Sitting just a few miles southwest of Napa, California, Carneros Resort and Spa is often described by recent travelers as charming and quiet. Accommodations consist of cottages, suites and homes.

And it is still a force to be reckoned with. Carneros Resort and Spa began its story under the aegis of Plump Jack Group, which is owned in part by California Governor Gavin Newsom. The hotel was ...

Edward Costa has been in the hospitality industry for 34 years, including seven years at Napa’s Carneros Resort and Spa (where he's now the managing director). The Napa Valley luxury resort ...

Unlike Carneros Resort and Spa, this isolated "wine country" property more closely resembles a suburban conference hotel than a romantic Napa Valley escape. However, after nearly a decade of ...