100 Reviews
Chardonnay Lodge
Napa|0.33km from Memorial Stadium
It's hard to find anyplace reasonable at most times of the year in Napa and so in that sense, this place is above average. It's decorated like a mini wine theme park but really it's just a motel. However, while my daughter and I were here there were a couple of disappointing things. The big one was the complete lack of working wifi. Both my daughter and I had need of solid wifi for work and school, as it was supposed to be included but instead was frustratingly not usable. Later, a fellow showed up with reels and reels of blue ethernet cable to string everywhere, which is completely unnecessary. All you need is an industrial router and relay, which would run a few hundred dollars. I feel that the hotel and expedia / hotelsdotcom owe me $50 for the roaming charges for two rooms for two days. The other thing is that there were construction workers staying there as well and next to my daughter's room. If nothing else, it ruins the winery ambiance but also raises questions about who their target market is. Was I also paying too much?, as I doubt the workers were paying $135 a night. But as mentioned, it's otherwise OK and these days there just isn't much choice.
