CHLA Lodging News Nov/Dec 2019

8 CALIFORNIA LODGING NEWS www.calodging.com GROVELAND HOTEL is the Yosemite area’s oldest lodging. It features a Provisions Taproom & Bourbon Bar in the 170-year-old adobe building. The original Douglas fir wood flooring still shows evidence of earlier barstools nailed down to keep the cowboys and gold miners from falling over! The Taproom offers about three-dozen fine bourbon, scotch, whiskey, and ryes. Guests can also imbibe ten craft beers, a Radler, a hard cider, a sauvignon blanc, and a prosecco on tap. The cold cases contain many varieties of Northern California craft beers, hard ciders, and hard kombucha. Wine drinkers aren’t left out as the bar offers an extensive wine list, many from the hotel’s historic wine cellar. Beverages can be accompanied by artisanal cheese or charcuterie boards, cheese paninis and house fermented veggies while sitting outside on the leafy tiered patio. Provisions hosts music on weekends when the weather is nice (mostly year-round). HAYDON STREET INN is a stunning 1912 Queen Anne Victorian boutique hotel in the friendly, picturesque town of Healdsburg in Sonoma County, California. Back in 1912, Andrew and Rose Passalaqua picked Haydon Street to build a family home with a covered wrap-around curved porch, a popular Victorian design touch. The house then changed hands in the 1940s and for a time it was a convent for the Irish nuns who taught at St. John’s Catholic School nearby. In 1983, the new owners of the property decided to convert it into an inn. They discovered beautiful fir floors under linoleum and lovingly restored them. Then they filled the home with antiques to evoke its early history. “Haydon House” opened for business in 1984. John Harasty and Keren Colsten purchased the inn in May 2006 to fulfill their dream of owning their own business and living in beautiful Sonoma County. Haydon Street Inn has a wood-fired pizza oven that is used most Fridays for guests at wine hour. John Harasty makes his own dough, sauce, sausage, and churns out the most delicious pizzas. L'AUBERGE CARMEL’S AUBERGINE RESTAURANT received the coveted Michelin One Star in June 2019. The Michelin guide selects the best restaurants and hotels in the 28 countries it covers. Backed by its rigorous selection method and longstanding knowledge of the hospitality industry, the Michelin guide provides customers with unique expertise that enables it to offer them a true quality service. Chef Justin Cogley’s cuisine showcases the finest ingredients with a razor-sharp balance of deference and innovation. The menu, served six nights per week, highlights the best ingredients of the season, enhanced by skillful technique and an eye toward varied textures and flavors. Desserts, masterfully prepared by Pastry Chef Yulanda Santos, are irresistible complements to Chef Cogley’s savory courses.   continued