Property
This all suite full service hotel is “The” place to stay in Sacramento with kids. Suite style rooms mean you don’t have to go to bed just because the kids do and the atmosphere is gorgeous with a tropical
atrium in the center of the hotel.

Location
Conveniently located on the Sacramento River across the street from Old Sacramento with a gorgeous view of the Tower Bridge. Just down the street from the California State Capital.

Sleeps
2-6.

Highlights
Suite style rooms with contemporary décor, comfortable beds, separate living areas with pullout couches, two 42 inch flat panel tvs, and high speed internet. There is a fridge, wet bar and coffee maker in every room. An indoor swimming pool sits adjacent to a fitness center on the ground floor. Take advantage of the Manager’s reception from 5:30 to 7:30 where you can get complimentary snacks for the kids and
cocktails for Mommy and Daddy.

Good to Know
In addition to dining at the Tower Bistro and Marketplace Café, be sure to take advantage of the complimentary cooked to order breakfast every morning of your stay. Ask for a river view room and watch the Tower Bridge rise as the Spirit of Sacramento paddleboat sails underneath.

Contact
http://embassysuites1.hilton.com

Written by Sharlene Earnshaw

Property
Granzella’s is a no nonsense (don’t expect friendly service but do expect them to quote you the price including California sales tax) affordable motel in Williams, California that has a stuffed Alaskan black bear, three mallards, and two quail flying from the second floor. It’s next door to an Italian deli of the same name and down the street from Granzella’s restaurant (which is being rebuilt due to a fire, but should reopen soon). Suites have fridges and microwaves, and the motel has complementary continental breakfast and guest laundry.

Location
Williams is not a destination by any means but it’s a convenient place to stop if you’re driving from Oregon to California and you need a break from a carload of bickering kids. Granzella’s is an hour and twenty minutes from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, which is a must-do for families. Elephant rides, anyone? Giraffe feeding? Thrill rides AND good stuff for toddlers?

Sleeps
2-5.

Highlights
Affordable prices. Old-fashioned Italian deli next door.

Good to know
You need mosquito repellent at dusk when the biters come out, and you may find yourself answering a lot of questions about stuffed bears (“How did it die Mommy?” “Can we have one in our house?”). Rooms are decorated with pictures of ducks and gun ammo. The pool’s outside and COLD but swimmable. Besides, there ain’t nothing else to do in Williams.

Contact
http://www.granzellas.com/motel.htm

Written by Jennifer Margulis