California Wine Country Vacation

A former employee of ours, Mike Lee, who use to work at our Quality Inn, is now a professional photographer and soon-to-be-med student. Besides having a thriving graphic design/photography business, www.Focus97, he gives his time to Operation Rainbow, www.operationrainbow.org, serving as their documentarian.

In the last week Mike has been serving with Operation Rainbow in Haiti bringing some relief to everyone who needs medical attention. Mike has blogged and posted photos of the tragedy and resilency of the Haitians. Please visit either http://blog.focus97.com or www.operationrainbow.org to see what’s happening real time and help financially if you are able. Thank you

Now that we’re all environmentally aware - reuse, readapt, renew - it might be a good time to make a little weekend jaunt to Sebastopol and see what antiquing and going to a flea market is all about. There’s no pretense with over priced mid-century finds, its purely one person’s junk is another person’s treasure. And you will find some treasures. Click onto this link and read what the SF Chron said about spending some leisurely time culling for those decorative items you didn’t know you needed.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/19/TRN918E1FT.DTL

oh, and coincidentally most of these places surround our hotel the Fairfield Inn & Suites Sebastopol because you do need to make this a two day thing.

“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on.  It is never any use to oneself .”  

Oscar Wilde, Novelist and Playwrite

“I travel not to go any where, but to go.  I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” Robert Louis Stevenson

I just wanted to make sure you all understand that our Holiday Inn Express has changed names to the Fairfield Inn & Suites after our renovation completed January 26. Next weekend is the Gravenstein Apple Fair and that would be a great time to come up and take a look at what we’ve done to the place. Sure it went over budget, sure we changed names but the place looks mahvalous. Take a look at a coupla pix I uploaded.

Our new guestroom

Our Lobby invites you to sit and wait

Quality Inn Petaluma offers beautiful accommodations and suites at affordable rates in the heart of Sonoma County wine country. Our contemporary guestrooms and suites feature modern amenities including free high-speed Internet access and satellite TV. Quality Inn Petaluma also offers exciting Sonoma wine country vacation packages.