Hotel Winters hosts seminars, company retreats, receptions and weddings for up to 250 guests indoors and 300 standing in its courtyard. The 4-star boutique spa hotel stands at 12 Abbey Street in Winters, California, at the eastern edge of Napa Valley and about 30 minutes northwest of Sacramento. Its event space totals 5,200 square feet: a ballroom, two smaller rooms and an outdoor courtyard, with an on-site restaurant and spa.
Seminars and company events
The hotel lists business conventions and company retreats among the events it organizes, next to private parties. The Vineyard Room works for a board meeting, a workshop or a breakout session. It covers 850 square feet with 13-foot ceilings, a fireplace, a 75-inch Bluetooth TV and a private outdoor patio. It takes 20 people in classroom or U-shape, 40 at banquet rounds and 50 in theater style. The Grove Room welcomes up to 70 people. For a plenary session, the Orchard Ballroom seats 225 in theater style, 80 in classroom style or 40 in a U-shape. Organizers start with the hotel's request-for-proposal form.
Weddings and receptions
The Railroad Courtyard is the outdoor ceremony space. It seats up to 175 and holds up to 300 standing, with a water wall, lounge furniture and umbrellas. The hotel publishes four wedding packages. The smallest is for up to 20 attendees: a 30-minute ceremony in the courtyard and a two-hour appetizer reception in the Vineyard Room. The three larger packages require at least 50 guests. They combine a cocktail hour in the Vineyard Room, a dancing reception in the Orchard Ballroom and either a buffet dinner or a three-course plated dinner. A bartender is included with the bar. Tables, chairs, linens, flatware, glassware and cake cutting are available as add-ons.
Rooms and capacities
The Orchard Ballroom is the largest room: 3,500 square feet, 13-foot ceilings, large picture windows, a six-foot fireplace and a spacious foyer. Its capacities are 250 for cocktail rounds, 225 theater, 200 banquet rounds, 150 wedding rounds, 80 classroom and 40 U-shape. A built-in sound system is available for an extra charge. The Vineyard Room and Grove Room cover smaller groups, and the Railroad Courtyard handles overflow or a standing reception. The Abbey Lounge, a rooftop bar with panoramic views, is also listed among the event spaces; the hotel gives no capacity for it.
Accommodation
Guest rooms include king rooms, a two-queen room and a studio king suite, from 320 to 575 square feet. Rooms carry high-speed Wi-Fi, a walk-in shower with a rainfall showerhead, a 50-inch 4K TV, a refrigerator, a coffeemaker, an executive desk and plantation shutters. Some have a walkout balcony or a clawfoot bathtub, and an accessible room is available. Pets are not allowed in the suites. The total number of rooms is not stated on the pages we read. A fitness center and the ZenTerra full-service spa are on site, useful for a retreat with free time built in.
Catering
Food is handled in-house. Carboni's Ristorante, Bar & Marketplace serves an Italian-themed, farm-to-fork menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The hotel publishes a banquet menu and a holiday menu for groups. A brick oven and rotisserie grill supply appetizers, pizzas and craft cocktails, and the Abbey Lounge offers a rooftop bar.
Getting there
Winters sits 30 minutes northwest of Sacramento, a small town with tasting rooms, restaurants and outdoor activities within walking distance of the hotel. Sacramento International Airport is the nearest major airport.
