The bursting colors, unique furnishings and charming Parisian 
ephemera of Petaluma, California’s Metro Hotel and Cafe will resonate with your eclectic side.
Each morning, the scent of the boutique hotel’s complimentary crepe bar fills the bright rooms of the restored 140 year old building. The several posh Airstream Travel Trailers in the hotel’s garden are also functioning bedrooms of the lodge, and contribute to Sunset Magazine’s choice in naming the Metro as one of the “20 most unique hotels in the West.”
A short walk from the hotel is Petaluma’s lively downtown, main streets lined with boutiques and restaurants. The scenic nature of the town has also made it a desirable backdrop for dozens of films, most notably, the George Lucas film America Graffiti.
Amid the places to browse in the down town , Chick A Boom Vintage has an impressive collection of classic clothing that will reel you through the fashion of the 20th century. Also family owned and operated, The Sweet Zone candy store compels you with old classics and quirky novelties such as 
bacon pop rocks and instant underwear (just add water). And of course the Heebe Jeebe General Store is loaded with an excellent collection of oddities and nerdisms.
For visual artists, the street is lined with the type of buildings perfect for practicing one and two point perspective drawings. Or if you’re more musical, enjoy the street’s public outdoor piano located in front of the Italian restaurant Risibisi. A world wide phenomenon, people have placed over a thousand public pianos in cities from Paris to Petaluma for the sole purpose of inviting people and music to come together in the street.
Most appealing to the expressive spirit is the grand scenery of Petaluma’s Sonoma County: the foggy coastal mountains, the dramatic beaches, and the seemingly endless vineyards, the vastness of which energizes the artistic soul and inspires you to create and enjoy.
