THE INN ON KNOWLES HILL BED & BREAKFAST HOTEL, Sonora
Property overview
Rooms and suites
The Inn on Knowles Hill Bed & Breakfast Hotel features rooms with amenities including a walk-in closet, an ironing board and iron, a TV with DVD player, and central-air conditioning. The Charles H. Segerstrom Room has a Cal-King bed and views of downtown Sonora including Washington Street. The Earl Warren Room has original antique Eastlake Victorian furnishings with toile fabrics on the Cal-King bed and windows. The Melvin Belli Room features an Eastern King bedroom set with floral accents and views overlooking the woods between Knowles Hill and the Sonora Fairgrounds. The Wendell Willkie Room has a hand-carved Cal-King bed and overlooks the azalea garden. The Wallace Beery Room features a California-King bed. The Ruth Bryan Owen Room includes a Victorian Queen bed and an Eastlake Twin bed with views of downtown Sonora and Washington Street. The Helen Keller Room features a Queen bed. Guests in the Segerstrom Room or the Earl Warren Room can add the Ruth Bryan Owen Room to create suites for a total of five people. Guests in the Melvin Belli Room, or the Wendell Willkie Room, can add the Helen Keller Room to create suites for four people.
Dining and breakfast
A full gourmet breakfast featuring fresh, local ingredients is served in one of two dining rooms, prepared in the period-restored kitchen. Breakfast is served promptly at 9:00 am. The hotel does not serve pork products or shellfish. Tea service is available in-room or by the fireplace with homemade cookies, cinnamon rolls, toffee, muffins, scones, and pretzels. Chocolate covered strawberries, cheese, fruit, and cracker plates are also available.
Leisure and activities
Guests can visit Dragoon Gulch, hike along the Westside Trail, or bike the old Sugar Pine right-of-way. Yosemite and Big Trees State Park are near the hotel. Other activities include visiting Gianelli Vineyards Wine Tasting Room in Jamestown or Ironstone Vineyards in Calaveras County. Indigeny Reserve Ciderworks & Distillery in Sonora offers tours of the distillery, processing plant, and gift shop. Guests can see a production by Sierra Repertory Theater. During winter, visit Dodge Ridge, Leland High Sierra Snow Play, or Highway 108 Sno-Park for snow activities. Horseback riding in the Emigrant Wilderness, boating at Pinecrest and Beardsley Reservoir, rafting the Tuolumne River, Stanislaus River, or Merced River and fishing are also available.
Location and Access
The Inn on Knowles Hill Bed & Breakfast Hotel is in Sonora, California, near Columbia, Jamestown, and Twain Harte and 80 km from Modesto City-County. Landmarks near the property include Railtown 1897 State Historic Park (4 km), Columbia Cemetery (7 km), Tuolumne County-Yosemite (1 km), and Jamestown (5 km). To arrive from Highway 108/120, take the 'downtown Sonora exit,' which becomes Stockton Road, ending at Washington Street near the Bank of Stockton. From Route 49, go straight through the light at Stockton Road, right on Church Street, which becomes Knowles Hill Drive.
Hotel Services
The hotel offers special events including five-course dinners for two to fourteen people. Flowers and chocolates can be arranged in rooms. Weddings, showers, reunions, and meetings can be hosted. Satellite TV is available in the sunroom. Housekeeping service is provided daily except Saturday. The hotel does not allow visiting pets on the property. Former United States President Herbert Hoover and Episcopal Bishop Louis Childes Sanford stayed in the Inn.
Choose your preferred room
Calendar of room availability and rates
Facilities
General
- Non-smoking rooms
- Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
- VIP check-in/ -out
- Express check-in/ -out
- Concierge desk
- No pets allowed
- Security
- Coffee shop
- Smoke detectors
- Fire extinguishers
- Key access
Sports & Fitness
- Golf course
Services
- Housekeeping
Dining
- Snack bar
- Outdoor dining area
- Picnic area/ Tables
- Dinner
- Special diet menus
Business
- Meeting/ Banquet facilities
Children
- Children's buffet
- Board games
- Children's play area
- Game room
Spa & Leisure
- Sun terrace
- Garden area
- Leisure/ TV room
Room features
- Free Wi-Fi in rooms
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Sitting area
- Dressing area
- Patio
- Garden furniture
- Dining table
Bathroom
- Free toiletries
Media
- Flat-screen TV
- AM/FM alarm clock
Room decor
- Carpeted floor