The Best Hotel in Sacramento and the Gold Country, California

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Sacramento has plenty of full-service hotels, budget motels, and small inns. Larger towns along Highway 49—among them Auburn, Grass Valley, and Jackson—have chain motels and inns. Many Gold Country bed-and-breakfasts occupy former mansions, miners' cabins, and other historic buildings.

Grand Reserve Inn at Teneral Cellars Vineyard

$$$$ | 19890 Shenandoah School Rd., Plymouth, CA, 95669, USA Fodor's Choice

Guests typically leave this B&B gushing over just about everything—the Tuscan-villa atmosphere, the expansive vineyard vistas, the sublime hospitality, the elaborate breakfasts, the luxurious accommodations, the ultrasoft sheets. Each of the five spacious suites (500–700 square feet) is designed for comfort and relaxation, with plush furniture and bedding; fireplace sitting areas; private patios; and well-lit marble bathrooms with double vanities, rain showers, and deep soaking tubs. The women who own the inn also operate the adjacent Teneral Cellars winery (tastings daily), which donates 10% of sales profits "to organizations that empower women and fight for gender and racial justice." 

Pros

  • Idyllic setting
  • Gracious well-trained staff
  • Marvelous special-occasion splurge

Cons

  • Pricey for the area
  • Maximum room occupancy two people except for separate two-bedroom Vineyard House
  • More for romance than family fun
19890 Shenandoah School Rd., Plymouth, CA, 95669, USA
209-245–5466
Hotel Details
5 suites
Free Breakfast

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