Hotel Petaluma is a historic 1923 boutique hotel in the heart of downtown Petaluma's Victorian commercial district. Part of Hilton's Tapestry Collection, the property anchors Kentucky Street and pairs Beaux-Arts architecture with a contemporary food and wine program — including the on-site Barber Cellars Tasting Room in the lobby.
1923 Beaux-Arts boutique on Petaluma's historic plaza.
Hotel Petaluma opened in 1923 as a civic landmark — five stories of Beaux-Arts brickwork, terrazzo floors, and an antique elevator that still carries guests up to the rooms today. The property survived nearly a century of changing fortunes before a careful restoration returned it to active hospitality, preserving the period architecture while modernizing the guest experience. The lobby reads like a city living room: high ceilings, original tile, a long wooden front desk, and locals dropping in for coffee and conversation in the morning.
The hotel sits one block off Petaluma's historic plaza, putting guests within walking distance of the city's serious restaurant scene, the riverfront, and the antique storefronts that line the Victorian commercial district. The on-site Barber Cellars wine bar pours Sonoma County selections in the lobby. Rooms are pet-friendly and lean toward European-style modesty rather than American resort scale — appropriate for the building and the city. For travelers building an itinerary that combines San Francisco and Sonoma wine country, Hotel Petaluma is the strategic southern base: 35 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge, 30 minutes from the Sonoma Valley vineyards.
Dustin Groff is general manager of Hotel Petaluma, the 1923 Beaux-Arts landmark that 855 Petaluma residents pooled $250,000 to build. He oversaw the recent restoration that returned the original tile floors, the pull-door elevator, and the hexagonal courtyard fountain to working order — and is the daily steward of a building that locals still consider as much community asset as hotel.
Shannon Kremer serves as General Manager of Hotel Petaluma, having worked at the historic 1923 property for many years before her promotion to GM. She led the property through its 100th anniversary in 2024 and the brand transition to Tapestry Collection by Hilton, while keeping the focus on the building's community origins — it was crowd-funded by 855 Petaluma residents in 1923, and Kremer's stewardship has prioritized that community connection through partnerships with local nonprofits like COTS and the Festival of Trees.
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Hotel Petaluma opened in 1923 as a civic landmark — five stories of Beaux-Arts brickwork, terrazzo floors, and an antique elevator that still carries guests up to the rooms today. The property survived nearly a century of changing fortunes before a careful restoration returned it to active hospitality, preserving the period architecture while modernizing the guest experience. The lobby reads like a city living room: high ceilings, original tile, a long wooden front desk, and locals dropping in for coffee and conversation in the morning.
The hotel sits one block off Petaluma's historic plaza, putting guests within walking distance of the city's serious restaurant scene, the riverfront, and the antique storefronts that line the Victorian commercial district. The on-site Barber Cellars wine bar pours Sonoma County selections in the lobby. Rooms are pet-friendly and lean toward European-style modesty rather than American resort scale — appropriate for the building and the city. For travelers building an itinerary that combines San Francisco and Sonoma wine country, Hotel Petaluma is the strategic southern base: 35 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge, 30 minutes from the Sonoma Valley vineyards.
Dustin Groff is general manager of Hotel Petaluma, the 1923 Beaux-Arts landmark that 855 Petaluma residents pooled $250,000 to build. He oversaw the recent restoration that returned the original tile floors, the pull-door elevator, and the hexagonal courtyard fountain to working order — and is the daily steward of a building that locals still consider as much community asset as hotel.
Shannon Kremer serves as General Manager of Hotel Petaluma, having worked at the historic 1923 property for many years before her promotion to GM. She led the property through its 100th anniversary in 2024 and the brand transition to Tapestry Collection by Hilton, while keeping the focus on the building's community origins — it was crowd-funded by 855 Petaluma residents in 1923, and Kremer's stewardship has prioritized that community connection through partnerships with local nonprofits like COTS and the Festival of Trees.
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