Bishop is in the Central part of California, right between Yosemite National Park and Death Valley. Sometimes on vacation, we just stay in a place as a stopping ground to make our drive shorter. After driving through Yosemite, we swung up to Bodie State Park and decided to stay in Bishop before heading to Death Valley. (All of this was planned by Ed before our trip. He doesn’t leave much to chance! Ed always checks out the restaurants in town before he makes any hotel reservation. Food is Ed’s top priority! When he read the good reviews for the best restaurant in town–the bowling alley–he couldn’t resist the challenge and booked Bishop, California!)
We had reservations at the Creekside Inn in Bishop, and we were a little worried that the pictures we saw online were too good to be true. A few years ago, we made a reservation at a hotel for a room which had a kitchenette. The online photo made the room look, well, roomy. It was not. We had to shove the TV under the counter to make room for Lily’s pack -n- play and poured milk on our cereal while sitting on the bed. Calling it a “kitchenette” was very misleading.
The Creekside Inn, however, was everything the website said it was! A charming creek runs through the Inn’s property, and there are plenty of chairs and tables next to the creek. The weather was beautiful, and we sat outside to celebrate Emmy’s birthday. She opened her present while we relaxed next to the creek.
For Emmy’s birthday dinner, we actually did eat at the Back Alley Bowl and Grill. It looked like a bowling alley and it sounded like a bowling alley, but wow! They served us excellent steaks and shrimp! The food was really good, AND most importantly for the birthday girl, the dessert was fabulous!
Our room had a balcony facing the creek. Ed read a bedtime book to the girls out on the balcony first, and after we tucked them in for the night, we sat outside listening to the creek with a bottle of wine. It was a beautiful night!
Have you ever been to Bishop, California?
Never been, but wow from your pics – absolutely gorgeous and maybe someday 😉
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It was a great place to spend the night! Very relaxing!
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Can’t say I’ve been there!
We had an incident last year where a hotel looked glamorous online and was a piece of crap in person. Goes to show you that they blew their budget on a great website.. and not.. on a nice hotel!
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It’s very disappointing when a place you’ve booked is crappy. Especially since a night at a hotel can be so expensive!
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That sounds lovely! I’ve never been to California at all. My aunt lives there and she keeps inviting me, but the stars just haven’t aligned properly yet.
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Hopefully you’ll be able to see her someday! California really is a great place to visit. 🙂
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Sounds like a great little town – that is the 2nd phenomenal bowling alley restaurant I’ve heard of recently!! I need to start checking those places out.
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Sometimes the best food is in the most unexpected places! Then sometimes, you get the kind of meal you’d expect. 😉
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Looks like a really nice place! And a creek sounds really dreamy. I would want to go to a similar place in here too. 🙂
Did you just love Bodie??? We go every few years. Bishop is our stop on the way to Mammoth Lakes each summer and on the way home. We love Schat’s Bakery and pick up their awesome breads. We have been doing this for about 18 years now. Good to know that there is a nice place to stay in town.
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Yes, we loved Bodie, but it was cold and rainy when we were there! I’d love to go back someday so we can explore it a little bit more. We heard about Schat’s Bakery, but didn’t have time to stop by. I wish we had!