Hugging busy Highway 29, about four miles north of the river promenade and the Wine Train depot, a 10-minute drive to Yountville and Chef Keller's kingdom (the French Laundry/Ad Hoc, Bouchon), this may still show a few of its original motel roots, but this refurbished hip-pocket hotel is as clean as a whistle and offers some of the more welcoming rates around.
Inside it has the feel of a charming B&B, though the commercial-clapboard exterior looks more like a Residence Inn.
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