For the last 5-6 years, we have visited Santa Rosa every February for a weekend of beer tasting. Yes, beer! We know most come to this area for wine but the breweries around are worth a stop (Russian River, Lagunitas, Bear Republic) and Hotel La Rose is a nice central location. In addition, the hotel is within walking distance of a fantastic coffee shoppe (Aroma), dozens of restaurants, and the local mall.

We have returned to Hotel La Rose five times - and we will be back again. The hotel is quaint, clean, and comfortable. The rooms are a nice size and include a table with two chairs and some include a couch. The TV is small and hard to see from the bed - but, then, we aren't really there for the TV but to sleep and rejuvenate after a full day of touring and beer tasting. We were buried among the cozy down comforter and pillows. Best of all: the curtains suitably block out the daylight should you find yourself in need of a nap after ice skating at Snoopy's Rink :-)

The staff has always been warm and welcoming. In particular, Janet has greeted us with a smile for the last five years ... and remembers us!! We love knowing we'll see her and she has been the source of many a fantastic recommendation for food or a sports bar to watch our beloved hockey team.

We'll be back again next year. It is an annual get-away that we really look forward to and we'd be sorely disappointed to not get a room at Hotel La Rose.

We stayed at Hotel La Rose from June 23 - 28th 2012. Santa Rosa is a great base camp for touring Sonoma and Napa wine countries. The hotel is historic and very central to downtown Santa Rosa. Great restaurants and bars are within walking distance of this hotel. Our room was dark but quiet and clean. The bathroom was huge, bright, and full of character with an old fashioned feel. We loved the feather bed and the free wifi, even though it didn't work too well in our room. The hotel is allegedly haunted, which adds a nice mystic to the hotel! Supposedly there was a family staying in room 42 and the family was killed by bandits. The ghost of the little boy and maybe his sister, who were killed in the murders, rides the elevator up and down and climbs the stairs at night looking for their parents. I have no verification that this is true but the story is very interesting!! There is a video on YouTube of a Halloween seance at the hotel in room 42! Free parking is across the street in a shared parking lot next to an awesome coffee shop. The hotel restaurant was waiting for a liquor license when we were there and never seemed to be busy. All in all a nice hotel but is lacking 5 stars due to the darkness of the room, the weak wifi, and the restaurant.

We love this hotel and return often. This stay was on Thanksgiving day, Nov 2012, and we arrived with no reservation, just hoping we could stay in Hotel La Rose, since we prefer always to stay in historical hotels, and this is a favorite for many sentimental reasons.

Usually we LOVE our room, but not so much this time, although we're not complaining because it was the ONLY room available. It was room 47, top floor. Bed nice, pillows just okay (and too few of them), TV much too small for the room, one smallish window. Due to top floor, ceiling is sloped, but there was plenty of room to walk around - the room is positively cavernous. Two chairs to sit in, also, and good bedside lights. Because of the busy holiday, we were lucky to get a room at all, and were so happy to be able to stay in Railroad Square area, which we really love.

We both felt the rate ($129) a little steep for the room, which was just okay in terms of decor/design.

Biggest drawback is that the tv was miniscule for the size of the room. Could barely see it from the bed, which was pretty far from the TV, and the TV was far on the right side, and pretty low on a table, so two people would have to contort themselves a bit to both have a few of the tv. Since we couldn't see the TV, we read books - a good solution!

There is a bar and restaurant combo downstairs, which are small-town friendly. Since it was Thanksgiving, they were not serving off the menu, but instead had a huge feast dinner. Since we're vegetarian, paying to eat a turkey would have been horrendous, so they graciously let us choose a few items from the "feast" and we dined on fresh veggies and other "side" dishes, which were excellent to outstanding. The bartender suggested a Pinot which was also outstanding.

The location is wonderful - Santa Rosa's "Railroad Square." Walk to a few good restaurants, great shops, and even the huge mall just a few blocks away. Great coffee house across the street where you can go to use and plug in your laptop (see separate review: Aroma Cafe).

The personnel at Hotel La Rose were excellent in every way, bending over backward to make sure we had a good stay.

If you dine in their restaurant, provide your room key for a 15% discount on your entire bill!

There was a breakfast in the morning in a roomy back room. We always sleep in late when on vacation, and still made it in time for coffee and bagels.

We have stayed at many historic hotels in the past and make a point of spending a night at one whenever possible.
The location of the La Rose is very nice as it is in the old part of Santa Rosa with restaurants, coffee houses and bars nearby (walking distance). A very nice change of pace from staying at a motel on the outskirts of town. On location alone we would rate it a 4.
Parking is funky, you need to park about a half block away behind a coffee house, but that is part of what you get when you stay in an urban setting, things are not always as convenient as you might desire.
The hotel itself was nothing special. The staff was OK, and the facility was old but appeared to be relatively well maintained. The rooms were quaint but again nothing special as compared to other historic hotels at which we have stayed.
Overall, it was nice and if you seek a place to stay in a lovely urban setting I would recommend you spend a night or two. There is a restaurant adjacent to the hotel which can be entered through the hotel lobby but we did not eat there so cannot comment.