The first word that comes to mind at the mention of Napa Valley is wine. The world over knows this area for its cabernets, chardonnays, and pinots. But the next word the world needs to associate with Napa is wellness. Specifically, the wellness that comes from mineral springs, mud baths, and true relaxation.

Nestled in Napa’s Upper Valley is Calistoga, a town famous for its hot springs is Golden Haven Hot Springs & Resort. Both Calistoga and Golden Haven are quintessentially Northern Californian: unpretentious, inclusive, and deeply focused on people’s wellbeing.

People, especially couples, visit Golden Haven primarily for its unrivaled Mud Bath Experience. The mud—a combination of clay, peat moss, and Calistoga’s famed 140-degree hot mineral water that Golden Haven sources from their 300-foot deep well—provides one of the most deeply restorative and detoxifying experiences imaginable. Add to it a clarifying mud mask and there’s the basis for why everyone who visits Golden Haven is said to have the “Golden Haven Glow”.

While mineral water is essential to the mud bath, it is essential to your whole stay at Golden Haven. The resort circulates water from the spring throughout every room, in the hot spring pools and mineral baths. And every drop that is not used, is pumped back into the ground, making Golden Haven one of the pioneers in Napa eco-consciousness.  

Once you’ve gotten away winetasting in Napa, Golden Haven is the ideal spot to get back to center. Come overnight with your plus one or plus many to restore, rejuvenate, and relax free of pretense and pomp. Golden Haven is about the basics of nature reinvigorating the basics of self through mud baths, massages, hydration, and bonding. So, whether for a romantic getaway, pre-wedding escape, or even post-wedding reset, Golden Haven is a must include on your itinerary.

If terroir and water combine to be the foundation of a great glass of wine, it is no surprise that these are the basis for a great wellness experience. It won’t be too long before the words we first associate with Napa are Golden Haven.