The Ink House also offers a full wrap-around verandah, pool table (surrounded by the stone walls of our basement), bicycles, video library, picnic table and garden swing.
For Elvis Presley's third film after his discharge from the army, producer Jerry Wald and director Philip Dunne chose what would be the only northern California location for an Elvis film.
The title for this 1961 Twentieth Century-Fox feature was WILD IN THE COUNTRY. However, the "country" chosen was the Napa County wine country, probably the least "wild" and most urbane nonurban area in the Golden State. Many exteriors were shot in Napa County, including the streets of the village of Calistoga, but the principal location was the INK HOUSE in St.Helena.
Now a popular bed-and-breakfast establishment, the Ink House was built in 1884 by pioneer businessman Theron H.Ink, at the center of his Helios Ranch. Today it still has two first-floor parlors, with a concert grand piano, a fireplace, a circa-1870 pump organ, crystal chandeliers, and original stained glass, all of which Elvis saw when he was here and which can be seen in "Wild in the Country. He probably even tickled the ivories of the piano. At the top of the house, high above the treetops, is a glass-enclosed observatory perched fifty feet above the valley floor.
The Ink House has a copy of 'Wild in the Country' which is available for viewing by guests on request.
Our rates range from $179.00 - $299.00 per night, with a limited number of one night rooms available. Our check-in time is from 3:00 to 6:00 PM, with arrangements made for late arrivals. We ask for check-out at 11:00 AM, although you are welcome to stay on the property to picnic or relax in the garden.
Smoking is not permitted inside the house, and we are unable to accommodate pets.
