Chauvet Hotel & Spa
Historic Restoration and Conversion
Glen Ellen, California
The Chauvet Hotel, the most prominent structure in Glen Ellen, is a local, state and national landmark. Built in 1906 as a three-story hotel, saloon and dance hall, it was a bawdy roadhouse in its day. It served both visitors and locals as a year-round center for social activities. Current plans call for an historic restoration and conversion to a luxury boutique, bed-and-breakfast hotel and health spa for wine-country travelers. The unreinforced masonry building required a complete seismic upgrade and careful reconstruction of original details and materials while adding new elements. A porte-cochere defines the new hotel entry and enhances the historic aesthetic. State of the art facilities for stylish meetings, seminars and private dining serve the needs of visitors and local townspeople alike. A new wing forms a courtyard with luxury suites over the spa facilities facing the pool patio. The hotel has 30 rooms, including four suites, with 20 rooms in the original historic building and 10 rooms in the new spa wing. This blend of old and new allows for contemporary luxuries, well-designed appointments and a historic, turn-of-the-century setting for variety and flexibility in guest services. A new health spa provides treatment rooms, saunas, steam rooms, workout area and locker rooms. A walled courtyard between the two buildings provides security and privacy and a luxurious elegance. Within this courtyard will be lush landscaping, grape arbors, swimming pool, spa and patio for relaxing and poolside dining “al fresco.”