Silverado Resort in Napa Valley, California

Do you prefer to spend your vacations on manicured greens, getting fit or being pampered, or teasing your palate with the "fruit of the vine?" The Silverado Resort in Napa Valley, California, will provide all this and more. Encompassing 1,200 acres in the heart of Napa's wine country, the Silverado offers world-class golf, luxury spa and fitness programs, and vineyard tours and tastings at the region's premiere wineries.

Accommodations: The Silverado's 439 non-smoking, private cottage suites surround hidden courtyards and pools, or line the fairways of the golf courses. Every suite boasts balcony or patio, private entrance, fireplace and unique décor. Guests have a choice of junior suites, king rooms with sitting areas, or one- and two-bedroom suites, which include full kitchen, living and dining rooms, master bedroom and bath.

Golf at the Silverado Resort: The Silverado offers two 18-hole, par 72 championship golf courses designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., surrounded by lakes, ponds and creeks, shaded fairways and challenging white sand traps and greens. A 10,000 square-foot clubhouse overlooks the putting green and driving range. Varied elevation, water crossings, and routing through oak, pine and redwood trees make the Silverado golf courses a singular experience. The Resort rates include unlimited golf, carts and unlimited practice balls. Golf Packages beginning at $249 are available which include a fireplace suite and 18-holes of golf per guest, per each night's stay. A Golf Store offers you the opportunity to return home with a gift or souvenir. To book, call 800-532-0500 or visit this site.

Nearby Golf Courses: If you'd like to go "off-site" to golf, the Chardonnay Golf Club and Eagle Vine Vineyards and Golf Clubare nearby.

The Spa at Silverado: The Spa at Silverado is the largest resort spa in the Napa Valley. Romantic packages include luxury accommodations, breakfast and dinner, Napa wines and spa treatments, a picnic and wine tasting at a local winery. Visit this site for more promotional packages. The 16,000 square foot Spa provides spa and salon services and first-class fitness in saunas, solarium lounges, cascade whirlpools and steam rooms. Other spa amenities include private treatment rooms, cardiovascular and strengthening equipment, garden treatment cabanas, stretching and exercise classes, private training sessions and a full service beauty salon.

Wine Tours: The Silverado is located within minutes of over 250 wineries and offers a "Wine Taster's Dream Package." Enjoy one night's accommodations, a picnic lunch at V-Sattui Winery, and wine tastings at Artesa, Markham, Mumm, Napa and Robert Mondavi vineyards. This package runs through April 14, 2011. Rates start at $139 midweek or $179.00 weekend. Visit this site for more promotional packages.

Other Amenities and Activities: Whether you prefer fine wine or casual dining, you will find it at one of Silverado's three restaurants, the Royal Oak, The Grill at Silverado and the Main Lounge at Silverado. Seventeen plexi-paved tennis courts and ten outdoor swimming pools dot the resort grounds. Other complimentary weekly activities include tennis clinics, bocce ball, fitness walk, aqua fitness and a golf-putting clinic. Mountain bikes are available for rent on an hourly or daily basis, or take a bike tour, which includes picnic lunch, to nearby wineries. Jogging trails are located on and near the property, and maps are available at the resort

Visit the Silverado Resort's website here for complete information.
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Sources: Golf Resorts on Line; Golf Courses in Napa Valley