Oakmont of Varenna

We've been to Varenna at Fountaingrove, and their food is lovely. It seemed like they have recruited people to come from many other places because we didn’t see any familiar faces, and it is just near to where we live. They built it to be absolutely gorgeous. Their rooms are lovely, and it is very nice, but we just didn’t feel very at home there.

Varenna is updated; the room is about 22 square feet, and they have beautiful grounds. It is located in a nice neighborhood with a golf course. The staff is excellent and very accommodating, however the food is mediocre. They had a swimming pool, gym, and exercise classes.

Varenna at Fountaingrove is like living in a five star hotel. The thing is you have to be independent when you go into this facility. The food is pretty good in this facility. You pay a certain amount for your food, and then if you don’t use it at all, you can invite your family and friends to come and eat to use up the money.

Set among oaks high atop the rolling hills north of Santa Rosa overlooking Fountain Grove Lake, Varenna is a gated retirement community offering residents beauty, comfort and security. This senior living facility includes a three-story main building with 75,000 square feet of community area plus two additional two-story apartment buildings and detached homes nestled among rock out-croppings, live oaks and landscapes commanding vistas of the surrounding countryside. There are spectacular surroundings, spacious floor plans and beautiful Italian architecture. Varenna is a community unto itself with a gift shop, box office, computer and business center, a movie theater, bank, library, salon and day spa. The community offers a fitness center (yoga, pilates, water aerobics), a wellness center, bocce court, arts and crafts, pet parks, card room, along with trails to a nearby park, a garden club and tram down to the lake and private dock with boating. Weekly housekeeping is provided. There are popular monthly events, tours and excursions and a monthly calendar listing a variety of other activities. On-site staffing is provided 24 hours a day, and all utilities are included except telephone service. Continental breakfast and a generous allowance for meals are also included. There is a 24-hour emergency call system, valet service and a fitness program. Chauffeured town car transportation is included in the monthly fee. Life at Varenna is like living in a five-star hotel, with all the elegance, luxury and security you expect.