Book Your Stay 1021 Pine Street, Paso Robles
(805) 226-9995
Courtyard at blue hour. Windows glowing, wood fire lit, no people in frame. Slow, subtle video loop of flame and string lights.

Where wine countryfeels like home.

An intimate boutique hotel in the heart of Paso Robles, where thoughtful hospitality and the pleasures of wine country come together.

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1021 Pine Street, Paso Robles.
Sixteen rooms, just off the historic town square.

The Hotel Cheval lobby
Courtyard fireplace, close and warm. Stone, firelight, a pair of candles. An open doorway into someone's home.
Welcome to Hotel Cheval

A more personal kind of luxury.

Sixteen rooms, a courtyard with wood-burning fireplaces, a library for slow mornings and a bar just off the lobby. Hotel Cheval is tucked away off Paso Robles' historic town square, and it runs on a simple idea: with so few rooms, hospitality can be personal in the plainest sense of the word.

You won't feel like a guest checking in. You'll feel like someone who was expected.

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Rooms with character.

Each room is named for a historically significant horse, hung with original artwork and furnished in a classic style with a contemporary edge. Beamed or vaulted ceilings, a fire to light, a patio to step out onto: the details change from room to room, and each one is worth choosing.

A Classic guestroom at Hotel Cheval
Ground floor room. Wood-beamed ceiling, morning light through patio doors, bed dressed in ivory linen.

Classic Rooms

On the ground floor, beneath high wood-beamed ceilings. Select rooms have a fireplace or a private patio.

A Deluxe guestroom at Hotel Cheval
Second-floor room. Vaulted ceiling, fire lit at dusk, lamps on. Wide frame, layered textures.

Deluxe Rooms

On the second floor, with vaulted ceilings and a fireplace to come home to.

A Luxury guestroom at Hotel Cheval
Our most spacious category. Window seat in afternoon sun, book left open, generous space around the bed.

Luxury Rooms

Our most spacious rooms, on the first and second floors, each with a fireplace and either vaulted or beamed ceilings.

What's in every room

Sleep

California King beds with 400-thread-count sheets and white goose down comforters and pillows. Hypo-allergenic bedding on request.

Bathe

Oversized walk-in European showers with thermostatic controls. A few rooms have tubs; the hotel was built with water conservation in mind.

Settle in

Original artwork, a 48-inch flat-screen TV with digital cable, and complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the property.

In select rooms

Fireplaces, private patios, sun decks and window seats.

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The pleasure of being here.

Nothing here runs on a schedule. Mornings drift toward the library, afternoons toward the courtyard, and evenings toward a wood fire and something good in a glass.

The stone fireplace in the Hotel Cheval courtyard, lit at dusk
The courtyard after dark. Fireplace lit, two chairs pulled close, wine on the table. Hands and glasses only, no posed guests.

Fireside evenings

Outdoor wood-burning fireplaces are lit as the light goes. Pull a chair closer and stay a while.

A fireside alcove with armchairs and cushions, the fire lit
Pony Club detail. Zinc bar top, a glass of red, warm bottle-shelf light behind.
The Library. Leather chair, a lamp on, a book face-down on the arm.

The courtyard

The heart of the hotel: a private place for morning coffee, afternoon quiet and long, unhurried evenings.

The Library

A room to disappear into a book. No one will ask what you're reading.

The Pony Club

A horseshoe-shaped zinc bar off the lobby, pouring Central Coast wines and serving small plates.

Paying attention

With sixteen rooms, we can afford to notice things: how you take your coffee, what you're celebrating.

Golden-hour vineyard rows and rolling Central Coast hills, shot wide. Real light, no filters, oak tree for scale.

Discover Paso Robles.

Rolling hills on California's Central Coast, halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Paso Robles is wine country that still feels like a town: vineyards in the hills, restaurants close to the square, and a hotel a short walk from all of it. Think of Hotel Cheval as your base. Start with a tasting, stay out for dinner, and come back to a fire.

We can help you plan the days, from wine excursions to a table for the evening.

Paso Robles and the Central CoastVineyard detail. Vines close up, low sun, dust in the air.
A dinner table nearby. Candlelight, shared plates, a bottle from down the road.
Evening on the square. Lanterns, arches, an unhurried walk back to the hotel.

An evening well spent.

Just off the lobby, a French zinc-topped bar in the shape of a horseshoe. Pull up a stool for a glass of Paso Robles red, a few small plates and easy conversation with guests and locals alike. Everyone is welcome.

Wednesday to Saturday
4:00pm to 9:00pm
Sunday
2:00pm to 8:00pm
Monday and Tuesday
Closed

The patio welcomes dogs on a leash.

The Pony Club bar, with its horseshoe-shaped zinc bar and leather stools
The horseshoe bar from above at night. Pendant light on zinc, wine glasses, leather stools. Avoid staged cocktail flat-lays.
Flowers arranged for a guest, part of Something Extra
The lobby door, open, with warm light on the floor and fresh flowers on the table. A real staff moment if available.
We built Hotel Cheval for people who would rather be looked after than impressed. Come for a weekend among the vineyards, or just to sit by the fire. Tell us what you're celebrating, and we'll take it from there.

Your hosts at Hotel Cheval

Something Extra

Flowers, a bottle, a small surprise for someone you love. Call guest services before you arrive and leave the rest to us.

(805) 226-9995

Your wine country escape awaits.

Sixteen rooms, a fire in the courtyard and a stool waiting at the Pony Club. We'd love to have you.

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