Hi Steve thank you so much for the detailed reply its a great help as we havent been that far north in Cali yet. We are spending a couple of days in San Fran and were then due to spend only a day and night in Petaluma before moving on to Calistoga. Based on what there is to do I think we may extend the time in Petaluma as it looks lovely. Thanks for the heads up on the movie sites, I am keen to see as much as I can but my long suffering other half likes the look of the other places you have listed aswell. I'll send you a pm bit later this week and will try and work out a call, that is really kind of you thank you. Paul