two -night rip to Paso Robles.
 

We are planning a 2-night rip to paso robles this fall. We are looking for recommendations for places to stay, restaurants, and wineries to visit. We don't need a fabulous place to stay-but we prefer B & BS to motelish places. similarly, decent, interesting restaurants=don't need michelin stars. Are there places to stay in town that might be walking distance to tastings? thx.

There are tons of tasting rooms right downtown that you can walk to if you stay downtown. Otherwise, the wineries are not within walking distance and you'll need a car or hire a driver. There are many restaurants to choose from and most are located downtown around the park. Note that downtown is a very small area so very walkable. I would look at menus and see what appeals to you. There really are no bad restaurants I can think of. My favorite is Il Cortile.

Since you're only spending two days, I will recommend wineries that will give you great wines and views. Some of my favorites on the West side:
Calcareous (they serve food also)
Niner (food also)
Halter Ranch (food also)
Opolo (pizzas)
Daou (food also/pricey but great views)
Denner

And on the East side:
Villa San Juliette (food also)
Cass (food also)
Sculpterra
Pear Valley

What sort of budget for accommodations??

It would be hard to find a winery NOT to visit.

Wineries I like:

Eberle (wine cave tour)
Turley (my favorite wines)
Justin (lovely setting/facility, has lodging)
Tablas Creek (interesting Rhone varietals and blends)
Croad (has lodging but can sometimes be crowded with weddings, etc.)
Opolo (has lodging)
J.Lohr


I'll second some of AustinTraveler's:
Niner (although I think their food pre-Covid was better)
Daou (love the views and setting, but not the wine)
Cass (low-key, casual, but small, so reservations needed)
Sculpterra (nice setting, not crazy about the wine)

I would look into whether reservations are needed for tasting or dining everywhere, esp. on weekends. Pre-Covid you could walk into just about any winery and do a tasting. It doesn't seem to be the case now.

Restaurants in town... We live Buona Tavola and Somm's.

Ooohh... Just noticed it's only 2 nights, 1 full day. You're going to have to be very selective and organized in your route.

Which way are you arriving and leaving?

I agree with Jean on Tablas Creek. I can't believe I forgot it since we're members. Also, it's next door to Halter Ranch so that makes visiting easy. You really need to get out a map and find the wineries on there and plan to visit the ones that are close. For instance, visiting Tablas Creek and then driving out to Sculpterra wouldn't make sense. And Jean, I also agree with you about their wines. The only one on Jean's list I do not agree with is Justin. Yes, it's well known, but it has very questionable practices. The owner, The Wonderful Company, is the largest water user in California, illegally cut down hundreds of heritage oak trees in Paso, and is now embroiled in an lawsuit concerning sexual harassment of its women workers and retaliation. Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but a lot of us locals won't go near Justin.

Ah, well, the Wonderful Company hasn't ever been accused of being wonderful. I wasn't aware of their 'issues' at Justin.