Bear Flag Inn

Loved the Bear Flag Inn! Dennis and Marge were lovely and couldn’t have made our stay better! Excellent casual and comfortable accommodations. Would definitely stay here again!

Dennis and Marjorie are so nice and accommodating. We have stayed at the Bear Flag Inn twice now. The property is well maintained. The rooms are quaint and charming and there is always an amazing breakfast. There is no other place we would stay in Calistoga.

A full five stars for our stay on a hot, dry, last weekend of summer at the Bear Flag Inn!
Dennis and Marge welcomed our large, lively family as we moved in to this authentic Napa Valley farmhouse! Three generations relaxed together around the pool and in the large, sunny breakfast conservatory surrounded by grapevines and shade trees. Everything about this place is comfortable – like a visit to your grandmother’s house. You can even bring the puppies – we did! Afternoon drinks and delicious, filling breakfasts of the lightest made-​from-​scratch waffles and egg puff casseroles elevated our stay from above average to excellent!

I do not give negative comments often, so this shows how unique this must have been. Make certain you dot your «i’s» and cross your «t’s» with this fella. Wonderful place, nice job done on the property. However you can tell by his caustic responses to those who don’t find this transaction as wonderful as others. It is a free country to have an opinion I am told. Keep your hands in your pocket. He will take your money even in cases of honest mistakes. He likes to reference «court» when someone does not agree with him. He may be a bit of a chameleon, nice when you pay him to be nice and rude when you don’t agree with him There are a ton of great B & B’s in the area to choose from, so check them out. Watch what you do with this one.

So this was a 3 day Memorial Day weekend getaway for me and the wife. This was was our first stay at a bed & breakfast so I can’t compare to other places. I must say we were not disappointed. Upon arriving we were greeted by Marjorie the sweetest lady ever. She made us feel welcomed from the start. It almost felt like visiting grandma’s house. True the rooms were dated but clean, besides we weren’t expecting the Ritz Carlton. One thing that was foreign to us but refreshing was waking up going downstairs and meeting all these nice folks from different areas. All the couples we met over breakfasts were super nice and each had an interesting story of what brought them there and their plans for the coming days, mainly weddings and wine tastings of course. The breakfast were these super delicious eggs Benedict. On our second night Marge basically told us her life story and how she and Dennis acquired the place. She’s such a great story teller and we were so intrigued and fascinated that we stayed almost an hour after breakfast just chatting it up. At last we had to leave, gave her a big hug and told her what a great time we had at her place. Needless to say we had a lovely stay and would definitely stay here again. Hospitality means everything to me. That’s why the five stars. Cheers.

Dog friendly place. Sweet owners. Tasty breakfast. Cute spot. Recommend if you are looking for dog friendly get away.

What an amazing place to stay!
My sister, her boyfriend, and myself stayed at the Bear Flag Inn over Thanksgiving weekend. The grounds are so pretty — vineyards and flowers. Lots of dogs, cats, and chickens running around (but no rooster to wake you up early). The rooms are cheerful and cozy. And the breakfast was incredible! My sister is a vegan and they had some steel cut oatmeal and fresh fruit waiting for her while I indulged in a delicious egg benedict.
Dennis makes his own wine and is more than happy to pour you a glass when you get there. 100% cab from 2002? Yes, please.
Stay here if you’re interested in getting away from the really touristy Napa sites. Calistoga is adorable.

My wife and I had a great time at the bear flag inn. We were celebrating our one year anniversary and had a great time in calistoga and much of that was due to the nice B&B. We were even given a present of a bottle of champagne.
The food and service was excellent. The atmosphere was laid back and fun especially with the animals around. I also really appreciated the hammock out back.
Something else that makes this a good place is the Calistoga free shuttles.
We would recommend!

The cottage is dead. I can’t give any stars to a place for food or hospitality when the actual place you sleep is disastrously old. Everything is so loud that even earplugs won’t work. The heater runs like a powerful motorcycle and the bathroom light is tied to its ventilator which is louder than a heavy metal band. If this was my home, I’d commit suicide soon; so not really home away from home at all.
Update:
Here is my response to the owner’s dismissive comment below. As you can read, my comment was about the cottage and not the food. That was already mentioned in the original review but I assume the owner is too angry to read. For a place above 250 dollars a night, I couldn’t care less about the breakfast that I can better at a nearby place for less than 30 dollars. Therefore I don’t need to wait for food to comment. I wrote that review after being awake since 5am (I sleep late normally) due to the horrendous noise of the heater that shakes the walls.
One thing I forgot to mention in my original comment was how uncomfortable the bed was: its edges were in a 20% incline from the middle.
Here is my suggestion to you, Dennis: go fix your cottage before attacking customers for giving honest feedback. I work for noone.

Really loved the Bear Flag Inn. Marjorie and Dennis are really warm and welcoming as are the gorgeous yellow labs with their smiling faces and wagging tails! Breakfast was scrummy and we really loved Napa. I would definitely stay here again!!!

All of the good reviews I must agree with!
My boyfriend and I have visited this area before but have stayed elsewhere. Because we are last minute weekend getaway’s we stumbled upon Dennis and Marjorie B & B by accident.serendipity.
AMAZING breakfast! Fruit all sweet! Best Eggs Benedict I have EVER had! Melt in your mouth.
Gracious host and hostess. Quaint warm atmosphere. great location close to everything yet not in the middle of town.
On their website it says «home away from home»
I could not agree more!
We can not wait to visit again.

This place was homey, comfortable inn; not the most modern, but clean and quaint. Hosts were wonderful. Breakfast was outstanding! Reminds me of staying at my grandmothers home.

My fiancé and I now stayed there for two nights. And on behalf of him and I we want to thank Marjorie and Dennis. Made us feel like home. It’s a very comfortable place to stay, I had never had such a wonderful experience like this one before.
I must disagree with other posts about them being rude, they’re the sweetest most welcoming human beings I have ver met. My fiancé and I were definitely over satisfied with this stay at the Bear Flag inn! We got to have a nice toast and shared it with the rest of the guests. Made us feel very special.
And the breakfast, oh my was it delicious. Both mornings were great. The pictures I posted does not do it’s justice of how tasty and wonderful it was.
They are very thoughtful people, I would definitely come back again. Highly recommended. Whole different experience, more like home and family place to be. Worth it! :)) Thanks again Marj and Dennis. You guys are the sweetest!

My husband and I stayed here for our first anniversary. We stayed one night, and we were 100% treated like family.
The house is full of history and the grounds are rustic and lovely. The chickens roam about happily with the cats; the dogs are sweet and friendly, but spend most of their time out of the house.
Just after we parked, I picked a perfectly ripe black fig off a tree in the front yard and ate it as we walked to the front door. The grounds are full of fruit trees — fig, persimmon, apple, and of course there are grape vines.
There’s a wine and cheese session starting around 4pm. Dennis will pour you his 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, made from the grape vines in the front yard, and tell you all about the California Bear Flag Revolt while you talk with other guests in the comfy living room.
Our room was very comfortable, with a full bathroom and lots of blankets and pillows. It was a very chilly night but the house is very warm.
Breakfast was served in the greenhouse room off the kitchen. The Eggs Benedict were made with natural ham and eggs fresh from the estate chickens! The fruit was perfectly ripe and most of it was from the trees outside.
As we left, we asked Dennis to clue us into the best local wineries, which he did happily. Every place we toured had a fantastic tasting and welcomed us with open arms.
We promised to drop in and just say «Hi!» the next time we’re in Calistoga, and I truly can’t wait to go back and visit the Bear Flag Inn!

Completely charming B & B experience.

Last minute getaway and got this place for a steal. Great weekend with Dennis and Margerie — they were wonderful hosts! Got greeted with some of their homemade wine from the Estate Vineyard with hors d’ ouvers by the fireplace. They also happen to raise and kennel labradors as rescue animals… so we got the unique treat to visit the new puppies — all 10 of them! Lucky us!

Dennis and all the staff were great. My girlfriend and I went for the weekend for my birthday last weekend and had car trouble on the way their which meant we missed our first night! Given that the reservation was based off a two night minimum we weren’t happy. Dennis was kind enough to give us a price break at his own expense which we were very grateful. Thanks Dennis we will see you again!

This is a great bed and breakfast in Calistoga. Dennis and Margarie are so nice, they made us feel right at home. The room was comfortable and cozy. The décor of the room and bathroom compliment the period of the house. Prior to our dinner reservation, we enjoyed a couple glasses of wine and light munchies in the living room with the other guests (wine from the property vines). So nice to sit down and relax for an hour prior to our dinner. After dinner, we enjoyed the hot tub next to the pool, quiet and relaxing. Breakfast was delish! We wish we could have have stayed another night! It is conveniently located a mile from downtown Calistoga.

I am sorry to say I can’t agree with any of the previous posts. I just received my credit card bill with the charge from our stay here and it reminded me that I needed to post a review. Although I will say that the breakfasts were delicious, we were disappointed with the room, given the cost. We paid over $ 500 for two nights stay in «The Cottage». The pictures online make it look way more charming than it actually is. The Cottage is actually somewhat run down — it could use new carpets and new drapes — and the back yard patio was in bad shape. The pictures definitely oversold it. There are much nicer places to stay for that price.

Upon arriving at the Bear Flag Inn, we enjoyed some of the home grown Cabernet Sauvignon, our «innkeepers» Dennis and Margie grow on premise and share during «happy hour» at the B&B. They have little noshes of cheese, crackers, olives, etc. to go with the wine and are incredibly social. They helped us pick out several wineries to see the next day and recommended several places to have dinner over our stay.
The room we had was a room with a private entrance on the side of the house. It was adorable, very «french-​country» in its décor with a connecting bathroom.
Although you have access to the house, we were out most of the day and retired to our room after going to dinner. We did, however, check out the in-​ground pool and hot tub (loved it!). It was really nice to go for a late night swim and enjoy a bottle of wine relaxing under the stars.
Now to the food :)…the breakfasts were delicious and ready immediately upon setting foot in the kitchen. The kitchen nook was beautiful and had a great view of the grounds. The first morning we were there we had Belgium waffles and fresh fruit compote. It was delicious and you could eat as much as you wanted. Dennis and Marge kept making everyone food to order; it was great. The next day, we had eggs benedict made with homemade hollandaise sauce and eggs gathered that morning from the chicken coup. The breakfast was excellent. My bf raved about the eggs so much so that Margie gave us 6 fresh eggs to take on the road along with some plums and figs fresh from the garden. The eggs were so fresh, there were still feathers in the box.
This was my first time staying at a B&B. Bear Flag Inn has set the bar extremely high.