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[+] Paso Robles, California. Come for the classic roadside motel vibes but stay for a true vacation. That’s the allure of River Lodge , a brand new retro-chic hotel midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Just off the 101 freeway in Paso Robles, the reborn 28-room motor lodge is a modernist throwback but with all the right contemporary style and food touches — pool, hot tub, charcuterie boards, cannabis-scented shampoos, check, check, check, check — to make it a world-class detour. Poolside cocktails at Ciao Papi, the cabana restaurant at River Lodge in Paso Robles, California If you’ve driven this stretch before, you’ll likely recognize the red MOTEL sign above a property that sat vacant for decades. Built in 1947 as The Suburban Lodge, the old structure was slated for demolition until some locals spoke out about preserving the historic “Googie” architecture.
That’s when Nomada Hotel Group ( the company behind other local restoration projects, including Skyview in Los Alamos and Farmhouse Motel in downtown Paso Robles) stepped in with a plan that re-imagined the rooms, food, amenities and activities. After two years of meticulous renovation and attention to detail (down to inlaid emerald tile around the gorgeous new pool and cabana restaurant, Ciao Papi ), River Lodge feels like a destination all its o.
