Cabernet House
Napa, United States
Built 1906 · Last completed renovation 2003
Cabernet House in Napa was last renovated in 2003, and originally built in 1906. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 2.0/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Data check
- · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Napa, United States
Timeline
1906
Historic building constructed by E.J. Doughty
1979
Opened as a bed & breakfast hotel
2003
New owners took over and began ongoing improvements
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 2003 renovation
“My wife Sharon & I took over the Cabernet House in 2003, immediately making lots of changes. Since 2003, we've made literally thousands of improvements and changes, all based on guests' suggestions.”— source · retrieved 2026-08-18
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
4★
Built
Sourced1906
Last completed renovation
Sourced2003
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“My wife Sharon & I took over the Cabernet House in 2003, immediately making lots of changes. Since 2003, we've made literally thousands of improvements and changes, all based on guests' suggestions.”
“It stayed within the Doughty family for years before converting to the 'Napa Valley Bed and Breakfast' in 1979.”
“The Cabernet House was built in 1906 by E.J. Doughty.”
“Built in 1906, this nonsmoking Napa urban boutique hotel is 5-15 minutes' walk to 24 wine tasting rooms and 50 restaurants.”
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Frequently asked
When was Cabernet House built?+
Cabernet House (Napa, United States) was built in 1906.
How old is Cabernet House?+
Cabernet House is 120 years old — it was built in 1906 and last renovated in 2003. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Cabernet House last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2003.
What is the Chrono Score of Cabernet House?+
Its Chrono Score is 2.0/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 4-star rating.