RiverPointe Napa Valley — Hotel in Napa

Friendly staff, clean units, location beside Napa River and not far from downtown. Parking is $15 daily and in the driveway at the unit. Glad we rented a car because there's not shopping that close by. We exchanged with Interval for a week, very economical for Napa. Twice a week mini-cleaning and linen changes at no extra charge. Happy to leave a tip in the provided envelope for the housekeeper. The unit's phone was not working, so we were told to use our cell phone to contact the desk. Since our call was the same as any outside call, we didn't always get someone at night. Walked to clubhouse and staff always helpful. Coffee and a vending machine in the clubhouse, game room upstairs that we didn't use. Also a computer, but so slow I decided to print boarding passes at the airport. Had some social activities with food or wine. No store or restaurant on site. Activities seem to be scaled to the desires of the guests. Platypus wine tours, highly recommended by many, picks up at the resort for a full day tour. Pool looked nice. Hot tub is in a fenced in area and not very inviting. Coin laundry is in a sort of maintenance building - 3 stacked washers and dryers. Equipment looked new, but it was not in an attractive area. Units are mobile homes so we had some problems with being level. Water that missed the coffee pot ran downhill when spilled on the counter and quickly ended up in the hall headed for the bedroom. Bathroom was very nice. Liked the black makeup washcloth. Sleeper sofa was said to be comfortable. Pocket doors separated bedroom and living area for sleeping privacy. Each space closed off with bathroom accessible by both. A lot of storage built in, all kitchen utensils, dishes, pots were good, and there was enough. There is a dishwasher, hooray! Cooktop was gas, but it heated very slowly even on the highest setting. Hot water in kitchen and bath was almost immediate - that was great. Pretty flowers around some of the units. I didn't miss the oven because when we bought groceries we purposely bought things we could make on the stovetop or in the microwave. Staff was always helpful and kind to us. Grocery stores and drug stores were within driving distance. Saw couples sitting outside in common areas with grills, and heard some went out to dinner together after meeting at some of the social activities at the resort. It's a sort of rustic, small town vibe, very low key, no one too excited, quiet at night, and calm overall. Overall, we had a nice stay and felt safe. Room was comfortable. Napa River walk was interesting. There's an asphalt path, and the river in September was maybe 20 feet below the bank with a sharp dropoff. It was a pretty walk, but you couldn't always see the river as you walked. Apparently it floods during the rainy season and some of the mobile homes in the resort are moved to higher ground until the dry season returns. Lots of people were walking, running, pushing strollers in the early evening. Very pleasant. On the back road, the units back up to a private property with a rooster who crows in the morning and evening. It was not really a problem once we got over the initial surprise. We enjoyed eating breakfast and dinner on the deck even with Mr. Rooster's accompaniment. Like I said, a little rustic, but a...

Our family likes RiverPointe, we have been there once and will be there next week and we are looking forward to the trip. I'd like to clear up a few issues that seem to be popping up.

The resort is on the river, literally many of the residences can see water on one side of the river. The Napa River is beautiful and we have seen heron, wild tangly foliage, flowers and towering trees on our walks by the water. Rivers flood and the trailers are meant to be pulled to safety should this happen. There is a reason for not building adorable tiny cottages.

It is not a trailer park in the negative sense. The resort is clean, landscaped, and full of families and couples, hedges, flowers, bbq's, and benches. There are no meth labs, rats, broken down cars, drunken brawls or random people hanging about. There is no litter.

All of the guest cottages are painted, and decorated to look like cottages, they have roofs, decks, are painted pleasant colors and very clean. Here in Colorado many of our resorts are on the rivers and we often stay in bungalow type places that are not on permanent foundations. We find RiverPointe to be more a family camp not a resort and not a hotel. I don't expect maid service or particularly nice toiletries. I'm happy to trade that for a very quiet pool and grass and paths that the kids can play in. Think of the camp at Dirty Dancing, pleasant but not opulent.

Here are the good things about the resort: Full kitchen, great if you have kids and want to eat breakfast at home before leaving for a days activities. Occasionally we'll even do dinner on the deck and drink the wine we have purchased that day. We have our own bedroom, kids are on the pull out sofa. When our kids are older we plan on getting them their own studio and getting some real privacy. Centrally located, the resort is very convenient to get anywhere in wine country. Very reasonably priced as a timeshare, not sure how much the regular rates are.

I haven't done their wine tasting and am not likely to. The resort is great for a young family, 2+ family get togethers, road trips, fun couples weekend. I would NOT recommend the resort for a luxury honeymoon, opulent Napa wine tasting tour with your boss, or...

This was our first time staying in any place like this, and overall it was really great, but there is some room for improvement. The positives are the location, quiet, size and layout of the unit and functionality. The easily improved would be larger and newer TVs, WAY better internet, an oven (microwave could be swapped out with a combo convection/microwave) and a comfortable couch for starters.||After a day of winetasting we like to come back and fix a quick dinner--Napa is an expensive place and we don't want to eat out all the time, Although we did make use of the outdoor grills a couple of times, I wanted to roast some veggies we got at the farmer's market, but had to do them in a skillet on the grill because there is only a range and a microwave. From a technology standpoint, getting booted off of the internet intermittently throughout the day meant a frustrating loss of work I had done on downloading pictures, writing reviews, etc. Sometimes it would go off after a minute or two, come back on, then off again, making it hard to do much. The TVs are tiny by today's standards, and have very limited watching options. The couch is so uncomfortable we usually ended up watching the same show in both rooms, one of us on the bed in the bedroom and the other stretched out on the couch.||But there are a lot of positives. While the gym is tiny, the Napa River Trail is right behind the property, so just a few steps out the door and we are there. It's a 1.2 mile paved trail that backs up to homes and the ELKs club on one side, the river on the other. It is a beautiful walk with a remote feeling even though a lot of people, both residents and visitors, use the trail. We found the unit very quiet, and with no shared walls, privacy is ensured. We walked over to the Farmer's Market on Saturday and Tuesday (the only days it is open) and bought lots of fresh produce. Lots more vendors on Saturday, but mostly produce on Tuesday. It is about a mile walk, easy to find. For two people, the size is perfect. Also, we went to several of the hosted events including the wine tasting and had a nice time chatting with...