What, no Starpoints? Venerable Port Costa hotel is one of a kind
Jan 11, 2009, 1:09 pm
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What, no Starpoints? Venerable Port Costa hotel is one of a kind
$30 a night, bats included.
Perhaps the most mysterious aspect of the hotel is the process of booking a reservation. The hotel has no phone, so prospective guests must call the Warehouse, a bar across the street, and leave a message for Howie, the hotel concierge, who does not reveal his last name and who sleeps until 2 p.m. every day.
Perhaps the most mysterious aspect of the hotel is the process of booking a reservation. The hotel has no phone, so prospective guests must call the Warehouse, a bar across the street, and leave a message for Howie, the hotel concierge, who does not reveal his last name and who sleeps until 2 p.m. every day.
Jan 11, 2009, 2:19 pm
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I remember that building very well. In the 70s/80s we spent a lot of time at Juanita's and later the Bull Valley Inn. I loved Port Costa. Driving out of there at night after a bottle of wine could really be an adventure...
Jan 12, 2009, 6:51 pm
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Jan 12, 2009, 6:59 pm
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