Calistoga Motor Lodge & Spa

Calistoga's value base: pool and hot tub, free hot breakfast in a family-friendly breakfast room, and a walkable-to-downtown location - the practical upvalley pick.

Calistoga's handmade-pizza standby: fast, casual, and cheap by valley standards - Visit Calistoga's pick for hungry kids after the pool.

Calistoga's family-welcome hot springs: a big mineral pool where kids are allowed (unusual for spa row), mud baths for the grown-ups, and family-sized rooms at non-luxury prices.

Calistoga's modern luxury resort with a genuine family side: a big 130-foot family pool (plus a separate adults-only pool), cruiser bikes, and cottage-style studios with room to spread out.

Calistoga's 1952 mineral-springs original, freshly redone: three geothermal pools, a backyard lawn with games, and the town's mud-bath history - retro-cool that works with kids.