Calistoga could see another 170 hotel rooms in future | Business
Downtown Calistoga could be the site for a new complex that includes a hotel, spa, restaurant and apartment rentals. On Tuesday the Calistoga City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Merchant family that gives the go-ahead for a development application for the Veranda Hotel project to be located on Lincoln Avenue in a 10- acre site situated between Indian Springs Resort and the Calistoga Depot , both properties also owned by the Merchant family. “Every element of this will be up for discussion. There will be multiple public hearings both in front of the Planning Commission, as well as the City Council for consideration if any zoning amendments are required,” Mayor Chris Canning said. “And knowing the applicant and their history in town I’m sure they will also be some open community meetings that they will be willing to host.” The project includes a hotel with up to 170 guest rooms, restaurants, meeting rooms, a spa, a 4,464-square- foot event building ...