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| With John, Tracy, Jeff, & Krysten at MOONS! |
Have you ever heard of Quincy, California? I'm sure many of you have not, unless you were raised in the Bay Area. If you love a sweet, beautiful little town with a few cute shops and some great restaurants then you should visit Quincy.
A few weeks ago, my daughter, son-in-law, and I drove 6 hours from San Francisco to Quincy to spend a few days at my friends adorable hotel. We spent three days and two nights at The Ranchito Motel. It was built in 1946 and has a charming history. With a few different owners over the years, the Ranchito has become a favorite hideaway for many people. My daughter loves history and old buildings, so she got a kick out of the old architecture, structures, and stories that we saw and heard on our trip.
Our favorite restaurant that we enjoyed in town was called MOONS. The food was delicious, the atmosphere was sheik and comfortable, the service was great and the dessert was "to live for!" We indulged in an avocado cream pie that is a must! We definitely will be back at Moons when we visit Quincy again!
The Ranchito was just taken over about two years ago by friends of mine (John & Tracy), and they have really brightened the place up. John and Tracy have have made a wonderful impression on the town of Quincy and all who visit. Quincy is basically a one-horse town with a few street lights, a few restaurants (some great food), a delicious home made candy store (Carey Candy Co.) and a few dress shops. Our tour of the town was completed in less than an afternoon and we managed a stop at their very neat museum! This museum had all kinds of items from Quincy's past including an old dental chair, old medicine bottles from the town pharmacy, tons of old matchbooks from almost every place in town, old money, purses, jewelry, tools, machinery, wagons, railroad equipment, luggage trunks, books and much, much more!
When Tracy gave us a tour, there was still snow on the ground from Christmas, beautiful green trees and many little hints of the 1940s and 1970s. One of our favorite little touches from the past was a beautiful wagon wheel window in one of the original 10 rooms that were built in the 1940s. There were imprints in the cement (such as cattle branding) from decades ago that John and Tracy are researching.
While the Ranchito may not be a four seasons resort, the most important factor to me is cleanliness and this hotel earns 5 stars for it! They are in the process of completely renovating the entire hotel and have made many, many improvements in the short time that they have been there! Every room has a brand new (very comfy) mattress, comforters, flat screen T.V., DVD player (with a very big DVD library at the front desk), a microwave, refrigerator and they are in the process of repainting each and every room. Along with those improvements, every inch of every room was deep cleaned! While they still have many more updates and improvements on their to do list, the Ranchito has come a long way over this last year and has many stories to tell since its doors opened in 1946.
If you are ever in Quincy or wish to get away from the city and desire to stay in a comfortable, clean place you must stay at the Ranchito Motel - you will be in GREAT hands! Also, in the winter months, bring coats and boots - we were freezing our little behinds off because it was about 35-40 degrees during the day, though we were told it had warmed up from 6 degrees the previous week!
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| The Quincy Museum |
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| Old Hearst at the Museum |
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| Cute old church |
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| Branding in the cement |
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| The Ranchito in Springtime |
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| The Ranchito |
