MEDIA COVERAGE

Drive along Highway 12 passing winery after winery, until you arrive at the Kenwood Inn and Spa, built to resemble a Mediterranean villa. The boutique hotel property offer 29 guest rooms and a 700-square-foot meeting room.

Located in the historic Valley of the Moon in California, the Kenwood Inn and Spa is located within the most beautiful and intimate of surroundings. Far from the maddening crowd, this spa is right smack in the middle of Sonoma’s wine country, which provides a decadent backdrop of serenity for its guests while being pampered. Their treatments include the Wine Wrap, which is an application of clays, red wine extract, rosemary hydrosol and essential oils. The wrap detoxifies the body and stimulates circulation, and concludes with a hydrating application of their signature grade seed lotion consisting of Chardonnay oil, Riesling oil, and red wine extract.

Recently ranked the top resort in the country by Condé Nast reader, The Kenwood Inn and Spa has to be seen to be believed. If the exiled Umberto II of Italy were still alive, he’d probably be hanging out here, for this Italy is more Italy than Italy. Rife with stunning terraces, cerulean pools, steam baths, luscious dining and a vinotherapy-themed spa, Dionysus himself might accept an invitation to your wedding. Exchange your “I-do’s” poolside or on the elegant staircase.

There’s no better way to experience the beauty of Sonoma than with a wine bath at the Kenwood Inn and Spa. Indulge in relaxation with a view of the lush rolling vineyards, followed by grapeseed oil massage. The Kenwood Inn & Spa, named “Best Resort in the USA” by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler, is a Mediterranean jewel with garden courtyards that make you feel as if you’ve walked into an Italian fairytale.

Located in California's Valley of the Moon, set amidst hundreds of acres of vineyards and woodlands, it's no wonder that the award-winning Kenwood Inn has been touted as the ultimate getaway for wine lovers. In fact, wine and grapes are the centerpiece of visitors' experience here, with the majority of treatments at the Spa at Kenwood focusing on vinotherapy.

The hottest anti-aging chemical du jour is reservatrol, found in red wine. The Kenwood Inn and Spa deploys the fruit of the wine in healthier ways at its vinotherapie center. A sugar scrub, wine wrap, grapeseed oil massage and wine facial are sure to help you relax.

The secluded Kenwood Inn and Spa is the perfect destination for couples looking to get away from it all and immerse themselves in the simple pleasures that this lush, intimate, and romantic resort has to offer. With its pampering spas, beautiful suites, and wine tasting tours, Kenwood is an experience not to be missed.

Kenwood Inn & Spa, just named Condé Nast Traveler’s Best Resort in the Mainland U.S.A, gives its’ guests the most luxurious vacation stay imaginable. You will be charmed by the intimate feel of the place, like a small European hotel, and enjoy dropping by the wine bar before dinner for a convivial chat with wine director Lionel Guy and the other guests. Wander the flagstone paths, lined with fragrant rosemary hedges, and dipping under canopied archways to find espaliered apples, roses, olive and lemon trees and coral-blossomed trumpet vines.

Kenwood Inn and Spa, a newcomer to Conde Nast Traveler’s Top 100 Readers’ Choice Awards, wins the number one rank in the Best Resorts category. Kate Maxwell of Conde Nast Traveler appeared on the Today Show to highlight this year’s awards. Click here to view the clip.

Exotic USA Honeymoons – If you like the idea of Tuscany, tour Sonoma County. Nestled among the vineyards, the Kenwood Inn and Spa is an intimate, Mediterranean-style villa that truly feels like a private sanctuary. On the grounds, stroll around the fruit trees, enjoy a glass of vino at the wine bar, or opt for a Sauvignon Massage at the spa.

After a visit to Napa Valley, hightail it west and off the beaten track to Sonoma’s Valley of the Moon, to the romantic hideaway of Kenwood Inn & Spa where a soak in the aromatic Kenwood Wine Bath will get you suitably relaxed for dinner in the guest-only restaurant where locally-grown produce is matched with local wines.

Kenwood Inn and Spa is a true hideaway. For the ultimate in seclusion, the rooms don’t have TVs. Lush courtyards and a cute wine bar reflect the hotel’s Mediterranean villa inspiration, and the spa uses high-end ARCONA products.

Honeymoons & Destinations – The inn is designed like a Mediterranean villa and the Italian-born chef makes good use of local produce, cheeses, wines, and meets in a dining with a fireplace and courtyard. Rooms are plush, with fireplaces, featherbeds, and cozy bathrobes. Weddings take place at the pool area, on a stone terrace surrounded by gardens, where about 60 guests can be accommodated.

If someday you would like to retire to Tuscany and drink wine, for now, keep your day job and splurge on a stay at the Kenwood Inn and Spa near Sonoma. Kenwood is an intimate wine-inspired retreat with vineyard views, stone-lined walkways, Italian sheets, and Veneto-born chef Renzo Veronese.

For pre-wedding pampering, the spa at Kenwood Inn boasts the country’s first vinotherapy center, with a full menu of grapevine-designed treatments.

This vine-clad, Mediterranean-style villa overlooks Sonoma’s Valley of the Moon. Here, wine lovers can celebrate the spirit of the grapevine from head to toe. After a massage on the breezy terrace overlooking the vineyards, couples can retire to their suites for a candlelit Ti Amo Togetherness treatment in front of the fire.

The Kenwood Inn & Spa is a Mediterranean wine country oasis tucked away in plain sight. There are gorgeous gardens, lovely rooms, pools, waterfalls, a large waterwheel, and large plant life, all making the Kenwood Inn a real find. The spa’s signature service may be their Ti Amo Togetherness massage. Open air, private yet under a big red tent, it exudes a faint wisp of Middle Eastern romance.

Kenwood Inn and Spa is the best place for wine connoisseurs to decompress after a long day of touring and tasting well-renowned Sonoma Valley wineries. The ivy-covered, Tuscan-inspired villa clustered around green courtyards and surrounded by vines may seem like an ‘operetta stage-set fantasy.’ And that only describes Kenwood’s exterior décor. Inside, guests have access to wood-burning fireside parlors, featherbeds, and Vinotherapy spa treatments.

The Kenwood Inn and Spa serves clients ranging from affluent travelers interested in pampering themselves to VIPs seeking privacy to newlyweds seeking an intimate honeymoon location. Located close to the town of Sonoma, Kenwood Inn and Spa is home to nearby wineries, mountains, vineyards, and the Pacific Ocean. With outstanding customer service and chef-prepared gourmet food, the Kenwood Inn and Spa is a plush resort that should not be bypassed. In fact, “those fortunate to stop by will find themselves inside a tiny little piece of paradise.”