Where to Stay

There are inns, private homes to rent, upper-scale hotels and camping all within walking or short driving distance of the festivities.

Inns within walking distance of wedding
Highland Dell (http://www.highlanddell.com/pages/main.html)
* there are no longer any rooms available.
Location of our reception; we have blocked all 13 rooms for guests.
5 of the rooms can sleep 4 people for $179-229/night; remaining rooms have queen beds for $129-179/night. There is a two-night minimum stay for the weekend and rate includes continental breakfast.

Rio Villa (http://www.riovilla.com/)
* there are no longer any rooms available.
The location of the ceremony; has private beach and gorgeous lawn. We have blocked all 11 rooms for guests. There are 4 rooms with 2 queen beds for $150-180; other rooms have queen or king beds and can sleep 2 for $130-180 (two of these have kitchens). There is a two-night minimum stay for the weekend.Wedding guests will receive a 10% discount and rate includes continental breakfast.

Village Inn (http://www.villageinn-ca.com/)
* requires 3-night stay though call closer to the date and they may allow a 2-night stay.
Five doors down from the reception
10 rooms ranging from $135 to $225/night
overlooks the River, restaurant, small dogs allowed

Homes for rent within walking distance of wedding
August is still considered "peak season" on the River and most home rentals require a one-week minimum stay -- rates quoted are for 7-day rentals.

Big Yellow House (http://www.spindlerrentals.com/russian_river.html)
Two doors down from reception
5 bedrooms, and can sleep 16 people
$3900 plus 10% tax, cleaning fee and deposit
sunny deck overlooking the River

Russian River Getaways (http://www.rrgetaways.com/)
Rentals close to the wedding are:
Artisan (5+ BR, $3210 – within a half mile of Reception
Eye Candy (2 BR, $1450) – within a half mile of Reception
Jujube (2 BR, $1200) – less than a mile upriver
Harmony (3 BR, $1470) – less than a mile upriver
Como Estate (5 BR, $3210) – 1 mile upriver
Sundancing River Lodge (5 BR, $3180) – a short walk from Ceremony
Moondance (3 BR, $2220) – a short walk from Ceremony

Inns/hotels a short drive away
Boon (http://www.boonhotels.com/)
4 ½ miles upriver in Guerneville on road to Armstrong Woods
$185-250/night
modern-luxe boutique hotel with a pool, spa

Fern Grove Cottages (http://www.ferngrove.com/)
4 miles upriver in Guerneville
$99-259 per night

Applewood Inn (http://www.applewoodinn.com/lodging.html)
5 ½ miles upriver just outside of Guerneville
$195-275/night
full-service, spa, fine dining

Farmhouse Inn (http://www.farmhouseinn.com/inn.html)
11 miles upriver near Forestville
$295-650/night
pool, spa, fabulous restaurant

Camping
Casini Ranch (http://www.casiniranch.com/)
2 ½ miles downriver from the reception, many campsites on the river starting at $26 per night. Full hook-ups are available for RVs too. Some camp sites are better than others so take a look at the site map and select carefully.

Hotels further out
Hilton, Hyatt, Courtyard, and Holiday Inn
21 miles away in Santa Rosa

Fairfield Inn by Marriot
19 miles away in Sebastopol

Bodega Bay Lodge, Inn at the Tides, Bodega Coast Inn, Bodega Harbor Inn
17 miles away in Bodega Bay