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Sonoma Creek Inn

An excellent value for the price, the Sonoma Creek Inn is sweetly decorated (colorful bedspreads, fun lampshades, the odd tile mosaic in the wall) and fitted with flat-screen TVs and in-room coffeemakers). The property is clean and the staff friendly. Rooms are a tad more spacious than they are at other converted motels that are a bit older, and an extra $20 buys you a balcony or a pleasant walled patio with your own fountain—a nice touch. Boyes Boulevard is a little noisy (well, for Sonoma), and the neighborhood is strictly farm community—meaning it needs some grooming but is safe—and you’ll have to drive a minute or two to get anywhere else in town. Check the website’s special offers.