A 123-room Kimpton hotel is slated to open near Napa’s Oxbow District in 2028, developers announced this week.
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, part of InterContinental Hotels Group, said in a Thursday news release that the Napa location will join 10 other Kimpton hotels currently open in California. The project, approved by the Napa City Council in April 2024 and proposed by Newport Beach-based Stratus Development Partners, will feature two four-story, 60-foot buildings near Soscol Avenue and First Street.
“Napa Valley embodies the ‘laid back luxury’ lifestyle synonymous with the Kimpton brand, and the hotel undoubtedly will serve as an iconic, welcoming and vibrant social hub that embraces guests and the local community,” Andrew Wood, principal of Stratus Development Partners, said in the release.
Founded in 1981 in San Francisco by Bill Kimpton, the brand is considered one of the pioneers of boutique hotels in the U.S. InterContinental Hotels Group acquired it in 2014 and has since expanded Kimpton both domestically and abroad. The hotels are known for design-forward properties, strong food and beverage programs, and personal, neighborhood-focused experiences that blend luxury with character.
The project has been in the works for years. Originally known as the First and Oxbow Gateway Hotel, an earlier version approved by the council in 2020 included 74 rooms, ground-floor retail space, a cafe and two underground parking levels. Stratus, which later took over from the original developer, revised the plans to eliminate meeting and retail space, shrink room sizes and increase both parking and the number of guest rooms.
The new design highlights Kimpton’s signature amenities, such as pet-friendly stays at no extra charge and a complimentary morning coffee and tea service.
The updated proposal drew pushback from residents who raised concerns about traffic and climate impacts. But council members argued that the benefits — including new tax revenue and a separate 41-unit affordable housing complex tied to the project — outweighed the objections.
Though the Stratus proposal approved in 2024 received pushback from public commenters who cited traffic and climate concerns, Napa council members at the time argued the benefits of approval, including tax revenue and a 41-unit affordable housing complex — technically separate from the hotel proposal — were too important to turn down.
