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Stayed here for one evening on my 30th birthday tr...

Stayed here for one evening on my 30th birthday trip to Napa/Calistoga/SF. Generally, we have experienced great things at Auberge resorts, but this was a mediocre stay.

Firstly, the restaurant, Solbar, was great to excellent for the breakfast we had there. Welcoming, friendly, and warm staff that we greatly enjoyed. Everyone we interfaced with from the hostess to the bus person was kind and helpful. The food was also we cooked/prepared. I throughly enjoyed the smoothie and avocado toast that I had ordered.

The spa was mediocre and the staff seemed stretched pretty thin which doesn't necessarily create a relaxing environment for a spa.

Generally, I think spa shops have strange things for a 30 y.o. man to buy on his own. But, my mother-in-law bought me some socks from there that I was pleasantly surprised by.

The worst part of our stay was an experience with one specific bellman that left us rather uncomfortable, and the accommodations were underwhelming because they did not seem well cared for despite appearing luxurious.

Our shower's floor was damaged, the bench in the bathroom had a strange, square, and powdery white stain that was off putting. The room seemed clean upon first glance, but the more time you spent in it the less I came to believe that. I can't des

The bellman that escorted us to our room was at first nice. However, when we drove to the room and parked in the handicap spot (my wife has a disability), he tried to lecture us about not being able to park there even though we had brought our placard and it was hanging. Ironically, he tried to lecture us about that WHILE he parked his golf cart in the ADA access aisle, which is also illegal. Luckily my wife does not always require a wheelchair mobility, but if she had the golf cart would have blocked a ramp or a wheelchair trying to get to the sidewalk to the room. I think that revisiting with some employees about ADA regulations would be wise. Other than the glaring misunderstanding of ADA accessibility features, from our perspective, it was a pretty accessible resort for those disabilities.

Some things I enjoyed about the rooms were:
-The amount of space
-The semi-private bungalow feel
-The garden just outside the room
- The Down free bedding we requested was great!

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