Sacramento Travel
Hotels
When staying in or near Sacramento for business I like to stay at the Marriott Rancho Cordova
or the Embassy Suites Hilton Sacramento Riverfront Promenade by the American River.
For business near Rancho Cordova, I stay at the Marriott.
11211 Point E Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 – Phone: (916) 638-1100
The Marriott has a nice restaurant inside called Formaggio serving American cuisine and there
is a Starbucks next to it. Starbucks closes at 4pm.
There is a small fitness center to get in a work out with several ellipticals, treadmills and cycle
machines. Also, there is a rack of dumbells and a resistance machine.
There are free waters, water station and towels.
There is a nice outdoor heated pool and hot tub.
The hotel has a free parking lot.
The rooms are nice, clean and comfortable with refrigerator and coffee maker.
Marriott website:
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sacmc-sacramento-marriott-rancho-
cordova/?scid=bb1a189a-fec3-4d19-a255-54ba596febe2
The Embassy Suites is located near downtown and I stay there when having business in the city.
100 Capital Mall, Sacramento, California 95814 – Phone: (916) 326-5000
There is a restaurant called Tower Bridge Bistro and a separate eating area for less expensive
food options like pizza, sandwiches and snacks. There is a free limited breakfast and a free
limited happy hour with snacks and complimentary drinks in the evening for hotel guests.
There is an indoor pool and fitness center.
Parking is by valet and may take over 10 minutes to get your car so leave plenty of time to plan
for this. Even calling down ahead of time does not shorten the time it takes to get your vehicle.
Just plan for it.
There is coffee outside by the steps for those getting their car from valet.
The suites are nice, clean and comfortable with refrigerator, microwave, sofa bed and coffee
maker.
This hotel is located in the city and around the area are some sketchy people. The last time I
stayed there, around 5:30am it was dark and I was outside on the hotel steps waiting for my car
to be brought around to head to the airport and a guy on a bicycle with tattoos on his face,
neck and hands road up to me asking for a cigarette.
Hilton Embassy Suites website:
https://embassysuites3.hilton.com/en/hotels/california/embassy-suites-by-hilton-sacramento-
riverfront-promenade-SACESES/index.html
Car Rental
I usually use National for their walk up to any car and drive away program. It’s super
convenient and doesn’t take a lot of time.
https://www.nationalcar.com/en/home.html
Airlines
Depending on where I am going, I usually use American Airlines or Southwest Airlines.
https://www.aa.com/homePage.do
https://www.southwest.com/
Restaurants
In California and Sacramento area, it’s hard to beat the taste or cost of In N Out Burger. Two
cheese burgers and a fry are less than $5.
Weather
I joke that the weather person has the best job in California. In May through September that is
mostly true. They could say mostly sunny, put it on a video loop and check in at six months…
That is not always the case during wild fire season around the end of October timeframe. I
recently traveled to Sacramento for a few days and there were several fires raging throughout
the area and the state. The day before flying into Sacramento there was a fire near the airport
and the 5 freeway and 80 were closed off, cars were abandoned and they melted to the
ground. The center divide between the lanes burned, grass fires started up and quickly spread.
It really is a scary and dangerous situation. I called my hotel, this time the Marriott in Rancho
Cordova and was told that everything was fine in the area. An hour later, the news showed fires
in the nearby area. It’s important to check the current weather situation when traveling
anywhere.
