Calistoga Ranch Ranks High in Travel + Leisure’s 500 World’s Best Hotels

• CALISTOGA RANCH, CALIFORNIA (January 4, 2010) – Calistoga Ranch, the award­ winning Napa Valley resort and lodging club, is proud to be honored in Travel + Leisure’s “500 World’s Best Hotels” 8th annual awards. Travel + Leisure, among the most respected travel magazines worldwide, sent its international team of reporters and editors to check out the 500 highest ­rated hotels, resorts, inns, and lodges in the “World’s Best” survey and identified what makes them special, highlighting Calistoga Ranch for its continued commitment to providing an exceptional hotel experience for its guests.
• Calistoga Ranch ranked highly in California with an impressive score of 87.22. “We are so pleased to be thought of so highly by Travel + Leisure,” said Coni Thornburg, General Manager of Calistoga Ranch. “There are an exceptional number of hotels and resorts and we are honored that Travel + Leisure’sdiscriminating reports and editors chose to award Calistoga Ranch
• Travel + Leisure magazine’s 2010 “500 World’s Best” appears in the January 2010 issue of the magazine and can also be viewed online at http://www.travelandleisure.com/tl500/2010/region/us. Travel + Leisure international team of reporters and editors again searched the globe for the best and highest ­rated hotels it could find, drawing from the Travel + Leisure “World’s Best” Awards compiled through readers’ surveys and released in July 2009. The eighth annual “500 World’s Best” list includes hotels, inns and lodges from six continents.

Located in a private canyon on 157 acres just outside the town of Calistoga, Calistoga Ranch encompass 48 guest lodges offering overnight accommodations, spa services, historic Lake Lommel, and the private Lakehouse Restaurant and lounge. The property’s contemporary architecture is inspired by its natural surroundings, and created to fit the landscape, with a focus on an indoor outdoor lifestyle.  In keeping with the rich heritage of Napa Valley, Calistoga Ranch features an on site vineyard and mountain wine cave, where owners and guests can share in the process of winemaking and immerse themselves in the wine culture. Owners and resort guests also enjoy a number of recreational activities including swimming in a pool overlooking the vineyards and oak groves, and hiking on one of the property’s numerous trails. For more information about Calistoga Ranch please call toll free at 800-­942-­4220 or visit www.calistogaranch.com.