To give you an idea, a sampling of Sonoma specials includes:
Now through August, the eponymously-named Lodge & Spa in Bodega Bay (www.bodegabaylodge.com) is taking 20% off their rack rates for all rooms (deluxe doubles to suites) for $188 through $360 a night, Sun-Thur. A complete spa and a golf course are on the grounds.
The Glenelly Inn in Glen Ellen (www.glenelly.com) is knocking off the same percentage for stays lasting three nights or more for between $120 to $140.
At the Healdsburg Guesthouses (www.healdsburgguesthouse.com), you can rent a full house (living room, kitchen, bedrooms, etc.) for $760 a week this summer, including weekends, for a 20% discount if you mention California Finds.
Less expensive is the Healdsburg Best Western Dry Creek Inn (www.drycreekinn.com), where rooms go for just $85 per night in spring and $95 in summer for Sun-Thurs reservations.
Other offerings from around the state include white water rafting trips ($52 a day), an all-inclusive women's yoga retreat, discounts for admission to the Queen Mary and more.
You have to go online to www.findyourselfincalifornia.com/californiafinds.asp to receive any of the discounts found in this deals smorgasbord (nouvelle cuisine, of course). There are two ways to locate deals: through the map found there or by using the site search. If you know your geography, the map is fine, but a little maddening because after you've clicked a region you're interested in on the map, you then have to select the name of the county, which is not represented on a map. The site search proved to be an easier way to get the information searching by destination name, region, activity or keyword.