Happy Friday everyone, any plans this weekend?
Let me tell ya, the suite life is the best life. @Twelfthknight and I love our staycations, and it was only right that I treat him to an early birthday getaway in wine country this past week. It was our first time to Healdsburg, and to be quite honest…we like this quaint beautiful town over Napa or Sonoma as it’s a charming and quiet escape full of warm people away from the foot traffic of the more crowded areas.
235 Luxury Suites is nestled in the heart of downtown Healdsburg and it’s an incredible 3 bedroom stay for couples, families, or small parties. It’s incredibly charming, cozy yet spacious, and still feels familiar like home. We stayed in the Fitch Mountain Suite, decked out with a huge spa tub that I used nightly, dual walk in showers, and giant CA Kings in each room. 235 pays attention to the tiniest details which is what we loved. They even offer light, medium, or hard pillows so that you can sleep optimally :D I’m a firm by the way.
This hotel is located a few steps away from the square of downtown Healdsburg, so you really don’t need to drive anywhere in town. You’re within a few steps to wine lounges, Safeway, Farmer’s Market, bakeries, and coffee shops. In fact, we never drove the entire time we were there, unless you count an Uber briefly. So convenient right?
We would absolutely stay here at 235 again, it felt like a true getaway but so comfortable like being at home. If you’re ever looking to get away and relax in wine country’s hidden gem, I highly urge you to visit Healdsburg. After exploring this little town, we didn’t want to leave, but we look forward to our next trip!
Below, you’ll find our favorite spots and recommendations if you fancy a trip out here yourself. Cheers and thank you for reading!
Where to Eat:
Valette: Dinner
Dinner service was spectacular. Chef Dustin is a rockstar and provided a 5 course tasting menu that blew us away. Valette is the newest kid on the block in downtown Healdsburg and it’s one of those fine dining experiences you’ll have engrained in your memory for a long long time. Below are some of our favorite highlights.
Cocktail: Watermelon Fresca
Favorite app: Dry Boat Scallop en Croute- Squid Ink Puff Pastry with Scallop & champagne inside. Blew my mind!
Entree: Lamb Shoulder and NY Strip Steak.
Dessert: A salty/sweet Deconstructed Snickers Bar (which we still rave about)
Cafe Lucia: Lunch
Downstairs in the 235 hotel courtyard lives Cafe Lucia where Portuguese food meets Wine Country. @Twelfthknight has been to Spain and he talks about the tapas and paella there all the time. Naturally, we came down for lunch and we still talk about their food, overwhelmingly gracious hospitality, and service.
Tasting Plates: House wine, house pickles, blood sausage, sturgeon & capers
Tip: Order the Portuguese Mac n Cheese, we still talk about it today.
Favorite Entree: Seafood Stew with mussels and jumbo shrimp
Where to Drink:
We visited Kelly and Noah of Reeve Wines our second day in Healdsburg and we loved tasting all of their small batch wines. Their estate is picturesque and currently undergoing some exciting renovations which we look forward to seeing on our next trip up. Our favorite wine of theirs were their chilled rose which we had to take home with us. *P.S. Noah is the co-founder and Head wine maker at Banshee Wines in downtown Healdsburg and Reeve is a labor of love by night. Visiting Reeve Wines honestly felt like going to see your friends (who happened to have a winery) and it’s just fun, relaxing, and comfortable. Cheers!
Siduri is located literally a few steps from 235 Hotel. There’s something to be said for the decor and open window/day bed seating that attracts so many people aside from their delicious wine and pairings. I especially liked their cheese board with their pinot and would recommend sitting by the window while you sip and people watch.
Cheers!
This looks so dreamy! I love these photos – it sounds like you had a wonderful time!
Much love,
Imogen, http://www.faux-silk.com
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Thank you for reading Imogen! It was a wonderful stay :)
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Sounds like the perfect staycation Lauren! <3 :) Loving all of these gorgeous photos, especially of the food! It looks absolutely delicious!
XO, Elizabeth
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Great post, thanks for sharing :) looks like you had an amazing stay, what a beautiful place!
Camille xo
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thank you Camille, sure did!
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I love this cute post from the wine coutry <3
Carmelatte
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This hotel looks amazing!! Such a beautiful stay!!
xxx
Ashley
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It was lovely, thank you for stopping by Ashley!
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What a fun trip! I’ve still yet to visit wine country but you’ve definitely bumped the idea further up my list of places to go soon. I love cheese so will definitely be making a beeline for that mac n’ cheese! xxx
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you’ll love it I’m sure! Thanks for reading :)
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What an amazing looking place to have a mini break.
Love your hat! And so jealous of all the food and relaxing!
Kiri
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Thank you, it was fabulous :)
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I spent my last friday finishing to decorate my new house, that i recently moved it and than we celebrated a friend’s birthday. It was a great Friday!! x
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Sounds all so wonderful, I can imagine you enjoyed it a lot!
x Sandra
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looks so lovely!
xx
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What a cute little spot. It looks super cozy and I love how modern it is. I enjoyed all your photos and love love love the edit! Also where your OTS dress from?
xx
Iliana | http://www.sophisticatedfashionista.com
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oh wow sounds like a wonderful time!! looks so relaxing and fun! xo
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I’m dying to visit wine country! It looks like it was a perfect staycation, and those suits look like such a great place to stay.
Rachael http://www.threadsforthomasblog.com
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I hope you can Rachael, I guarantee you’ll love wine country!
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Love all of your photos, and looked like such a relaxing stay!
All of your looks are so cute!
xx, Jamie
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I’m drooling over your food pics and love your “off duty” hat!
Kileen
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Sounds like you had a wonderful and relaxing, not to say a gastronomically amazing time in Healdsburg. I’m a sucker for Portuguese food so that lunch would be first on my list too and the hotel itself looked wonderful! Thanks for a lovely review!
Thomas xx
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Thank you so much Thomas! We still talk about that Portuguese spread :) Loved seeing your Florence outfits, I have yet to visit, but it’s on the top of my list since you can tell I’m quite the foodie and that travel bug is twitching. Cheers!
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All of this food looks amazing. This looks like such a fun time!
– xo, Azanique | http://www.lotsofsass.com
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I need a visit to wine country asap!! Looks like the best time :)
xx, Amy
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Wow this place looks beautiful! And the food looks amazing!!! I would love to visit one day with my hubby
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I hope you two get out here! It’s lovely and a foodie’s heaven!
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Loving all the pictures and the food looks so so good!!
Nicky x
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I’ve been wanting to take a trip up to Healdsburg soon- thank you for all the amazing tips!
Lindsey
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This all looks absolutely amazing!! Your photos literally make me feel like I’m there!! Gorgeous post!
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This looks like the most amazing get away, so luxe! How incredible does the food look too! x
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Was wondering what filter you using for photos, they look amazing, love your outfits and the hat.
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thank you very much! I use a number of mixed filters and saturation levels, but my favorite apps that get the job done are Madewithfaded and Vsco :)
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This looks like a perfect weekend!! I want your Off Duty hat!
Sabrina | Gypsy Tan
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such beautiful vacay photos! i want to go!
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total envy! I am dying to go on a holiday but with 4 kids it’s another year with no holidays!
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Can I just teleport myself into these photos? Your stay looks amazing!
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Nothing beats a staycation and some wine! The place looks absolutely amazing, and you should totally share some of the food haha.
xoxo Bryanna
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This place is gorgeous and sounds like the perfect getaway! I loved all your outfits and the food looks so good too! I wanna go!
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Dying to go there! Too fab!
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Wine country is the absolute best!! Love these recommendations!
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Brittney
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