Lodging Members’ Favorites
Here are five questions about things these innkeepers / concierge like to do when they aren’t assisting you or preparing for your visit to Sonoma County.
Tegan Wilson – Hotel Healdsburg – chief concierge
Jenny Lamarre – Fern Grove Cottages – owner/innkeeper
Brian Siewert – Sonoma Orchid Inn – owner/innkeeper
Kathleen Young – Kelley and Young Wine Garden Inn – owner/innkeeper
Favorite spot for a quick lunch?
Wilson: Pizzandos (it’s a little convenient for me)
Lamarre: Cafe Aquatica. Great sandwiches, very casual, can sit on the river and watch the day go by
Siewert: Saigon Bistro in Windsor
Young: I love to go to Dahlia & Sage. They have great salads and every day a different special hot meal.
Favorite place to watch the sunset ?
Wilson: Bodega Head
Lamarre: River’s End Restaurant in Jenner. Best sunset ever – where the river meets the ocean.
Siewert: River’s End Restaurant
Young: The coast, especially if I can get up high to watch until the sun has dipped into the ocean – ahhhhhh!
Favorite place to take an out of town guest?
Wilson: Armstrong Redwoods
Lamarre: Zip-lining above the Redwoods at the Canopy Tours in Occidental is my favorite place to take guests after a hike in the redwoods at Armstrong Redwood Forest
Siewert: Florence Street, In Sebastopol, or Joe Matos Cheese farm, Sebastopol
Young: Willi’s Seafood & Raw Bar – I never tire of it. Great cocktails, wonderful staff, a great selection of oysters, Kelley & Young Wine on the list (hopefully) and the best darn food.
Favorite Sonoma County event?
Wilson: FFA Parade in Healdsburg
Lamarre: Unfortunately, I haven’t attended any county-wide events 🙁
Siewert: Heirloom Festival, Santa Rosa
Young: I’ve got 2 answers for this one; my personal answer is the 4th of July – so much fun – we have a group that gets together at the HHS athletic field and we potluck/picnic for supper on a blanket and play games and just chill. When it gets dark we lay down under the stars and watch the most amazing fireworks anywhere. From an outsider’s perspective – the Wine & Food Affair. So much fun – where else in the world can you go and for what $65? taste “A Lot” of wine paired with amazing (personal recipe) food? If I was not in the industry – I would be all over this event.
Favorite winery experience that YOU have been about to get out and enjoy.
Wilson: Vineyard tasting at Hawkes Cellars
Lamarre: Favorite winery experience that YOU have been about to get out and enjoy. Medlock Ames Ranch Tour is an incredible winery experience
Siewert: Sitting at the outdoor tables at Martin Ray Winery enjoying a tasting while their free range chickens forage through the gardens
Young: This is a hard one for me because we are in the industry. Mmmmm – I guess Winter WINEland because there aren’t the big crowds of the other events, there’s a more serious wine tasting crowd, deals to be had from the wineries, the wineries are happy you’re there and there’s good food.
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