• Credit Card Reform Starts Here => Double back your interest: Click here
• Super Percent Saver => Save 25, 50, or 100% on your next stay: Click here
• Valentines Weekend - February 11-15: Click here
• The “Amphoradisiac” Valentines Dinner - February 12-13: Click here
• Barrel Tasting Weekends - March 6-7 & March 13-14: Click here
• Special Savings for staying 7, 14 days, or even longer - Spend your vacation in the Sonoma Wine Country: Click here
• River Rock Casino - Play & Stay Package: Click here
• River Rock Casino - High Roller Play & Stay Package: Click here
• Friends don't let friends go wine tasting alone: Click here
• First Comes Love, then Comes Marriage, then Comes Baby in the Baby carriage:
     Be pampered before the arrival of your little package of joy!
• Special Elopement Package: Click here
• Gay Honeymoon - Continue the Love Story, as you celebrate your long awaited marriage: Click here
• For active travelers: Bike the Wine Country
• Take part first-hand in the magical transformation of grapes into wine with our Pick and Press package. - Click here

Super Percent Saver - Save 25, 50, or 100% on your next stay!

25, 50, 100... Stay 2 nights get 25% off second night; Stay 3 nights get 50% off third night: Stay 4 nights and get the 4th night FREE!

The Details:
Stay, two, three or four nights any consecutive nights.
Pick any available room any consecutive nights from now through December 31, 2010.
Stay any two nights: Pay the regular price for the 1st night and receive 25% off your room rate for the second night.
Or, stay any three nights: Pay the regular price for the first two nights and receive 50% off your room rate for the third night.
Or, stay any four nights: Pay the regular price for the first three nights and the fourth night is FREE.

Note: This package is based on two persons, one room for consecutive nights. Lodging taxes not included. Must be requested at time of booking. May not be pared with any other offer. Offer good through December 31, 2010, excluding Holidays and Event Weekends.

Credit Card Reform Begins Here... - Double back your credit card interest!

In keeping with the alarming rate of credit card inflation, book and pay CASH for any room between now and March 31, 2010, and we'll discount all room nights 25%. That about doubles your savings, just by not using you credit card. No minimum number of rooms or days are required. THIS ALSO MEANS THAT NO DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED! But a credit card number must be given at time of booking to hold the reservation. Room rate includes a hearty and delicious breakfast for two each morning. This package must be requested at time of booking. May not be applied once booking is made or for previously booked rooms. This offer is not available on Event weekends. This discount is void if you use your credit card.

Note: This package is based on two persons, one room. May not be paired with any other offer.

Inn Love... With Elegance - History, Romance, An Intimate Getaway - Created Just For You & Your Valentine... February 12 -16, 2010

Come give your relationship a hug.  Romance is born in the imagination: The Wine Country in the wintertime; perhaps a fireplace aglow or a Jacuzzi awaiting you and your loved one, fresh flowers and a bottle of chilled  J Champagne.

The Hope-Merrill House welcomes you for a Valentine holiday. Our luxurious rooms await you. Indulge in a breakfast fit for those who insist on the finest fare. We offer you a custom-designed wine tour of Northern Sonoma wine country; and would you like to take along a picnic lunch?

This will be a valentine to cherish for all times.

Two or Three Night Valentine Package - Arrive any the afternoon, enjoy a taste of your champagne, indulge in a hot bath, visit the local wineries during the day, sit by a fire in the evenings or a massage at a local spa.  Then enjoy romantic dinners at one of our local restaurants.  Then linger each morning over a gourmet breakfast.

The Two Night Packages includes:

A Two night stay in the Hope-Merrill House with breakfast in the morning.
A bouquet of flowers and a bottle J Champagne will be waiting in your room for your arrival.
Package Price is the Cost of the Room plus $45. (Room rates range from $149-$289 per night, per couple.)

The Three Night Package includes:

A Two night stay in the Hope-Merrill House with breakfast in the morning.
A bouquet of flowers and a bottle J Champagne will be waiting in your room for your arrival.
One gourmet, four course picnic for two which includes a complimentary bottle of wine.
Package Price is the Cost of the Room plus $80. (Room rates range from $149-$289 per night, per couple.)

Note: Both packages are based on two persons, one room for the duration of your stay.  Lodging taxes not included.

Celebrate Valentine’s with an “Amphoradisiac” Dinner at Amphora Winery - A wickedly romantic weekend at the Hope-Merrill House or Hope-Bosworth House where Wine & Romance Intertwine... February 12 & 13, 2010 Begin the weekend on Friday evening, February 13, with a wine tasting in the main parlor of the Hope-Merrill House. On Saturday night, rendezvous at Amphora Winery's "Cellar Bistro" for their intimate "Amphoradisiac" Menu,  a dinner designed to titillate your senses by our friend and chef extrodnaire, Martin Cortman.  (For details go to http://www.amphorawines.com/menu_amphoradisiac.html)  Return to the Hope Merrill House or Hope Bosworth Houses to relax into your beautiful guest room - historic accommodations with luxurious amenities.  Awaken in the morning to a full country breakfast - homemade from the finest local ingredients, just for you. This special includes 2 persons - one room for 2 nights - in either the Hope-Merrill House or the Hope-Bosworth House. Two delicious breakfasts ... and an unforgettable dinner, on Saturday, completes the package. The total price of this package is $560 for Amphora Winery Club members, and $600 for non-members, plus lodging taxes. May not be paired with any other offer.

Inn Love... With The Future  - The 32st Annual Barrel Tasting Weekend. 

****** Barrel Tasting is now TWO WEEKENDS ******
* Saturday March 6 Through Sunday March 7, 2010 *
* Saturday March 13 Through Sunday March 14, 2010 *
* 100+ Wineries participating *

For you true wine lovers, this is your chance to samples wines right out of the barrel, visit with winemakers and peruse the cellars of your favorite wineries.  Love what you’re tasting… then buy some “futures”.  Futures are a way to buy the wines you like now, usually at a discount, then come back 12-18 months later when it’s bottled and ready to take it home.  Most of the wineries have such fun release parties when the wine is ready to be picked-up, you won’t want to miss out!

If you arrive on one of the Friday nights, we are doing a free wine tasting and a Hearty Soup and Salad supper, here at the inn. Wine tasting starts at 6 pm. Supper is then at 7 pm.
 
You can just purchase a commemorative 32st Anniversary Wine Road glass for only $20 per person per weekend in advance by going to www.wineroad.com or $30 per person at the first winery you visit. Designated Drivers are $10 for each weekend. This year we will have over 100 wineries for you to choose from.  MORE INFORMATION AT www.wineroad.com              

Special  Savings for staying 7 , 14 days, or even longer  - Spend your vacation in the Sonoma Wine Country.

Stay 7 days at our inn with breakfast included every day. Pricing starts at $127 per night ($63.50 per person). That's a 15% discount off the regular rates.
Stay 14 or more days at our inn with breakfast included every day. Pricing starts at $119 per night ($59.50 per person). That's a 20% discount off the regular rates.

Offer is good until December 31, 2010.

What to do within walking distance:

Enjoy Wine Tasting on Friday Night at the Inn.
Wine Taste within two blocks at three tasting rooms.
Stroll through the new downtown Art Galleries.
Eat luscious meals within several blocks.
Relax by the pool and catch some rays at the Inn's Pool. 

What to do by bike

Rent a bike and peddle through out Dry Creek Valley /and/or Alexander Valley

Spend the afternoon or evening enjoying the tables & lunch or dinner at the Casino.

What to do within a 15 minute drive

Stroll the streets and shops in Healdsburg.
Take a winery tour and enjoy sustainably farmed vineyards.
Choose from over 50 wineries.
Go to Lake Sonoma for Hiking, Boating, and/or Fishing.

What to do within a 30-60 minute drive

Go to Safari West for a day at the animal park.
Go to Armstrong Sequoia Woods.
Go horseback riding.
Go to the Pacific Ocean and enjoy Jenner, Bodega Bay, and Fort Ross.
Visit some Napa County Wineries.

Take a Full Day Trip

Spend a day in San Francisco.
Drive the coast to Mendocino & Return through the Redwoods.

The Details:

Pick any available room and receive a 15% discount off the regular price rates for a 7 consecutive night stay.
Pick any available room and receive a 20% discount off the regular price rates for a 14 or more consecutive night stay.

Room rate includes a luscious country breakfasts for two each morning.

Note: This package is based on two persons per room. Lodging taxes not included. Must be requested at time of booking. May not be added to or paired with any other offer or package. Offer good through December 31, 2010.

River Rock Casino - Play & Stay Package

Note: This package is based room availability for two persons, one room, plus lodging taxes. Included in this package is full breakfasts for two at 9 am in the morning. May not be paired with any other offer. This package must be requested at time of booking, and is not available for previously booked reservations.

River Rock Casino - High Roller Play & Stay Package

Note: This package is based room availability for two persons, one room, plus lodging taxes. Restaurant taxes and gratuity not included.  May not be paired with any other offer. Included in this package is full breakfasts for two at 9 am in the morning. This package must be requested at time of booking, and is not available for previously booked reservations.

Friends Don’t Let Friends go Wine Tasting Alone

Three night stay and Sunday through Thursday for four to eight couples.

First Comes Love, then Comes Marriage, then Comes Baby in the Baby carriage.  Oh, to be to pampered before the arrival of your little bundle of joy.

The Hope-Merrill House has created a package just for the Mommy & Daddy to be. Stay two nights in the room of your choice and receive a gift package just for you.  Luxuriate with a couple's massage; dine on luscious cuisine at Charcuterie. The Details: Stay any two nights in the room of your choice (based on availability). Your gift package includes a non-alcoholic bottle of Sonoma Sparkler to share by the fire, a 15% off gift certificate for Midnight Sun Children's Shoppe, and a massage for two at A Simple Touch Spa, plus a $75 voucher to dinner at Charcuterie. Room rate includes a hearty and delicious breakfasts for two each morning. This package must be requested at time of booking, and is not available for previously booked rooms. Holidays and Event Weekends may require a 3 night stay. Package Price:  $609 Note: This package is based on two persons, one room. Lodging taxes not included. May not be paired with any other offer. Restaurant taxes and gratuity not included.

     

Gay Honeymoon - Continue the Love Story, as you celebrate your long awaited marriage

The Hope-Merrill House has created a package just for you to celebrate your long awaited celebration.
Stay two nights in the Sterling Suite and receive a gift package just for you.
Luxuriate with a couple's massage; toast to the occasion by enjoying a wine and cheese paring just for you; dine one night on luscious cuisine at Charcuterie & another night at Applewood Inn.

The Details: - Two night stay in the magnificent Sterling Suite. - Couples Aromatherapy Massage at Health Spa Healdsburg - A bottle J Champagne - 2 Chocolate Truffles - Private Wine & Cheese Pairing at Michel-Schlumberger - $75 Voucher for Dinner at Charcuterie - $75 Voucher to Applewood Inn Restaurant - Breakfast for two each morning. Package Price: $1094

Note: This package is based on two persons, one room. Lodging taxes not included. May not be paired with any other offer. Restaurant taxes and gratuity not included.  Must be requested at time of booking and is not available for previously booked rooms.  Holidays and Event Weekends may require a 3 night stay.

 

Elegance In Motion - Bike the Wine Country

Some people aren't happy sitting on the sidelines. Perhaps you are one of them. If so, we invite you to come experience the Sonoma Wine Country - up close and personal.

World famous for scenic bicycle tours, Geyserville and it surrounding wineries is a perfect getaway for you and your favorite biking partner. And so - just for someone like you - we have created a special Bed & Breakfast - Bicycle Package.

Pack up your bikes or rent your bikes from Wine Country Bikes. We will help you design your bike rides in the Sonoma Wine Country, and we will provide you with a 4 course picnic lunch with a complimentary bottle of your innkeeper’s very own wine. Later that evening, you may enjoy a sumptuous dinner at the fabulous Charcuterie Restaurant.

You have two packages to choose from:

1)  The Three-Night Bike Package.  Stay any three nights Sunday though Friday (excludes Saturday) in a room with a fireplace or a Jacuzzi.  Includes one 4 course picnic for two.  Package Price: $543 Plus Tax. (A value of $633)

2)  The Four-Night Bike Package. Start your stay any day of the week in a room with a fireplace or a Jacuzzi.  Includes one 4 course picnic for two, plus one $50 voucher for dinner at Charcuterie (drinks not included). Package Price: $802 Plus Tax. (A value of $882)

Note: This package is based room availability for two persons, one room, plus lodging taxes. Restaurant taxes and gratuity not included.  May not be paired with any other offer. Included in this package is full breakfasts for two each morning; One 4 course picnic for two; One $50 voucher for dinner for two at Charcuterie (with the 4 night package).  This package must be requested at time of booking, and is not available for previously booked reservations.

 

Take part first-hand in the magical transformation of grapes into wine

Marked by excellence and labeled as extraordinary – an annual transformational event takes place at Hope-Merrill Inn, located in Geyserville … in the heart of Sonoma’s picturesque wine country: A wine lover's experience. Some of valley’s finest grapes are pressed into wine by "students of the vine," say innkeepers Ron and Cosette Scheiber. "The dual summer and spring events are a blend of picking, pressing, dining, plus plenty of learning and laughter." And the setting – the elegant, historic, museum-quality-antique-appointed Hope-Merrill Inn, makes this wine making experience irresistible to those with a love of the finest life has to offer. COST: Only $1500 per couple, plus tax and gratuity.  All meals, lodging, and wine included in one price!

And the setting – the elegant, historic, museum-quality-antique-appointed Hope-Merrill Inn, makes this wine making experience irresistible to those with a love of the finest life has to offer.

For detailed information go here or phone: 1-800-825-4233

Session 1: Sun-Mon, September 11-12, 2010 and Sun-Mon, May 15-16, 2011 (Program ends at Noon on Tuesday) - or - Session 2: Wed-Thurs, September 15-16, 2010 and Wed-Thurs, May 18-19, 2011 (Program ends at Noon on Friday) - or - Session 3: Sun-Mon, September 19-20, 2010 and Sun-Mon, May 22-23, 2011 (Program ends at Noon on Tuesday)

Choose Session: Session 1 Session 2 Session 3

See NBC11 Wine Country Living's video of our "Aspiring Vintners"
Wine Making 101 event Click Here!
(Best viewed with fast internet connection)

Take a look at some PRIOR PICKING and some PRIOR BOTTLING pictures,
and don't forget to look at the awards these wines have won HERE!