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With our convenient freeway access, the Inn can serve as your gateway for day trips to historic Gold Country, Lake Tahoe, Reno, and the Napa and Sonoma wine country.

Discover gold country.

Delight in the state's gold rush heritage along historic Highway 49. Visit restored old mining towns and see living history displays and period recreations.

See an intimate performance.

The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts features state-of-the-art acoustics, plentiful parking, easy access to Highway I-80, and an intimate theater in which to see world class performances.

Drink wine, wine and more wine.

The inn is only an hour away from Napa Valley and two hours from the wineries of Sonoma County. The Sierra foothills also have some terrific wineries; information is at Sierra Wine. Just ask your innkeepers for recommendations.

Swim or Ski in Lake Tahoe.

Lake Tahoe is a truly spectacular body of water nestled in the middle of the high sierra. In the summer it offers terrific water sports. Winter features some of the best skiing in the country.

Play the odds in Reno.

Let's sprawling than Vegas — but no less dangerous — Reno offers plenty of gambling action in the shadow of the beautiful Tahoe National Forest.