What a lovely place! We stayed in a room that had all the charm that a cozy Victorian B&B should have.

A short rundown--the bed was amazing and very comfortable, the bathroom was clean and there were plenty of towels, and the breakfast was varied and interesting.

This is our second stay here and will visit again.

My wife and I attended the Pick and Press event in Sept '07 and had a wonderful time! Cosette and Ron are wonderful hosts and we were sad to leave. The property is kept up very nicely and is perfectly located for exploring the upper Sonoma Valley. I would recommend the Hope-Merrill or Hope-Bosworth Inns to anyone.

Geyserville is not a large place, just a short section of old store fronts along a road that dances along side 101. An advantage of the location is quick access to the Alexander Valley and the north end of Dry Creek. The notable Santi restaurant is a five minute walk and highly recommended.

The Hope B&B is actually two properties on either side of the road. The east side has 4 rooms. The main property on the west side has 8 rooms and is easily the best victorian property on the street. Two story, maintained, nice gardens. It is also quite easy to pick out numerous items needing attention. Signage indicates year 1870 construction.

On the main property you will find: an ample sized parking lot, a backyard vinyard, a clean pool with furniture, a large vegetable garden, the original front house and a second structure appended to the backside. The main property size is likely around 1/2 acre. The front house ground floor has the a front parlor, the dining area, perhaps one guest room, the kitchen and office and an enclosed veranda with comfortable seating. Another four guest rooms are upstairs with 10ft ceilings. The appended building has a suite downstairs and two rooms upstairs with 12ft ceilings. Rooms are basic with no TV, mini-fridge or romance ammenities. My room had a wicker sofa and lounge seat suitable for reading.

We arrived during a stretch of unusually hot weather and it was evident that house cooling was a problem. Most likely the walls and ceiling lack modern insulation, consistent with other reviews about winter heating and noise control. Retrofitting modern insulation can be difficult and installing modern environmental systems are often blocked by preservation zealots. The owners had taken temporary measures for cooling which we found acceptable and adquate.

As noted elsewhere, breakfast is served at the common table at the fixed time of 9AM. So on a busy weekend you can be sharing food and chatting with many other guests. A little later into this the host will come in to provide some recommendations for winer touring. Conversation easily diverges into local folklore and personalities. The host appears to be plugged into the community and occasionally organizes mini social events. On one evening, a free wine tasting with a guest speaker from a local winery. That got a turnout of 20 guests. On another evening, a BBQ, which I could not attend due to a conflicting booking at Cyrus.

This B&B provides a victorian environment for people who don't need to be downtown Healdsburg, 12 minutes away. I can recommend it for those who can appreciate or tolerate the rustic. For those truly in the slow lane, it is sort of possible to treat it as a mini-resort and hang out all day.

Spotted by driving out of Healdsburg , its out of the way, & you will have to travel
into Healdsburg for food & entertainment.
Excellent Victorian style inside .
Owner is nice, prehaps slighty manic .
Breakfast is unusual but all home cooked; communal table , with required
introductions may not suit all .
Other visitors seem from SF, on wine tasting weekends .