How to Get a Reservation at Auberge du Soleil in Napa Valley

The short answer

The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil is the Michelin-starred dining room at the hillside Rutherford resort, famous for its wine-country French-Californian cooking and a terrace with sweeping valley views. It takes reservations online and through the resort concierge. The terrace and prime nights are the constrained inventory, so confirm the current platform and window on the live listing and book early for those.

When your night shows nothing, the realistic path is the cancellation in the days before service, as travel plans shift. Those openings appear briefly and clear fast, especially for terrace seating at sunset.

Which seatings open up

• The terrace at sunset is the single most in-demand seating and goes first.
• Weekday lunches and dinners are easier than weekend evenings in high season.
• Early and late seatings open more often than the prime middle of the evening.

The best strategy

For a sunset terrace table, the seats most people land come from cancellations as guests' plans change. The key is a continuous watch on your exact date and party size, with the ability to confirm in seconds.

Rose is currently an NYC pilot. Direct booking is available for supported Hillstone inventory; select Resy and SevenRooms venues can be monitored with a provider handoff. OpenTable is not currently supported. Text the venue first and Rose will confirm current coverage.

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