Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping & Eating
Fallon Hotel
HOTEL
( 209-532-1470;
parks.ca.gov
; 11175 Washington St; r $50-115; )
The historic Fallon Hotel hosts the most professional theater troupe in the region, the Si-
erra Repertory Theatre.
City Hotel
HOTEL
( 209-532-1479;
parks.ca.gov/columbia
;
22768 Main St; r $85-115; )
Among the handful of restored Victorian hotels in the area, the City Hotel is the most eleg-
ant, with rooms that overlook a shady stretch of Main St and that open on lovely sitting
rooms. The acclaimed restaurant (mains $15 to $30) is frequented by a Twain impersonat-
or and the adjoining
What Cheer Saloon
is an atmospheric Gold Country joint with oil
paintings of lusty ladies and stripped wallpaper.
Cottages
COTTAGE
( 209-532-1479;
parks.ca.gov
; 1-/2-/3-bedroom cottage $126.50/148.50/170.50)
A cozy alternative to staying in a hotel are these cottages, two at the end of main street,
and the largest with three bedrooms on Columbia St.
Columbia Mercantile
MARKET
( 209-532-7511; cnr Main & Jackson Sts; 9am-6pm)
For town gossip and snacks, stop at the friendly Columbia Mercantile, which also has a
wide variety of groceries.
Entertainment
Sierra Repertory Theatre
THEATER
( 209-532-3120;
www.sierrarep.org
;
11175 Washington St)
This theater mixes chestnuts of the stage (
Romeo & Juliet
,
South Pacific
) with popular re-
views.
