In addition to being a romantic getaway, The Groveland Hotel is an ideal pit stop enroute to Yosemite National Park. Snuggle up in one of their delightfully furnished bedrooms and wake to a lazy breakfast next morning. At lunchtime grab a picnic basket from the Cellar Door restaurant before heading out to see the sights around town.

The dinner menu is obviously Americanized with whiffs of Asia, so head straight for Humboldt fog goats' cheese with spicy roasted sunflower seeds, or crispy popcorn shrimp with artichoke and red chili tartar sauce. Grilled rare ahi tuna, Australian lamb rack, or grilled 28 day aged filet mignon with fricassée of homemade pastrami, celery root and turnip, and foie gras sauce could follow. A plate of artisan cheeses from Wisconsin, California and Colorado may impress at dessert time.

The inspirational, Wine Spectator award winning wine list is a bountiful collection of more than 550 labels.