Breakfast of Champions

One of the reasons I chose this hotel, after much searching and comparing on the ‘net, was the breakfast that is included. I figured we’d save about $20 a day if we could get a good meal included with the room. But we all know how most contintental breakfasts are usually nothing to write home about, right?

I’m definitely writing home about this one – it was fantastic.

Of course, I took a picture.

Freshly squeezed orange juice, strong coffee, scones, toast, fruit, cheese, cereal… plus there are bagels, rolls, meats and hard boiled eggs to choose from.  Much healthier than IHOP or Denny’s, that’s for sure! And if we want a hot breakfast, there is an Omelette Express that the front desk recommended, just around the corner.

I like it here.

Santa Rosa at last

Well, we made it! Had a few funny moments today – like I misread the map and we ended up on a real goat trail of a highway, going the wrong way… but we got here – and that’s what matters!

Our room is great; roomy, with a fantastic comfy bed that will be hard to get out of in the morning, I’m sure.

The Hotel La Rose is beautiful, everything I thought it would be. Made up for the less than stellar hotels the last couple of nights.

We splurged and ate dinner at the hotel’s restaurant, Josef’s. On check-in, we were given a coupon for 2 complimentary glasses of wine at the restaurant, plus 15% off a meal if we eat there. We figured what better way to start our vacation here than with a great meal? And it was. I took pictures, of course. And pictures of other things too, so make sure to check the Flickr page.

I think we’re going to have a great time here!

A little sampler of our day: dinner at Josef’s (with fantastic dessert); our hotel; Curt with Charlie Brown and Snoopy; the church we went to in Redding this morning – Our Lady of Mercy; a statue of St. Francis