A flurry of new restaurants has made Wine Country’s Santa Rosa a destination of its own.
Santa Rosa’s Flamingo Resort and Spa mixes midcentury modern architecture with 21st century amenities, including a chic restaurant, poolside dining and a huge swimming pool at the center of the property. Sonoma County’s biggest city — its urban heart — is often just a pit stop for visitors eager to move on and explore Wine Country.
With banks of rooms fanning out from it like a blooming flower, the pool at the center of the property is the focal point of activity here. The pool’s large shallow section is a splashy play zone for the littles. Grown-up poolside loungers surround the deeper section, which is conveniently close to the little bar cart slinging glasses of icy watermelon frosé and spicy Angry Bird margaritas .
Many of the stops are near areas you’ll want to explore anyway, such as the South A Street Art District, known as downtown’s SOFA district, which has Sonoma County’s highest concentration of art studios. Depending on your timing, there’s a great spot to refuel nearby, too. Chef Liza Hinman opened the very popular dinner-only Spinster Sisters in 2012 and recently launchedfor a pint of Pliny or to sample your way through the line-up.
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