The Inn on First Street

9/27 6:59pm

Nicole

The inn on first is the best B&B experience myself, my husband (and our dog!) have ever had. If you want a romantic getaway in napa and you're trying to decide on the one night at carneros inn (pretty fab!) or two nights in this B&B, go with this option and you won't be disappointed.

Jamie and Jim are excellent at everything it takes to operate a fine establishment. When you book a reservation online, they follow up with a call. When you ask for a dog friendly list, they give you a huge one, AND even make your reservations for you. Arrive on a friday and arrive to wine being poured and cheese and homemade crackers. Receive a tour of the property and a letter in your room welcoming you and detailing out your booked reservations.

We stayed in the Incantment garden suite both times we visited which has a fireplace and giant heart shaped tub, AND was dog friendly with its own private deck. Audrey was in luxury as she had a dog bed, inn on first toys and treats, and a special bed spread on our bed in case she wanted to cuddle with us. There was a gated area of the yard where she could run around while we ate breakfasts complete with a dog shower. The thing that impressed me was that I expected the "dog" rooms to be a little on the shabby side. Not true at all. In fact, I can't remember staying in a cleaner room at a hotel.

We were provided both wine and champagne glasses (which came in handy for bath time!), complimentary truffles, champagne and natural sodas (they swtiched away from coke), bath salts, snacks and water to take wine tasting, and picnic basket we could use out on the road, and cozy bathrobes. The amenities were amazing. They even had cds they burned for various decades for in- room listening and soaps made special from the napa soap company.

They had detailed lists on places to go with your dog and an imac available for use in the main house to print out directions.

Dogs can't be left alone in the rooms but they have a list of pet friendly places to go, plus pet sitters to take the mutt off your hands if you need it.

Oh and if you still aren't sold...Jim makes the MOST INCREDIBLE BREAKFAST. We're talking mama's in north beach good.

I highly recommend this place for anyone needing a true charming wine country get away. I recommended this place to several people and they were just as thrilled...