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welcome you to Sonora and Barretta Gardens Inn.
We are Swedish (Astrid) and American (Daniel) and have lived in
Sweden, Australia, and in California. We chose Sonora as our home
because every time we visited from the Bay Area, we found something
new and exciting to do, from wine tasting, golfing, antique hunting,
frog jumping, music festivals, gold panning, swimming, skiing, fishing
or hiking in Yosemite National Park. We know you will enjoy the
gold country as much as we do. And we are sure that our guests from
Europe and those from the United States will enjoy the opportunity
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We serve a gourmet breakfast in our formal dining room or on our
screened porch (overlooking our terraced gardens) at 9:00 a.m.
(If you need to leave earlier, we can make special arrangements).
We also serve afternoon refreshments in our main parlor, giving
you the chance to meet with others or simply relax after a day
of activities.
We look forward to your visit and will welcome you in Swedish,
German, French, Italian or in English.
Fondly,
Astrid & Daniel Stone |
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Breakfast
served outdoors in summer.
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Breakfast delivered to room upon
request. |
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sit down breakfast is prepared by Daniel who believes in hearty,
healthy, sustainable fare. Starting with tropical juices and fresh
fruits in season, followed by poached eggs on bread, organic Aidell
sausage links and grated Yukon gold potato patties with breads is
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organic sustainable yet elegant Bed and Breakfast in the Gold Country
of California!
At Barretta Gardens Inn we believe in serving
delicious and healthy breakfast foods. We compost all our scraps,
e.g. eggshell, fruit and vegetable peels, tea bags coffee grounds
etc. to produce "Black Gold" for our extensive gardens.
We recycle all other materials like paper and plastic in separate
bags. We have planted fruit trees that will provide fresh fruit
for our guests. We serve organic teas and coffee. Our rooms are
cleaned with natural products from our local health food store.
We are now working on making an additional room into fully ADA
compliant yet elegant and luxurious and toying with the idea of
having our own chicks.
So
far our guests appreciate all our efforts into making as small
of a footprint as possible on this earth and still lovingly taking
good care of our historic old Victorian farm house for future
generations to enjoy, albeit not detracting from any guests comfort
and experience away from home.
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Take a tour of the gardens. The cactus garden was Daniel’s
first project and only took a few days. And then he wanted to
add a few steps outside the front porch. Oh well, this project
has now grown to encompass four retaining walls, two new patios,
a barbeque area, a fountain, fish pond and a lower level garden
area - still under construction. It is not clear if Daniel will
run out of ideas before we run out of space!
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Barretta
Gardens Inn was originally built in 1903. This is the oldest picture
of the house we have, before the road was paved and before the
garage was added.
The
house was built by a contractor whose nephew Superintendent of
Standard Lumber Company. He bought the land from the lumber company
and built his house above the lumber yard.
Additional
history and photographs - here.
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Barretta
Gardens Inn
Astrid and Daniel Stone, Innkeepers
700
South Barretta Street ~ Sonora, California 95370
800.206.3333 ~ 209.532.6039
email: barrettagardens@hotmail.com
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