Beltane Ranch

Magical, serene, lush flower gardens, vineyards… need I go on?!
I recently got married here and Beltane exceeded every high expectation I already had. I stumbled upon Beltane while researching venues for our intimate (42 people) wine country destination wedding. Having never visited the ranch until 2 days before our wedding, I relied solely on reviews and pictures therefore it is my duty to leave this review!
Joy Wesley, from Beltane, was an absolute dream to work with. We booked about a year out from our May 14, 2016 wedding date and Joy was amazing at responding emails, building our trust, and so friendly. Since we rented out the property for two nights, I stayed in the cottage with my sister the night before our wedding. Cottage is a great space with quaint sitting room filled with great books on the history of the ranch, private porch access overlooking beautiful grounds, and ample closet room :). Since you obviously have to rent the entire property for the day of your wedding, our guests had entire access to the ranch and it’s surrounding property– which is just gorgeous with its wrap around deck, garden, oak trees, clydesdales, a cow, and a steer who greet you upon your drive up. The grounds around the ranch are perfectly manicured which made the perfect back drop for our wedding.
We had the most delicious breakfast made by the chef the morning after our wedding day. Since we were the only ones who stayed on the property for the night, we had the place to ourselves and soaked it all in. The housekeeper was so friendly and made sure we had everything we needed at all times although I only saw her once in the morning!
I can’t say enough great things about this gem located in Sonoma except that we can’t wait to go back.

Vineyards, flower gardens, wine country bed & breakfast, weeping oak trees, grassy oasis, old country charm, 3 generation family owned, romatic getaway, lovely wedding, movie backdrop, winery, homemade breakfast, fig trees, vegetable gardens, friendly cows and horses, chickens clucking, time-​warp. Smack dab in the middle of wine country.
Beltane Ranch and Bed & breakfast has been a place my family has visited since the 80’s when I was little, now I bring my little one. It has over the years remained the same. A beautiful ranch house surrounded by beautiful gardens stuck in time as if escaping the fast paced world we all live in everyday.
Many times I have watched weddings set up here as well as 2 movies and even a couple of magazines who used the owners house as the staging ground for their products.

One of the best B&B’s I’ve ever stayed at! Wonderful place, wonderful staff, wonderful food! Just beautiful! Thank you!

I am not a «hotel» person. Booking a place to stay is lower on my list of vacation priorites. And, if it were entirely up to me, I would rather spend all my money on food/​shopping and stay in a yurt. I got shut down on the yurt idea. I still wanted a place that is rustic and different but was given guidelines that it had to be nice and not a yurt. So glad I found this Beltane Ranch!
The property has animals, history, hiking, wine, great people, and farm to table food!
The property: this property has a 5 room ranch house and a private cottage, all with separate entrances and bathrooms. There are walking trails that take you through their orchard, olive grove, and vineyards.
Animals: there are two Clydesdale horses that you can feed with apples! There are also heritage hens that provide the eggs for the morning breakfast.
History: I was watching Drunk History and there was a skit on Mary Ellen Pleasant. She was called «The Mother of Civil Rights in California» who was an active abolishisionist in the 1800’s. She once owned this property!
Farm to Table food: They have a garden and grow a variety of vegetables. Our breakfast included kale and Brussels Sprouts straight from their garden! They also had fresh sugar cookies made with Meyer Lemons from their orchards.
We stayed in the Cottage which was an exercise in Tiny Home living. Totally doable! It had a private patio, small living area, bedroom with a sitting area, and bathroom with a shower. It was perfect! A little tip: no need to increase the heat from the levels they set in the winter. It will warm up to a perfect temp if left alone.
This is a truly great Bed & Breakfast that was a lucky find. As much as I would love to keep it a secret… this is a place to be shared.

We had such a wonderful stay here.
Booking was easy online. The hardest part for me was just figuring out that this place even exists. By the time I started looking for a weekend stay at a B&B that was not exorbitantly priced (read: under $ 300/​night) and that was still going to feel special, most of Napa and Sonoma’s most obvious choices seemed to be booked up. Somehow, I stumbled across Beltane Ranch and I’m so glad I did.
The place feels like a charming Southern ranch with a historic farm house, beautiful horses roaming a field, acres of grapevines and olive trees, and a really beautiful garden. This was the first time I saw a huge live persimmon tree (actually both kinds of persimmon trees dripping with fruit) and little pomegranate trees, and something about seeing these trees in the flesh for the first time was just amazing.
I didn’t realize the backstory to the property until we flipped through a book about its history in the room, and it’s fascinating. The farmhouse was built by a woman who was a freed slave and became one of the wealthiest women in San Francisco in the late 1800s.
Breakfasts were amazing (fresh salsa and homemade blackberry jam!) and you can even eat it on the porch if you want to.
All in all, highly recommend for a peaceful getaway.

Though Beltane Ranch is located near some large scale wineries, the property is tucked away and has a quaint, charming vibe. The relaxed atmosphere and beautiful surroundings compelled us to stay on site and explore the grounds. We checked out a hiking trail, vineyards, pond and gardens. Since our room had a great balcony view, we got cheese and wine from the market in town and enjoyed the sunset from there. The staff members were welcoming and helpful, and they made a tasty breakfast in the morning using ingredients from the garden.

Highly recommended B&B. Super cozy and friendly ppl. Would definitely come back. The breakfast and the picnic basket is amazing.

My boyfriend and I stayed in the cottage and had an amazing experience. We were welcomed by Joy, and every staff was super nice. We were offers a chord bottle of their famous SB and then went to check out the room. It was so beautiful and quiet. We had our own private patio also. In the mornings we had coffe at 7:30 and breakfast at 8:30. Breakfast was delicious. We then took a cup of coffee and sat on the porch to listen to the birds and relax. After we would then grab apples and carrots to feed the cows, Bob and Paisley, who were super friendly and loved to be pet.
We had an amazing trip and it was super romantic. We also met a group of girls who have been going there for 8 years in a row. Perfect place for mom and daughter, or a romantic couple.
Highly recommend!!!

This place is super magical. Room was great, property is amazing, breakfast was SUPERB. The other reviews say enough, just wanted to give the place my 5 stars.

Relaxing few days needed after a few days walking up and down hills in San Fran. The Beltane Ranch offers a picturesque setting, comfortable room and great breakfast. Walk the grounds and admire the vineyards and olive trees. No TV in the room but a moderate speed WiFi. The room was very clean and staff very accommodating. I wish we would have ordered the charcuterie and wine as a way to kill some time at night. Nearby Sonoma is not a late spot so your room is it! Will be going back again!

Beltane is magical. We were just married at the ranch and stayed in the cottage for 3 evenings. The grounds are unbelievable and the staff are phenomenal! The cottage is so beautiful, with a private outdoor space to enjoy your morning breakfast and coffee. One winery even comped our tastings simply because they’re good friends with the Beltane owners! Beltane will always hold a special place in my heart, and I’m so looking forward to an anniversary trip to the ranch! Completely recommend for all.

BEAUTIFUL! This place exceeded our expectations! The grounds are incredible. The history of the estate is so interesting. The homemade cookies everyday were wonderful! The only reason I deducted a star was for the bed. A King size bed, that is of higher quality would have made this the very perfect place. My husband is 6’3″ and it is a tight squeeze in a Queen size bed for the two of us. That being said we would come back! We spent a lot of time just relaxing on the grounds. Picnicking in the sun, reading on the hammock! Visiting with the Clydesdales. Sipping wine and snacking on the porch swing. PERFECTION!

Loved this place!!! Great location, super friendly staff, can’t even hear the highway. The home made brekafats was very good and the best part was that we didn’t have to sit with other guests. We ate our breakfast in our little porch outside our room. Such a cute place!!! Totally recommend it. This my my first experience staying in a bed and breakfast and I loved it!!!

SO MAGICAL! We are always a bit leery of B&Bs because you never really know what you’re going to get, but we really enjoyed our time at the ranch. We stayed in both a regular room and a cottage and both were comfortable and well-​equipped. The room in the inn was a little more noisy with other guests moving around in their rooms and the windows don’t really completely shut which can make for chilly mornings but the space heaters worked just fine. The gardens and property are beautiful and breakfast every morning was superb. Can’t say enough good things about this place!

Beltane Ranch was a beautiful location for a recent wedding for clients. The overall wedding was wonderful. It did get a little windy so flower centerpieces and lighting candles were a challenge. Just wish they had better restroom facilities and more market lighting over the reception area. I would recommend this unique little jewel to other clients in the future who are looking for a wine country experience.

We were married here in August with approximately 45 guests. It goes without saying that this place is one of the most stunning venues in Wine Country (and maybe anywhere!). It just oozes charm. We actually booked it site unseen a year in advance, and we were not disappointed in the slightest when we arrived. The rooms are very comfortable and vintage, the gardens are amazing and the areas where you get married and have your dinner are not only beautiful in themselves, but have vineyard and sunset views that cannot be replicated. The best part is that while it is beautiful and well kept, it is not in the least bit pretentious. My husband and I agree that Beltane could not be more perfect for a relaxed, yet beautiful and refined Wine Country wedding with so many great places for pictures. Our guests also got a kick out of the horses and chickens on the grounds!
Further, Anne at Beltane was a pleasure to work with from the beginning, and was extremely helpful to both us and our coordinator along the way. She was accommodating with requests and made the whole process much easier. Anne really knows what she is doing, and works with you/​your coordinator to make the wedding run like clockwork. The same can be said for the rest of the people at Beltane. They are also the BEST cooks! I still miss those breakfasts.
Overall, the venue is definitely on the expensive side for wedding (but the normal room rates are otherwise incredibly reasonable for the area!), but it is absolutely worth it. It was wonderful to have our immediate family staying on site with us for the weekend in such a lovely setting, and the people at Beltane are some of the friendliest you could ever hope to meet.

Most magical, amazing place I’ve ever been. From the garden where you can pick your own fruits and flowers to the best breakfast (all from ingredients grown on the property) I’ve ever had, it’s a truly relaxing, enchanting place to stay. You can go feed the horses, play tennis, relax in the lawn, hammock or chairs, roam through the gardens… stay here! It’s worth the price!

Don and I were married at the Beltane Ranch back in November. It was the most amazing perfect place for our intimate ceremony and dinner. Autumn made it special! She was so helpful and made everything possible. Without her it would not have been what it was. This place is magical! Our family stayed on cite in the amazing rooms and the dinner catered by Girl and the Fig was some of the best food I’ve ever had… And I’m a total foodie! The Ranch is so beautiful with so many photo ops. Our pictures by Megan Clouse were incredible. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the Beltane Ranch for making our wedding PERFECT!

Wow.
Kind of almost don’t want to write a good review because I want to ensure I can stay here next time.
It was nice to be off the grid for a couple of days, and relax at the ranch. It was authentic, the breakfast was great, and oh yea, we had our elopement wedding here and it was great.
You would be lucky to stay in a place of this caliber.

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I am speechless. I am shocked that this place doesn’t have more reviews, but so thankful that it doesn’t at the same time. I want this to be my little secret.
It’s as beautiful as the pictures show, and I stayed here on a gloomy winters day. Their first impression of me was anything but glorious I’m sure, as I called multiple times, first to let them know we’d be running late (wretched SF traffic/​accidents) and if it would be a problem. (Not at all they said. If they weren’t there my little package would be on the kitchen table). Then, I don’t know how but the wrong address was entered in my phone, and I got lost. 3 times! After they patiently and thoroughly, explained to me twice how to get there. Darn the insanity of tired eyes and worst traffic of my life. I forgot her name, but the evening keeper said to call her once we were confident we were on the right path. Oh the sweetness!
Arrived and was kindly attended to. Fresh baked cookies were in the cookie jar, along with her welcoming and brief overview.
Stayed in room #1. Corner upstairs room with a wrap around porch. Quaint, with a fireplace and softest comfy bed. Bliss. I slept sound, long, and hard. It is rare for me.
In the morning made my way down to the kitchen, and was greeted by the beautiful Laura who was making breakfast. I had the most interaction with her (although I’m sure all of them are just lovely). She is warm, and I felt like it was home! I was instantly attached to the place and the happy flowing vibes. She was happy to be up and happy to chat with us! Helped us in every which way from questions about wine tasting, to places to see, walk to, etc. I immediately regretted not booking an extra night, and was informed they were full. This was all before breakfast mind you, and it gets even better!
Breakfast was a fluffy waffle and crisp bacon. A cup of fruit which included persimmons from their tree, sweetest pears I’ve ever had (and I’m not a pear person per say), grapes, and grapefruit. Juice was an orange, cranberry, grapefruit mix. Yum! And prior to that I had 2 delicious mugs of coffee.
3 kinds of syrup, fresh raspberry (my favorite), brandy maple, and regular maple. Some chunky fig jam too. Wow how fantastic.
I was looking forward to the fresh raspberries alot of others talked about, but I acknowledge it my have not been the season. Luckily for me, I plan on coming back.
The camaraderie at the table was something I cherished, and my friend and I were the youngest ones, but loved listening to everyone else and felt so connected though they were all at least 40 years our senior.
Following breakfast, we excused ourselves and roamed the property. Saw the horses in the back barn area, and walked the back roads. I couldn’t get enough of the moss covered trees and fresh open air.
After a disheartening search for another evening someplace else, I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. Nothing would compare to the genuine, homey family feel of staying at Beltane. So we decided to bid adieu to Sonoma and leave the best memory here to stay.
Thanks Beltane for EVERYTHING!