Solage Calistoga Reviews

Kristen at Solage Calistoga made our wedding perfect! We planned our wedding from North Carolina, so the elopement package was perfect for all of our needs. We were able to chose our favorite vendors and Kristen coordinated everything for us. Having not seen the wedding location in person until 2 days before our wedding, we were a little apprehensive about the space. Kristen was able to switch us to the beautiful space we wanted and order us some extra flowers. Ultimately our wedding was perfect! The service was fantastic at the resort as well, with all of the staff congratulating at breakfast and lunch the day after our wedding. The spa experience was world class. We loved our wedding and our time at Solage. We recommend it to everyone and can not wait to go back.

Our wedding at Solage Calistoga was truly an unforgettable experience. From the moment we arrived, we were greeted with such warmth and hospitality that set the tone for the entire event. The staff went above and beyond to accommodate our needs and make us feel special.

One thing we really appreciated was the attention to detail that Solage Calistoga provided. Every aspect of the venue, from the decorations to the seating arrangements, was meticulously planned and executed. It truly made our day feel unique and personalized.

While there were some minor hiccups during the planning process, the team at Solage Calistoga was always quick to address our concerns and find solutions. Their responsiveness and professionalism helped alleviate any worries we had along the way.

One aspect that really stood out to us was the food. The catering provided by Solage Calistoga was simply outstanding. Our guests raved about the delicious menu and impeccable service throughout the night. It added an extra touch of luxury to the whole celebration.

Overall, we feel so grateful to have chosen Solage Calistoga as our wedding venue. Despite a few minor bumps in the road, the exceptional service, attention to detail, and delicious food truly made our special day one to remember. We highly recommend Solage Calistoga to any couple looking for a beautiful and memorable wedding experience.

The solage team was amazing from the time we first contacted them. The day of coordination and dedication to ensuring our big day was perfect kept my wife and I totally at ease. The solage experience is certainly worth it for a once in a lifetime big day.

This is a review of the elopement package. We had decided to have a small wedding of just us and 8 guests. So we looked at many elopement packages offered by places in the Napa area. Solage provided the best combo of things we wanted for the price. Here's what made Solage's package stand out for us. 1) photographer - several other places did not provide one. 2) seating for 8 guests at the ceremony - several others venues capped at 4-6 guests and we would have to pay the price bump for a "small wedding" package. 3) private ceremony location - several others were in public garden areas. 4) eating casual a la carte dinner at Solbar - other venues would have required private dining for 10 people and we weren't interested in paying for that price bump. We would have arranged our own offsite dining instead. Extra nice things about their package: spa package, 2 hours for photographer instead of 1.

Wedding went great. Got lots of great photos around the property. You can goto the vineyard across the street for photos too. I did not consider the spa package important at first, but relaxing before the wedding ended up being really nice.

Bonus points for Solage/Solbar, the day of our wedding the chef's private dining room wasn't reserved so we were able to seat our party of 10 in that room. This is perhaps just luck that it wasn't reserved, so one shouldn't assume you'd normally get this. Also, Solbar is delicious and much better than several off-site dinner options we had investigated.

Not having to deal with so many wedding details was exactly what we wanted. If you're eloping and Solage has the combo of things you want, I'm sure you'll be happy.

Sarah & Kristen were an absolute pleasure to work with. Our wedding was in Jeopardy of being cancelled due to the unfortunate wildfires that affected the nearby areas this fall. With less than a week prior to our big day, we saw very little hope with fire situations improving, as Calistoga was still under a mandatory evacuation on that Monday. We were quite worried that even if the evacuation order was lifted later in the week, they wouldn't be able to even staff the area properly in time for such an event, let alone host it. Sarah and Kristen remained extremely positive and hopeful throughout this entire 2-week period and encouraged us to wait, and not cancel in case conditions improved. With a little less than 5 days to go, the evacuation order was lifted and they eventually re-opened the resort on the Thursday before our wedding (Saturday). In the end, we were extremely lucky with mother-nature, as some rain provided relief that Thursday night, and the Saturday wedding was an absolutely perfect fall day. The wedding was nothing short of amazing, we honestly could not have been happier with how everything turned out. They encouraged us to wait and it proved to be the right choice. Without their positivity and support throughout the time of doubt leading up to this event we may have made a choice to move the location and had a less-than-perfect wedding elsewhere. So a huge, huge thank you to them for being awesome and pulling everything off in the most spectacular way possible. The entire staff was more than accommodating, everything about the venue is beautiful. The layout of the space is really versatile and convenient, it makes it possible to host a large event, but still have an intimate setting, with plenty of room to spare. I can't say enough good things, we are extremely grateful to have been able to have our dream-wedding here. Thank you again Sarah & Kristen ! You 2 are Awesome !!

The team is very accommodating, thoughtful and focused on making sure you event meets your vision, and expectations.

We had a small, intimate wedding here at Solage. It was perfect. Sarah Gonzoles (and Kristen Seaholm) was a wonderful coordinator and was on top of every detail, remembering most of the small things. Michelin star food, perfect service (the chef even came to check on us and stayed for a bit). Honestly not a single thing went wrong. The most impressive thing was all the small touches that Solage and Sarah performed, including small personalized gifts, free drinks during the day and at the spa, a personalized turndown service, and full staff recognition. The whole staff knew were were getting married that weekend and they focused on us. The lighting, music, tables, and care was perfect. I can also recommend Chloe Jackman for photography. Seriously good. I see the prelim pictures and it looks like we fell out of a catalogue. We did not do a full ceremony service and party favors with Sarah (since we were small) but they offer that service as well and I am sure they are perfect like the rest. If you use them, please stay here. It is SO WORTH IT.
We live in Sacramento and tahoe and nothing was that good for this price. Our locations along lake tahoe and squaw cost more and offered less. This was worth every penny in quality and stress reduction.

The advice I would give to a couple looking to choose their Napa Valley wedding venue location would be to pick Solage! The entire resort staff at Solage were so friendly, accommodating and helpful! We had a destination wedding so that made the planning from a far more difficult but Kristen was a dream to work with and made all of the planning a breeze.

Great Venue! The court yard was amazing, we were very pleased with how everything turned out.

It was a perfect experience.

Solage was an amazing venue, we could not have asked for anything more. Everyone who worked there was incredibly helpful, nice and did whatever it took to make sure we had a great time (especially Kristen!). The venue itself is gorgeous and the chef made the best wedding meal we have ever had (thanks Chef Brandon).

My new husband and I loved our entire experience with Solage and Kristen Seaholm. From our first meeting, Kristen and Solage's staff were friendly and informative. We immediately felt comfortable and relaxed in the outdoor-sy spa atmosphere, and loved the food.

Solage's premises are clean and modern, versatile for any style or theme, and did I mention the food? You and your guests will not be disappointed. Setting and meal aside, the true value of Solage is the service. Kristen Seaholm gave me the hand to hold that I needed, being a first time bride and not really knowing how to plan a wedding. Kristen Jensen was a whiz with our wedding design--she was able to articulate what my husband and I were looking for even better than we could, and the results were gorgeous and outstanding. They were also amazingly flexible with our unexpected cold and drizzly weather, offering three potential backup plans, given that we were not able to have our ceremony on the lawn, as planned.

Our wedding was nearly three weeks ago, and we are still getting messages from family and friends about how much they loved our wedding. We were all able to relax and really enjoy ourselves and our happy occasion. One of our guests said he would give Solage six out of five stars. I agree! I did have a hard time wrapping my mind around wedding budget numbers, but in the end, I'm confident it was money well spent on a beautiful, delicious, comfortable, and love-filled experience. Thank you!

Seriously 5 stars all the way!!! Our experience of getting married here was outstanding! From the initial meeting and throughout the entire process we were treated with the most professional and amazingly relaxing service. The entire staff knew who we were from the minute we arrived to the moment we left. People we had never met before greeted us by name and were so gentle to remind us to take the time to relax and enjoy the celebration with calm accommodation. Weddings are often understandably stressful. All the planning, all the organizing, all the family tension, all the expectations. At Solage, we were the most relaxed couple ever. We were able to fully celebrate our best day ever and the energy for our guests was so beautiful. The food outstanding! Since our wedding day, we have had many comments as to our positive effect on our guests. They slowed down, were able to gain perspective, and truly experience romance. My wife and I are surely in love and it shows, but we couldn't have truly lived in that moment without Kristen Seaholm at Solage. We ended up staying at Solage for 4 nights surrounding our wedding night and there was no need for a honeymoon after that. We are so glad we chose Solage for our wedding venue and feel very lucky to have met Kristen, the wedding and events manager. The vendors were all coordinated seamlessly, if anything had gone wrong, we sure didn't notice. It was beautiful.

We loved this wedding venue!! The venue itself is a perfect mix of natural beauty and impeccable design. It is modern and classically Californian, which is exactly what we were looking for. Our family and friends loved the venue -- we received so many compliments before and after the wedding. The food was amazing (obviously) and the chef was incredibly flexible about creating a set of stations, which we requested instead of plated meals. We were also able to include more interesting food choices -- like scallops and lamb -- which don't typically appear in wedding menus. Kristen Seaholm, the Wedding and Events Manager, could not have been more wonderful. We loved working with Kristen and she made the entire process as stress-free as possible. All in all, it was really a dream wedding thanks in large part to the Solage.

My now husband and I were looking for an elegant but rustic venue with a garden backdrop for the ceremony and an indoor reception room, and Solage fit the bill perfectly! We worked closely with Kristen Seaholm who was so helpful throughout our year long planning process - she was always friendly, enthusiastic, and efficient. Throughout our wedding weekend, we were blown away by the excellence of all the Solage staff (courteous to a fault & genuinely made us feel like guests of honor), the food (SO many compliments from our guests on our wedding dinner), and the attention to detail (handwritten congratulatory cards from the staff, Mr. & Mrs. pillowcases on our bed, and "Just Married" mini license plates on the bikes outside of our cottage). This is a luxury wedding venue for sure, but well worth the investment. We're so glad that we got married here and look forward to visiting again for many anniversaries to come.

We had the most wonderful wedding day at Solage! We held both our wedding ceremony and reception at Solage in August 2015 for 125 guests. We planned our wedding over 9 months and had the pleasure of working closely with Kristen Seaholm, Weddings & Events Manager, who played a crucial role in helping make our wedding day truly the best day of our lives. From our first site visit with Kristen to the days leading up to our wedding, Kristen was a Bride's dream to work with! Kristen was on point with every detail. She helped provide suggestions for other vendors for our various needs, provided a detailed cost estimate up front which helped us plan the wedding finances, and was readily available by phone or email with any needs we had. Our food and beverage was provided by Solage and we enjoyed the unique opportunity to meet with the Michelin Star executive chef, Brandon Sharp, who worked with us to create a menu that was unique to our tastes and likes for our wedding day. Our wedding ceremony was held on the Solage lawn with a backdrop of white roses and mountains. Our guests enjoyed an outdoor cocktail reception and an indoor/outdoor dinner in the modern barn. We were 100% happy with our experience Kristen Seaholm and Solage delivered.
Solage was an absolutely stunning venue that provided our guests a modern, relaxing, luxe experience in beautiful wine country. We would highly recommend Solage to other couples and couldn't be happier with our experience working with them and how fantastic our wedding turned out!
Samantha & John

We stayed here during our honeymoon and cannot say enough amazing things about our stay. EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT!! We took advantage of all of the amenities and services provided by Solage and the staff was wonderful and accommodating across the board!

Solage was the perfect place to get married. The venue is amazing and the food was delicious. Our guests are still talking about the amazing food. The entire staff was easy to work with and handles stress very well!
We loved our wedding, love staying at the resort and had the most amazing time!

We had an amazing experience and will definitely be back!

My Mom found Solage through a wedding planner she contacted. Once we saw the venue and met Kristen Seaholm we were sold. First the wedding space at Solage is incredible. All of the staff are great and the food/wine options superb. Kristen was so kind and easy to connect with as soon from the first time we met her. She really made us feel at ease through the whole process of planning our wedding, and was responsive and enthusiastic about our big day. Kristen was also very accommodating when we had a few special requests. We're so happy we had our wedding at Solage! Our guests were impressed and enjoyed every minute -- just like us!

Solage was a fantastic place for our wedding! Kristen Seaholm was amazing with helping us to organize our event. The staff, chef, decor were outstanding! I would highly recommend Soalge as a wedding venue.

Kristen Seaholm at Solage Calistoga was fantastic throughout our wedding planning. She was calming, very responsive, always polite and fun to work with, and had a way about her that always made us feel like we were the only wedding she was planning. The costs below are associated with what we spent at the venue as a whole - including food, rental cost, alcohol, etc.

I wish every couple had the wonderful opportunity of working with Kristen Seaholm and Solage. We were very lucky!

Solage is just a lovely place to get married. We were married there in early June, and we truly had the best wedding weekend every, courtesy of Solage and its amazing staff. We honestly loved everything about Solage, but here are the best things about it for planning a wedding. (1) Food. The food here is legit. Sol Bar is a one-michelin star restaurant and this does translate to the wedding food. You get the same food, same ingredients, same amazing preparation. Every bit of our menu from appetizers all the way to dessert was phenomenal and many guests told us this repeatedly. (2) Location. Solage is a beautiful and amazing place. It's modern, luxurious, and naturally beautiful. It's also not stuffy or pretentious like some other wedding venues in Napa that we visited. The site is incredible and has so much potential, no matter what kind of wedding you're planning. (3). Staff. The staff here is second to none. Kristen S., the event coordinator, is wonderful. She is knowledgeable, easy to work with, and goes above and went above and beyond her required duties time and again for us. The servers at our wedding brought out each table's meal at the same time -- and we had three huge Kings tables. This was quite a spectable, seeing numerous staff holding hot plates and then placing them in front of a huge row of guests at the same time. Our dear friend in the restaurant business could not believe it. This is the kind of food and service at a French Michelin star restaurant, and you get it at Solage, everyday and especially on your wedding day. They staff did many other kind and wonderful things for us, too numerous to name. We spent a small fortune to have our lovely wedding here, and do not regret it even one cent worth. This is truly a magical place and I would recommend it to anyone planning a special event.

Solage is one of the four venues on our final list, and in terms of responsiveness, thoroughness, and openness, it takes the cake. We like the reception packages because we don’t have to worry about estimating how many dozens of canepes to order (you could add additional items by the dozen). Even though there’s no tasting, we got to sit down with a Michelin-star chef to customize our menu, which was pretty cool. Sommelier suggested very exciting pairing once we finalized our menu; our guests got to drink some very limited production wines that are sold out everywhere. Food is phenomenal, our flat iron steak has texture of rib eye yet more flavorful. We still have guests reaching out to us to say how much they love the food/wine/pairing. Gorgeous ground. It’s a perfect blend of modern simplicity and rustic wine country chic. Our pictures came out filled with natural lights.
People: this is where Solage stands out the most. Kristen, the wedding manager, is very responsive since the initial contact. Her positive attitude and vast knowledge in the business made a huge difference! On our wedding weekend it felt like all the staffs know who we are and always greeted us with big smiles and congratulations. We like the cute little details such as “just married” bike plates and the special pillowcases for the newlyweds—they snuck those in while we were at reception, very sneaky. ;) We extended open bar by an hour at the end of the night on a whim, and banquet manager Sean actually jumped in as the bartender afterhours to make it work!
All in all, wonderful experience. If you’re a type-A like me who needs clear information and quick turnaround in your planning, but still like to keep the experience personal, Solage will be your best bet. If budget is a constraint, they also provide off-peak pricing. Our date just so happened to be the last weekend before peak season, and the saving is significant.