Philippine Tatler – Traveler
The Francis House reopened this autumn following an extensive three-year restoration.
AFAR – Why You Should Go To Napa Valley This Winter
These are the hotels, events, and museums that will make you want to plan a trip to Napa Valley this season.
California Home + Design – Fall Re-fresh in Wine Country
This fall, stay at these new Wine Country destinations that are re-born, or simply revive.
7×7 – Wine Country Escape
Wine Country Escape: Calistoga’s restored Francis House has all the historic charm.
Sonoma Magazine – Piece of Calistoga History Becomes Luxury Five Room Inn
When The Francis House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, it was already in bad shape, its glory days greatly in danger of becoming a lost memory.
Robb Report – This Revived Napa Landmark Should Be Your Next Vineyard Stay
by KIMBERLEY LOVATO In the sometimes-sleepy resort town of Calistoga, a National Historic Landmark has slowly, carefully been brought back to life. Shuttered for more than 50 years, the Francis House—an estate listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the region’s only example of French Second Empire architecture, notable for its mansard-style roof—has…
Essentialist – History and Hospitality at Calistoga’s The Francis House
by FRAN ENDICOTT MILLER Long considered a Calistoga eyesore, The Francis House now reigns as one of Napa Valley’s most heralded and beautiful structures, thanks to the remarkable efforts of owners Rich and Dina Dwyer. The San Francisco based duo—and Napa weekend regulars—swooped-in to purchase the property just weeks before its scheduled demise. Originally built…
Town and Country – Best Places to Travel 2019
by KLARA GLOWCZEWSKA The region that put American wine on the map has a lot new going on. Forget mansion-size tasting rooms; there’s a crop of intimate places from small lot producers like Tom Garrett’s Dakota Shy and Favia Wines (from Screaming Eagle’s Andy Erick-son and his wife, Annie Favia). Casual dining is better than…
Du Jour Magazine Retro Revival
Originally built in 1886 as the family home for prominent Calistoga merchant James H Francis, THE Francis House, a meticulously restored 5-bedroom inn, is the newest place to stay in the wine country. Formerly the Old Calistoga Hospital for 45 years, the new sparkling property- appointed with custom tufted headboards, European white oak floors, custom…
Sonoma Magazine “Second Act”
by MEG MCCONAHEY Calistoga’s Hospital lay empty for so long, there were people in their 50s in town who were born after the state declared it unsafe and the last patient moved out. By the time Dina and Richard Dwyer scooped up the wreck in 2015, townspeople were almost too numb from repeated disappointments to dare to…