Away from it all

By Mary Gostelow

THIS MONTH: Napa Valley, California

Where? Calais 1 at Auberge du Soleil, a 50-suite lodge on the slopes above Rutherford, California.

What? From your bed, under an unpolished wood ceiling with a woven rush fan, gaze over at the adjacent parlour's working log fireplace that your loving partner has already lit.

Why? Go out on your private terrace and look down to the vineyards and across the hills to the west. Then head for the heated pool and the really hot hot tub, just two minutes away.

The WOWfactor: Breakfast on the restaurant's terrace or enjoy dinner by candlelight on golden damask linens. Indulge in chef Robert Curry's foie gras with rhubarb and crispy phyllo-wrapped chocolate dumplings with tarragon ice cream.

(Mary Gostelow is editor-in-chief of WOW.travel, the online magazine of kiwicollection.com. She is also a regular columnist for enRoute magazine.)

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