Stanly Ranch, Auberge Collection

Rating: 10/10 My family and I stayed here in room 6 (a "Deluxe Cottage, 1 King Bed") for two nights in July 2026. Positives: • The property itself is about as close to perfect as it gets. Everything still feels new, and both the rooms and grounds are beautifully done. The whole resort has an idyllic quality that makes it very easy to settle in and not particularly want to leave. • The staff went above and beyond in a way I have rarely experienced at a luxury resort. During our stay, our 11-year-old son was at a camp a couple of hours away that had to be evacuated because of a wildfire. We collected him in the middle of the night without any of his belongings. The next morning, the resort experience director, Hannah, went out and bought him a pair of swim trunks so he could enjoy the pool and we would not have to spend part of our day shopping for him. Nobody had to do that. It was an incredibly thoughtful gesture at a stressful moment for our family, and one we will not forget. • The food was excellent. We enjoyed meals at Bear as well as room service on our outdoor patio, which had its own gas fireplace. Sitting outside by the fire and having dinner brought to the room was a pretty good argument for staying put rather than venturing back out into Napa. • The resort was surprisingly inviting for kids. There were activities like juice tasting and pizza making, and the enormous main pool was genuinely welcoming to families. Stanly Ranch manages the difficult trick of feeling like a sophisticated luxury resort without making parents feel as though their children are merely being tolerated. • Complimentary valet parking was a small but appreciated touch. At a property of this caliber, I have become accustomed to discovering another substantial parking charge waiting at the end of the stay. Not having one was refreshing. • Even the handling of a very minor problem demonstrated the level of service here. I had a small WiFi issue and messaged reception to get it resolved. It amounted to a few minutes of inconvenience and I thought nothing more of it. At checkout, the staff insisted on giving me a $100 credit for the trouble. It was completely unnecessary, but also perfectly representative of our experience. That almost other-worldly level of service is what makes me want not only to return to Stanly Ranch, but to start working my way through the rest of the Auberge portfolio. Negatives: • The only complaint I can muster is the rooms were a tad small, but that was made particularly challenging by our son's surprise appearance. The resort brought in another rollaway bed for him (we had two total) without so much as a fuss.