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Welcome
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Enjoy
the Napa Valley experience at affordable rates. Located
just one mile south of downtown Napa, and only minutes
away from over 200 premier wineries and restaurants, the
Wine Valley Lodge offers both comfort and conveinence
to our guests. Each of our gracefully decorated rooms
include High Speed Internet, Satellite Television. Enjoy
a tasty Continental Breakfast
till 10am with a variety of coffee, hot chocolate,
and delicious freshly made Belgian Waffles with maple
syrup!
The
Wine Valley Lodge is a vintage motel built in the California
Mission-style located just off Highway 29 at Imola Avenue
and Coombs Street. This rustic adobe style motel is arranged
in a plaza setting around a pool creating a resort atmosphere
at an affordable price. This lodge in the heart of the
Napa Valley has an interesting story to tell. |
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Built
in 1953 and originally named Casa Lual after the first owner's
daughter Lucille and husband Allen, the Lodge played a role
in Hollywood movie making. In 1959, Hollywood arrived in
Napa to begin filming "This Earth is Mine" starring
Rock Hudson, Jean Simmons, Cindy Robins and Claude Rains.
Many people in Napa were excited and some people even got
parts as extras in the movie. Two
years later, Elvis Presley arrived in Napa to film the
1961 movie “Wild in the Country” with Tuesday
Weld and Hope Lange. This was a very exciting time for
teenage girls in Napa, as they waited in long lines at
the fairgrounds to see Elvis and get his autograph. All
of the stars stayed at the Wine Valley Lodge. |
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Later
the Lodge was a home for student pilots for Japan Airlines
who were going through training at the Napa Airport. The
current owners like to tell stories of the motel's past
history as they preserve the Wine Valley Lodge as one
of only two single story true "motel" type businesses
in Napa.
This Devita-built motel has been renovated over the years
but has retained its "Vintage" Napa integrity.
Wine Valley Lodge has been host to a variety of well known
guests, including Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and Rock
Hudson.
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