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03.04.2024 - 12:15 / traveldailynews.com / Vicky Karantzavelou
Napa Valley’s largest resort completes renovations and expansion to offer.
NAPA VALLEY, CA – The Meritage Resort and Spa unveils its $25 million renovation, presenting 322 transformed guest rooms alongside its existing luxurious 145 guest rooms and suites, now boasting a total of 467 modern, spacious guest accommodations. This extensive renovation also encompasses a new lobby and expanded bar area, refreshed ballrooms, pre-function and meeting rooms, an updated chic bowling lounge, a reimagined café and grab-and-go outlet, and added a premier steakhouse and a Champagne lounge. In the adjacent vineyard, a new chef’s vegetable and herb garden, a dining terrace for al fresco dining in the vines, and a brand-new coop for the resident chickens have also been added.
Inspired by the Mission-style architecture of a modern vineyard, the newly redesigned Meritage Resort & Spa invites you to experience the largest Napa Valley resort situated on more than 36 sprawling acres, featuring 9 acres of active vineyards. Renowned as a premier, singular destination for everything Napa has to offer, the resort is proud to introduce guests to the next evolution of The Meritage experience: a gateway to the best of California Wine Country with a new look that encompasses and reflects the heart of its locale.
“Recognizing the property’s heritage as an iconic community staple in Napa Valley over the last two decades, we are thrilled to usher in a new era of The Meritage with a fresh vision that preserves the soul of a resort that people know and love,” said Joe Leinacker, managing director of The Meritage Resort and Spa. “Our goal is to capture the spirit of the vines that so often attract people to the region while redesigning the overall resort experience to appeal to the discerning traveler with a passion for places that provide a well-balanced mix of natural beauty, restfulness, adventure and togetherness to draw them back time and again.”
Offering an unparalleled Napa experience, the resort is currently home to multiple on-site tasting rooms, a locally sourced artisanal market, and a state-of-the-art food and wine center all housed in an eclectic village that frames the Grand Lawn. The campus also features six elevated dining options, a six-lane chic bowling lounge, two relaxing pools and wellness centers, and the 22,000-square-foot Spa Terra, nestled in an Estate Cave beneath the property’s own Trinitas vineyard. With 80,000 combined square feet of venue space, ranging from the region’s largest indoor ballroom to a hillside vineyard deck, as well as rich programming and a schedule full of classes, concerts, and events, the resort offers a sprawling wine country playground making it a destination in itself. Capping off a
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