City Hotel

Frommer's Review

Established in 1856, the City Hotel was restored in 1975 by the state of California, the nonprofit City Hotel Corporation, and Columbia College. Now the college runs it as a training center for hospitality-management students (hence the eager-to-please staff). It's a big, beautiful building, complete with a stately parlor furnished with Victorian sofas, antiques, and Oriental rugs. The largest guest rooms have two balconies overlooking Main Street; the units off the parlor are also spacious. The hallway rooms are smaller but still nicely furnished with Renaissance Revival beds and antiques. Each room has a sink and toilet, but the shower rooms are separate. A continental buffet breakfast is served in the dining room. The hotel also runs a fine-dining restaurant serving classic Continental cuisine (roast rack of lamb, grilled salmon, and smoked duck breast) Tuesday through Sunday, as well as the What Cheer saloon. Noise from the saloon -- though it's not so loud as it was when the customers packed pistols -- does travel upstairs. If you're a light sleeper, bring earplugs.

Facilities:
Restaurant; saloon; nearby golf courses

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