Firelight
A small hotel for the hour when the sky goes copper and the coast goes quiet. Nine rooms, a wood-fired kitchen, and a fire that's lit for you every evening at dusk.
Glen Ellen, California
Where you'll stay
Each room is built around its own fireplace or hearth view — reclaimed oak, linen, and low light after dark.
The Firewatch
from $620/nightTop-floor suite with a private hearth and a west-facing deck built for watching the sun go down over the valley.
The Hollow
from $410/nightA quieter suite tucked into the hillside, with a sunken sitting area and a cast-iron stove for cold nights.
The Ember Room
from $340/nightOur most requested room. Shared hearth lounge just outside the door, close enough to hear it crackle.
The Coals
from $265/nightCompact and warm, for the traveler who's here for the fire pits and the trails, not the square footage.
Lit at dusk
Every hearth on the property, indoors and out, is laid and lit by hand each evening. It's the one thing at Firelight that happens on a schedule — everything else can wait.
Kindling comes out
Staff begin laying fires across the property, room hearths first.
Every hearth is lit
Rooms, courtyard pits, and the lounge fireplace, all going by quarter to seven.
Dinner service begins
The kitchen at Ember & Salt opens, seated by the fire or under the oaks.
Last pour at the Coalhouse
Our small bar keeps the fire going after the kitchen closes.
Slow days, built in
Nothing here is scheduled tighter than the fire lighting. Most days move at the pace of a long lunch.
Cedar hot tubs
Three wood-fired soaking tubs tucked among the oaks, heated to order the evening before.
The Kiln, our spa
A small, low-lit spa built around heat therapy — sauna, plunge pool, and one treatment room.
Vineyard trail
A 40-minute walking loop through neighboring vines, best done right after breakfast.
S'mores cart
Rolled out to the courtyard fire pits nightly from 8, with a small-batch chocolate we make ourselves.
Stargazing deck
Blankets and a house telescope, above the treeline where the valley lights disappear.
Library lounge
A quiet room off the lobby, fireplace included, stocked for the whole length of your stay.
Ember & Salt
Our restaurant runs on one heat source: the hearth. Vegetables, bread, and the catch of the day all pass through the same wood fire, tended by hand through service.
Seating is limited to 40 covers a night, half of it outdoors under the oaks. Reservations are recommended for guests and open to the public on weekends.
View sample menuAbove Sonoma Valley
An hour north of San Francisco, set into the hills above Glen Ellen — close enough for a weekend, far enough that the valley noise doesn't follow you up the road.