Being close to San Francisco, Napa Valley gets the majority of visitors to California's wine country. Northwest of Napa Valley, though, is the wine-making region of Sonoma County. Sonoma has something that Napa doesn't have – a long and beautiful coastline. Combine this with great vineyards and wineries, and a choice of great hotels, inns, bed and breakfast, and guesthouse accommodation, and Sonoma is a great place for a wine-lover to spend a day, a weekend, a week or even longer.

If you want to stay in the best hotels in Sonoma, however, you need to book ahead. If visiting in the summer or in the popular fall grape-picking season, accommodation books up, especially the smaller boutique-style hotels, with just a few rooms and the best personal service. Do your research now, track down some likely options, and then get on the phone or on the internet, and book well ahead.

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