1. Holiday Inn Express
City: Windsor, CA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (707) 837-0808, (877) 676-6662
Address: 8865 Conde Lane
Description: The proven reputation of Holiday Inn Express doesn’t disappoint at this location between Santa Rosa and Healdsburg, just off US 101. There are 75 rooms and 5 suites with either queen- or king-size beds, microwaves and refrigerators, and work desks with high-speed Internet access. A complimentary buffet breakfast is included.
2. Martinelli Winery
City: Windsor, CA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (707) 525-0570, (800) 346-1627
Address: 3360 River Road
Description: This family-run winery tends more than 350 acres of vines in the Russian River Valley, which it uses for its own wines and sells to other vintners. The winery specializes in Zinfandel—the Jackass Hill variety from the vineyard of the same name is considered by experts to be extraordinarily complex. They also produce a fine Sauvignon Blanc, Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay, Syrah, and Pinot Noir. The winery is housed in an old hop kiln, just a short hop from U.S. Highway 101 off the River Road exit.
3. Windsorland Rv Trailer Park
City: Windsor, CA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (707) 838-4882
Address: 9290 Old Redwood Highway
Description: There are 66 sites here, with 56 full-hookup, pull-through sites. Windsorland also features a laundry, playground, a small store, showers, and restrooms. A pool is open seasonally. The park is open all year, and night registration is available.
4. Windsor Golf Club
City: Windsor, CA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (707) 838-7888
Address: 1340 Nineteenth Hole Drive
Description: This is a challenging and well-maintained facility—a par 72, 6650-yard championship course—that has hosted the Nike Tour on several occasions. Nontournament green fees are $36 to $56. Twilight (after 2:00 p.m.) rates are several bucks less. A full cart will cost you $28, $10 twilight. Windsor has a restaurant and a snack bar, and golf lessons are available.
5. Windsor Bowl
City: Windsor, CA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (707) 837-9889
Address: 8801 Conde Lane
Description: Many of the trails in the state parks, state forests, and recreation areas of Wine Country are open to horses, and there are a few outfits that will rent you a steed. Prices begin at approximately $40 per person for a one-hour ride. You provide the cowboy hat and the harmonica.
6. Windsor Senior Center
City: Windsor, CA
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (707) 838-1250
Address: 9231 Foxwood Drive
Description: This center is surrounded by roses—45 varieties, in fact, in a lovely garden. In the artistic category, classes are available in oil and pastel painting and sculpture. Card players have a choice of pinochle or bridge, and seniors can learn to play the guitar, study genealogy, or join in a quilting bee. For the athletic, the bocce ball court is an attraction, as is the horseshoe pit. But most popular of all is the swimming pool: Windsor tends to be hot in summer, and the pool is a terrific place to cool off. It is outfitted for the disabled, who can be lowered from wheelchair to water by a special lift device.