Just six stylish rooms fill this unique property that used be an automotive workshop. There's definitely no grease and grime now evident in the rooms decked out with colorful artwork and featuring stellar bathrooms. Shared spaces include a lounge with design books, a record player (including plenty of vintage jazz vinyl), and a compact kitchen with drinks and snacks available.

Note that guest access is via a key code and there are no hotel staff resident at the property.


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1. Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa

0.68 MILES

Those reverberatory bells heard around downtown emanate from this fifth California mission, founded by Padre Junípero Serra in 1772 and named for a 13th…

2. Bubblegum Alley

0.72 MILES

SLO’s weirdest sight is colorfully plastered with thousands of wads of ABC (‘already been chewed’) gum. Watch where you step!

3. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art

0.74 MILES

By the creek, this small gallery showcases the work of local painters, sculptors, printmakers and fine-art photographers, as well as traveling California…

4. Tolosa Winery

4.14 MILES

No-oak Chardonnay, barrel-selected Pinot Noir and bold estate Syrah, with artisanal cheese, charcuterie and chocolate pairings on weekends.

5. Niven Family Wine Estates

5.09 MILES

Samples from six different labels inside an early-20th-century wooden schoolhouse, with two bocce ball courts outside.

6. Edna Valley Vineyard

5.44 MILES

Sip Paragon Vineyard estate Chardonnay by panoramic windows overlooking fields of grapes.

7. Sextant Wines

6.25 MILES

Boisterous tasting room pours different varietals from Edna Valley and Paso Robles, with a tiny gourmet deli.

8. Chamisal Vineyards

7.58 MILES

In a rust-colored barn tasting room, tipple hand-crafted, small-lot wines grown mostly organically.