![]() ![]() But unfortunately there are also some major negative changes that mean we are not coming back. In the 4 months since our last stay, the Montage’s management has done a spectacular job improving the service quality… in fact pretty much everything negative we mention in that review has been fixed. First stay was in May, you can find it here. This was our second stay at this property, and second review. The in room breakfast was a la carte, but somehow worse… our order was messed up and our eggs benedict was inedible - used old avocado (already brown) and over cooked eggs. They even refused to freshly prepare scrambled eggs at our taste, they told us the only option was the dry scrambled eggs that had been sitting out for a while. ![]() After our first night we tried the onsite restaurant, to find that it only offers a buffet - no a la carte like every single other property in this class we have ever stayed in. That is obscene in a town know for its amazing food you can have a better breakfast in hotels in town that go for 1/4th of the nightly rates for similarly sized rooms. The first one is that the breakfast options - both at the restaurant on site and the in room dining - are easily the worst we have every experienced in a property in this price range. ![]() "It reflected our love for great food and wine, artisanal cocktails, live music, fresh air, and summer nights spent in the company of our closest family and friends.This was our second stay at this property, and second review. "Our wedding day was sweet, intimate, joyful, romantic, and whimsical," they say. "The food and drinks were incredible-a component that was very important to us, as we envisioned an elevated outdoor dinner party vibe." After the stress of cutting their guest list and losing their venue to the fire, Elizabeth and Will treasured every moment of their big day. "We felt really good about our timing, as California reopened just a week before our wedding day and cases were low and falling," says the couple. With help from their planner, Alexis Alexander of Alexis Raine Events, the couple pivoted again-this time, choosing to host 70 guests at the just-opened Montage Healdsburg on June 24, 2021. It honestly took us a few months to recover from the devastating news-we were so in love with Meadowood and the vision we created around the venue." "Unfortunately, Meadowood was destroyed by the Glass Fire that ravaged Northern California in late September of 2020. "We loved the intimate, outdoor setting of the vintner's glen," says Elizabeth. "It was perfect for us-a quiet moment outdoors, just the two of us and Juno-with a beautiful view of the lake."Įlizabeth and Will began organizing a 200-person wedding for June 2021, but changed their plans to accommodate a smaller ceremony at Meadowood Napa Valley due to COVID-19. "Our dog is small, so Will was kneeling down with her and as I went to take a photo I noticed the ring in the frame-so I have a photo of the moment he proposed!" says Elizabeth. "Will was excited to meet a girl who was also saving for retirement." In February 2020, Will proposed on a Saturday morning hike on vacation in Lake Tahoe, where he asked Elizabeth to take a picture of him with the couple's dog, Juno. "I was pleasantly surprised to meet a handsome man taller than myself-I'm 5'11, Will is 6'4"," says the bride. A chance meeting during a night out at San Francisco's Brixton in 2016 hooked Elizabeth, a private wealth advisor, and Will, a software engineer, on each other from the start. ![]()
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