horticulturist Ira McKenzie planted many of the property's trees around 1900.
- The 12-room inn was renamed Milliken Creek Inn & Spa in late 2000 and holds MICHELIN Two Keys as of 2025.
History
Milliken Creek Inn occupies three acres on a bluff above the Napa River at the northern end of the city of Napa, where the Silverado Trail begins its run through the vineyards toward St. Helena. The site sits at the edge of where the city gives way to wine country proper, the Napa River below and the first of the Silverado Trail's celebrated wineries within a mile in either direction. The property operates as a twelve-room retreat, adults-only in the main building's accommodations, with an emphasis on intimacy and quiet that larger resort properties in the valley cannot offer. Rooms are furnished with whirlpool tubs, gas fireplaces, and designer bath amenities; the best have private terraces or decks overlooking the river, and the seasonal spa offers massages in a riverside cabana.
Gourmet breakfast and evening wine receptions are included in the rate, organizing the days around the rhythms of wine-country hospitality: morning food, afternoon tasting along the Silverado Trail, and an early evening with local wines and fellow guests on the terrace above the water. In 2021 the property underwent a significant redesign that updated its aesthetic and guest experience while preserving the intimate scale that has always been its defining characteristic. MICHELIN recognized Milliken Creek Inn with Two Keys in its 2025 guide, placing this small Napa River retreat among the most distinguished boutique accommodations in California wine country.
The setting
Milliken Creek Inn sits at 1815 Silverado Trail on the east bank of the Napa River, occupying a structure that traces its origins to around 1860 when the Silverado Trail served as the valley's primary route linking St. Helena's wine estates to Napa's riverfront commerce. Eleven intimate rooms shaded by heritage oaks offer residential-scale seclusion. Oxbow Public Market, Napa's artisan food hall, is twenty minutes by car, and Trefethen Family Vineyards fifty-six. The Silverado Trail's quieter eastern corridor — lined with estate wineries and Mayacamas Mountain views — positions the inn as a serene riverside retreat with ready access to the valley's tasting rooms and Michelin-starred dining. 2 miles from Uptown Theatre.
Amenities
- Spa
Awards
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
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