Premium Black SUV and limousine chauffeur to Boonville Hotel — the 14-room historic 1862 stagecoach hotel at 14050 Highway 128, Boonville, continuously Schmitt family-operated for 40+ years with the Sally Schmitt French Laundry founder culinary heritage (Sally co-founded The French Laundry 1978 before selling to Thomas Keller 1994) · Boonville Hotel Restaurant + 1862 Saloon Bar · Anderson Valley AVA wine country anchor base (Roederer Estate Champagne Louis Roederer + Husch 1971 oldest Anderson Valley + Navarro + Goldeneye Duckhorn + Pennyroyal Farm + Foursight + Bewildered Pig at Philo) · Opens Anderson Valley AVA sub-region in AC luxury portfolio · SFO 2:45-3:15 / OAK 2:30-3:00 / STS Sonoma County 1:30 closest commercial + tier-1 private FBO.
Address: 14050 Highway 128, Boonville, CA 95415 · Position: Heart of Anderson Valley AVA wine country - central Boonville village (~1,000 population) on CA-128 corridor connecting US-101 at Cloverdale (35 mi southeast) to Mendocino Coast at Highway 1 (25 mi west via Navarro) · History: Opened 1862 as stagecoach hotel during California redwood logging + Anderson Valley sheep ranching era, continuously operated as hotel + restaurant for 160+ years (one of the oldest continuously-operating hotels on the California North Coast) · Schmitt family heritage: Sally Schmitt (1929-2022) ran the Boonville Hotel restaurant in the 1980s before co-founding The French Laundry in Yountville 1978 (sold to Thomas Keller 1994 - Sally recognized as the original French Laundry founder whose culinary vision established the restaurant). Johnny Schmitt (Sally's son) took over Boonville Hotel in the 2000s, renovating + operating with Schmitt family farm-to-table California cuisine philosophy · Inventory: 14 guest rooms - intimate-scale historic hotel with renovated period details + modern bathrooms + Anderson Valley aesthetic · Boonville Hotel Restaurant: California farm-to-table with Anderson Valley + Mendocino + Sonoma County producer focus + Sally Schmitt 1980s menu lineage preservation + Anderson Valley AVA wine list (Roederer + Husch + Navarro + Goldeneye + Foursight + Pennyroyal + smaller producers) · 1862 Saloon Bar: the historic 1862 stagecoach saloon, continuously operating, beloved Boonville local + visitor crossroads · Opens Anderson Valley AVA sub-region in the AC luxury portfolio between Mendocino Coast cluster (1 hr west) + Sonoma County coverage (1 hr south).
SFO/OAK arrivals · STS Sonoma County 1:30 closest commercial + tier-1 private FBO · Anderson Valley AVA wine country chauffeur retainer + Sally Schmitt French Laundry heritage culinary pilgrimage + Mendocino Coast bridge day-trip
☎ Call +1-650-876-1777 Reservation FormBoonville Hotel is a 14-room historic property at 14050 Highway 128, Boonville, California - the small Anderson Valley village (~1,000 population) at the heart of the Anderson Valley AVA wine region in inland Mendocino County. The property opened as a stagecoach hotel in 1862 during the California redwood logging + Anderson Valley sheep ranching era, has continuously operated as a hotel + restaurant for 160+ years (one of the oldest continuously-operating hotels on the California North Coast). Critical culinary heritage: Sally Schmitt (1929-2022) ran the Boonville Hotel restaurant in the 1980s before founding The French Laundry in Yountville in 1978 (Sally + Don Schmitt sold The French Laundry to Thomas Keller in 1994 - Sally is recognized as the original French Laundry founder whose culinary vision established the restaurant Keller later transformed). Johnny Schmitt (Sally's son) took over the Boonville Hotel in the 2000s, renovating the property + operating the restaurant with continuation of the Schmitt family farm-to-table California cuisine philosophy. The hotel has been continuously Schmitt family-operated for 40+ years with the French Laundry founder culinary lineage that distinguishes Boonville Hotel from every other Anderson Valley + Mendocino + Sonoma + Napa property. Opens the Anderson Valley AVA sub-region in the AC luxury portfolio (the inland Mendocino wine country corridor between Mendocino Coast and Sonoma County).
SFO San Francisco International to Boonville Hotel: 2:45-3:15 via US-101 north + CA-128 east + Anderson Valley scenic corridor (the famous 50-mile redwood-and-vineyard CA-128 drive from US-101 at Cloverdale through Yorkville + Boonville + Philo + Navarro to the Mendocino Coast at Highway 1). OAK Oakland International: 2:30-3:00 via Carquinez Bridge + US-101 + CA-128. SJC Mineta San Jose International: 3:00-3:30 via US-101 through SF Bay + CA-128. STS Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport: 1:30 via US-101 north + CA-128 - the closest commercial airport to Anderson Valley. STS has Alaska + American commercial service + tier-1 private aviation FBO accepting all aircraft sizes (G-IV/G-V/G-650 + Falcon 7X + Global). Private aviation alternatives: STS premium FBO + 1:30 chauffeur (optimal for Anderson Valley arrivals), OAK FBO + 2:30 chauffeur, SFO FBO + 2:45-3:15 chauffeur. No direct Anderson Valley private aviation airport - STS is the practical option.
Anderson Valley AVA (American Viticultural Area designated 1983) is the cool-climate wine country in inland Mendocino County known for cool-climate Pinot Noir + Chardonnay + Gewurztraminer + sparkling wine production. The valley runs 50 miles east-west from US-101 at Cloverdale to the Pacific Ocean at Mendocino Coast, with most of the wineries clustered between Yorkville and Navarro along CA-128. Boonville Hotel is the central anchor base. Major producers (15-25 min chauffeur from Boonville Hotel): Roederer Estate (Champagne Louis Roederer Cristal house California outpost - L'Ermitage bottle-fermented sparkling wine), Husch Vineyards (1971 - the oldest Anderson Valley AVA winery + family-owned + Sauvignon Blanc + Pinot Noir), Navarro Vineyards (family-owned unfiltered Gewurztraminer + Pinot Noir + Pinot Gris + the iconic Anderson Valley AVA producer), Goldeneye (Duckhorn Anderson Valley Pinot Noir program), Foursight Wines (estate Pinot Noir from Yorkville Highlands), Pennyroyal Farm (estate cheese + wine + farm visit experience), Phillips Hill, Lula Cellars, Bink Wines, Drew Family Wines, Maggy Hawk, Toulouse Vineyards, Knez Winery. Anderson Valley AVA is the cool-climate Pinot Noir + sparkling wine appellation distinct from Russian River AVA (Pinot Noir warmer-climate) + Sonoma Coast AVA (cool-climate).
Boonville Hotel Restaurant maintains the Schmitt family farm-to-table California cuisine philosophy established by Sally Schmitt (French Laundry founder) and continued by Johnny Schmitt. Menu: California farm-to-table with Anderson Valley + Mendocino + Sonoma County producer focus + house-cured charcuterie + local cheeses + heirloom vegetables + Pacific seafood when available + Schmitt family signature dishes preserving the original 1980s Sally Schmitt menu lineage. Wine list features Anderson Valley AVA focus (Roederer + Husch + Navarro + Goldeneye + Foursight + Pennyroyal + Phillips Hill + smaller-production neighbors) alongside California broader producers. Seasonal menu rotation. Adjacent Boonville Bar + Saloon (the historic 1862 stagecoach bar + saloon, continuously operating, beloved Boonville local + visitor crossroads). Other Boonville village dining (5-min walk from hotel): The Bewildered Pig at Philo 15 min west (the highly-acclaimed Anderson Valley AVA fine dining destination), Boonville Brewery + Saloon, Boont Berry Farm Boonville bakery. Sunday breakfast at Boonville Hotel is the signature reservation.
Boonville Hotel opens the Anderson Valley AVA sub-region in the AC luxury portfolio - filling the inland Mendocino wine country gap between the existing Mendocino Coast cluster (6 properties: Inn at Newport Ranch + Stanford Inn + Brewery Gulch + Little River Inn + Heritage House + Albion River Inn) and Sonoma County coverage (5+ properties: Fairmont Sonoma + MacArthur Place + Hotel Healdsburg + Madrona Hotel + Honor Mansion). The CA-128 corridor that connects US-101 at Cloverdale to Mendocino Coast at Highway 1 passes directly through Boonville + Philo + Navarro - making Boonville Hotel the natural Anderson Valley AVA base for guests touring the broader Mendocino + Sonoma County region. Geographic logic: Anderson Valley AVA is geographically positioned BETWEEN Mendocino Coast (1 hr west via CA-128) + Healdsburg/Sonoma County (1 hr south via US-101 + CA-128). Multi-day pattern enabled: Anderson Valley AVA wine country day + Mendocino Coast cluster bridge (1 hr west to Albion River Inn or Heritage House) + Sonoma County + Healdsburg AVA (1 hr south to Hotel Healdsburg). Anderson Valley AVA is the cool-climate Pinot Noir + sparkling wine appellation that distinguishes it from existing warmer-climate Sonoma County coverage.
With Boonville Hotel added, the AC California North Coast wine country tour now incorporates Anderson Valley AVA as the inland middle position. 5-Night Mendocino + Anderson Valley + Sonoma Coast pattern: Days 1-2 Sonoma Coast base (Inn at the Tides Bodega Bay OR Timber Cove Resort Jenner OR Sea Ranch Lodge): Day 1 SFO/OAK pickup + Sonoma Coast arrival + Hitchcock 'The Birds' film pilgrimage at Bodega Bay OR Beniamino Bufano 'Peace' obelisk at Timber Cove + Sonoma Coast State Park drive. Day 2 Russian River AVA wine country day-trip (Farmhouse Inn Forestville lunch + Williams Selyem + Iron Horse + Korbel). Day 3 chauffeur 1:30 north on CA-1 + CA-128 east to Boonville Hotel + Anderson Valley AVA arrival + Boonville Hotel Restaurant Sally Schmitt heritage dinner. Day 4 Anderson Valley AVA wine country chauffeur retainer day: Roederer Estate + Husch + Navarro + Goldeneye + Pennyroyal Farm + Bewildered Pig at Philo lunch + Foursight + return to Boonville Hotel. Day 5 chauffeur 1:00 west on CA-128 to Mendocino Coast (Albion River Inn OR Brewery Gulch Inn OR Heritage House): Mendocino Coast arrival + final coastal night. Day 6 SFO/OAK departure. 3 distinct California North Coast wine country positions in one trip: Sonoma Coast + Anderson Valley AVA + Mendocino Coast.
Anderson Valley offers natural beauty beyond the wine country - particularly the old-growth coast redwood preserve at Hendy Woods State Park. Hendy Woods State Park: 8 min west on CA-128 from Boonville at Philo - 845-acre California state park preserving two old-growth coast redwood groves (Big Hendy Grove + Little Hendy Grove) with the largest old-growth coast redwoods in the Anderson Valley region. Hiking trails: Big Hendy Loop (1-mile through Big Hendy Grove, paved-accessible), Little Hendy Loop (0.5-mile, more intimate redwood experience), Hermit Hut Trail (memorial to the 'Hendy Woods Hermit' who lived in the park 1965-1981). Picnic facilities + camping (seasonal). Anderson Valley Brewery 5 min in Boonville (the famous Boont Amber Ale + Hop Ottin' IPA producer, brewery tours + tasting room). Anderson Valley Historical Museum: history of Anderson Valley logging + sheep ranching + Native American Yuki + Boontling language (the unique Anderson Valley English dialect developed 1880s-1920s + still preserved by local enthusiasts - one of the most-distinctive American English dialects). Big River + Navarro River paddle: Mendocino Coast 1 hr west via CA-128. Multi-day Anderson Valley pattern combines wine + redwoods + Boontling history + Boonville Brewery.
Boonville Hotel has only 14 rooms (intimate Anderson Valley AVA inventory) with high demand for fall + winter Anderson Valley AVA harvest + Mendocino Coast bridge weekends. Multi-night Boonville Hotel + Anderson Valley wine retainer: 2-3 months ahead. 5-Night Mendocino + Anderson Valley + Sonoma Coast Wine Country pattern: 4-6 months ahead. Single SFO/OAK arrival transfer: 1-2 weeks. STS Sonoma County commercial + 1:30 chauffeur: 1-2 weeks. STS premium private FBO arrival: 48-72 hours. Boonville Hotel Restaurant Sunday breakfast: 2-3 weeks (signature reservation). Anderson Valley AVA harvest season (September-October) for crush experience + winery harvest tours + winemaker meet-and-greets: 2-3 months ahead. The Mendocino County Pinot Noir Festival (annually third weekend in May) + Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival - book Boonville Hotel + chauffeur 3-4 months ahead for festival weekend. Wedding inquiries (intimate 30-80 guest historic stagecoach hotel + Anderson Valley vineyard backdrop): 12-18 months ahead. Bewildered Pig at Philo dinner reservation coordination: 3-4 weeks.
Sally Schmitt (1929-2022) co-founded The French Laundry in Yountville 1978 + sold to Thomas Keller 1994. Sally ran Boonville Hotel restaurant 1980s. Johnny Schmitt (Sally's son) runs Boonville Hotel today preserving Schmitt family farm-to-table California cuisine philosophy + Sally's original 1980s menu lineage.
Sonoma Coast 2 (Bodega Bay or Timber Cove or Sea Ranch) → Boonville Hotel Anderson Valley 2 → Mendocino Coast 1 (Albion River Inn or Brewery Gulch or Heritage House). 3 distinct California North Coast wine country positions.
September-October harvest. Cool-climate Pinot Noir + Chardonnay + Gewurztraminer + sparkling wine crush. Roederer + Husch + Navarro + Goldeneye + Pennyroyal + Foursight harvest-day arrangements. Boonville Hotel base + chauffeur retainer pattern. Book 2-3 months ahead for fall weekend.
Multi-night Boonville Hotel (14-room intimate): 2-3 months. 5-Night Mendocino + Anderson Valley + Sonoma Coast: 4-6 months. Single SFO/OAK: 1-2 weeks. STS commercial: 1-2 weeks. STS private FBO: 48-72 hours. Sunday breakfast: 2-3 weeks. Harvest weekend: 2-3 months. Pinot Noir Festival May: 3-4 months. Wedding (30-80 guest): 12-18 months. Bewildered Pig Philo dinner: 3-4 weeks.