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Reviews of Dr Wilkinsons Backyard Resort and Mineral Springs a Member of Design Hotels This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

1507 Lincoln Avenue, Calistoga, CA 94515, United States

#10 of 23 hotels in Calistoga

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 125 hotel reviews

8.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.2

  • Comfort

    9.5

  • Location

    9.6

  • Facilities

    8.9

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    7.6

  • Free Wifi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: August 30, 2025

    10
    Our stay was so great I didn’t want to leave. I haven been that relaxed and happy in a very long time. The staff was gr
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing I didn’t like.

    It was fantastic. Clean, great location, relaxing vibe. Great amenities.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 16, 2025

    8.0
    Enjoyed the location and amenities to include pools, food and location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Pools were fantastic, quiet location. Able to relax in a variety of locations on the site.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 15, 2025

    8.0
    Very good! Sean is awesome!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The drain in the bathroom had a foul odor. I never reported it though, so they never had a chance to fix it

    Location, convenience.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: July 28, 2025

    8.0
    Fun retro accommodation central to Calistoga central.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    The extra spa experiences were way out of our budget and seemed overpriced. It would be nice to have a few less pricey options to make the stay special.

    The breakfast and coffee was great! We enjoyed the two hot pools and the lounging area. Having two queen size beds in our room was excellent for my best friend and I to share a room.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 4, 2025

    9.0
    Can’t wait to return to sure a wonderful spot.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Location was perfect. Accommodations are amazing. Loved the games and hammocks. The pools were so enjoyable it made it hard to leave.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: June 5, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Not enough umbrellas by the pool, very expensive to stay (but California generally is).

    Great area, lovely town.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: March 30, 2025

    10
    A wonderful place to go and recharge.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe King Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Small intimate, very clean, well maintained, friendly staff., And people are very helpful. The mineral pools are absolutely delightful.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 29, 2025

    8.0
    Rooms were average, motel staff great
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    This was a nice place to stay overnight. Heated pools were great. Hotel staff very helpful. Room was average. Food at restaurant was below average in quality and taste, and wait staff were not helpful.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: March 27, 2025

    10
    Highly recommended! All the good things & more!
    • Travelers with friends
    • Deluxe King Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Absolutely wonderful place to be during a special week of reunion and watercolor workshop with Barbara Nechis. I could not have been most pleased with Dr. Wilkinson's. Our room was in the Victorian Cottage. The hands down most comfortable hotel bed I have ever slept in. Great water!All the good things you could want or need and more! Not to mention being in the heart of the downtown district. So happy 😁

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 15, 2025

    8.0
    A good value for a lovely spa hotel in wine country!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    It was a bit noisy. We could hear people talking into the wee hours of the morning. The rooms are close to the pools so the potential for noise is high.

    The massage was top notch, the hot mineral pool was amazing, the outside vibe was cool. It was raining so we didn’t get to hang out there but it would’ve been so fun. Beds were super comfy.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: February 18, 2025

    8.0
    It was a very nice weekend stay but expensive for the value
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Expensive for what it was. Facilities could have been better and more luxurious.

    Cute, retro vibe.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 16, 2025

    8.0
    Fun, relaxing, great for families, great for friends!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I wish there was a bathroom that was inside the pool areas. It’s very strange to be in your robe walking through the lobby to use the bathroom! Also the breakfast menu was limited. I was hoping for pancakes!

    Updated, friendly, everything was close in the location itself, great location on the Main Street. Lots of fun things to do.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 13, 2025

    9.0
    Lovely experience
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Expensive food

    Great location, lovely rooms and pools

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 5, 2025

    9.0
    Love Calistoga
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    $$$$$

    Water

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: December 21, 2024

    8.0
    It’s a nice getaway over the hill
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Need to sell better coffee.

    The fun decor, kitschy signage and great hot springs

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: September 27, 2024

    8.0
    Pleasant stay overall!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    They should put some drawers for clothing, and maybe a bag for dirty clothes.

    Great food, and excellent swimming pools. Outdoor area clean and water and restrooms available outside.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: July 28, 2024

    10
    Can’t wait to come back!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It’s a relaxing, adorable place with the nicest staff!

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 15, 2024

    10
    Super place to relax.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe King Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The parking was a little difficult to find.

    A great mix of leisure opportunities and humor.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 7, 2024

    10
    Will come back.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Restaurant and bar was great. Nice warm pool.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: July 1, 2024

    10
    Relaxing everything we needed right there, good for a group a grotto
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    That only king size available Price was high

    Like the style Liked the restaurant Liked the different pool temps Liked one night minimum

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 9, 2024

    9.0
    fantastic and relaxing
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The music could have been a bit quieter at points! It's kind of omnipresent around the grounds and pool areas.

    The pools and grounds are gorgeous, and the food at House of Better is creative and incredible (we particularly loved the green and red chile sauces). We had a wonderfully relaxing time, including lying in the hammocks, eating on the patio, swimming in the cold pool, and soaking in the hot pool.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: May 4, 2024

    9.0
    Dr. W. has the right prescription for what ails you
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 1 night

    I wish there were fewer disposables used, I wish the closet space were separate from the bath area so it would be accessible when one of us had to close the bathroom door. Or that the toilet area had its own door instead. I wish the heating controls worked when we got chilly in the morning. But, all in all, this resort is a very fine and fun place to stay in Calistoga where you don't have to bring all your money, just some of it :-)

    Enthusiastic thumbs up: 2 very clean sparkling pools - the large one 82 degrees, the med-size at 92 degrees (ahhhh) and one indoor mineral hot spa, lots of towels available in pool area and room. Mineral water dispensers around to fill up to your heart's content, lovely spacious King (room 210), refillable toiletries from Malin & Goetz, two cans in room for trash and recyclables, adorable 50's style electric kettle and aqua mini-fridge, interesting instant pour-over bags of Vietnamese coffee, excellent layered room lighting, friendly thoughtful reception service at the front desk - Rocky, David, Jose. We found a lovely birthday card for hubby Bob in the room with a discount for two slices of pie at House of Better on the premises. Sadly, no pie that day but we got muffins. Nice breakfast of avocado toast and egg muffin (not included in room price, though).

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: December 24, 2023

    10
    Uniquely special, fun and pleasurable!
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Wish I lived closer

    Sybaritic! 3 heated pools, spa, including mud baths. Unlimited mineral water to drink, comfy robes…..pure fun and pleasure! Great food.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: November 27, 2023

    8.0
    The experience had ups and downs.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room with Courtyard View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Room furnishings were sparse. The mineral pool was not hot enough. Signage, while amusing, was confusing.

    Friendly staff. Convenient location. Excellent breakfast.

    Stayed in November 2023

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