Where we are Neighborhood A river town in Sonoma County, thirty-five miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.
The Historic Hotel Petaluma sits distinctly at 205 Kentucky Street, in the heart of downtown. Petaluma is a quiet getaway with easy access to California wine country, boutique shops, trendy bars, a vast array of restaurants, art galleries and local attractions — most of them within a few blocks of the front door.
At the door
Our 1924 hotel sits in the city centre, surrounded by boutiques, antiques shops, restaurants and businesses. Petaluma escaped the 1906 earthquake almost untouched, which is why so much of the downtown still stands as it was built.
Wineries, breweries, the Phoenix and Mystic theaters, the Petaluma Library Museum, Petaluma Creamery ice cream and paddle-boarding sites on the Petaluma River are all within a mile of the front door.
Wine country
Hotel Petaluma sits near four hundred wineries, with easy coastal access to Northern California. Sonoma and Napa are both within a comfortable drive, and tasting rooms fill the blocks around Kentucky Street if you would rather not drive at all.
Within a mile
Measured from the front door on Kentucky Street.
Further out
Over the Golden Gate Bridge and into the city — close enough for a day, far enough to come back to quiet.
Around four hundred wineries sit within reach, with tasting rooms in every direction from town.
Point Reyes National Seashore and Bodega Bay, on the Pacific side of the county.
Why the town is here
During the Gold Rush, settlers moving inland found fertile valley floor along the Petaluma River and stayed. Grain milling, dairy farms and egg processing followed — by 1920 the population had passed six thousand, and the town needed a hotel.
Until Highway 101 was built, the Petaluma River was the main channel for commerce into San Francisco. Guests arrived at this hotel by ferry and by railway.
Read the full history
Practicalities
There is no on-site parking. No airport shuttle is offered.
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