We started home from our MacWorld adventure today after having a last run in Sausalito (we were staying at the Inn Above Tide – the coolest hotel in the Bay Area, stopping to visit my aunt in Watsonville. After a few hours there, we continued on our way home, making it as far as San Luis Obispo before becoming too bleary-eyed to continue. We drove through town looking at a long series of same old same old motels: Days Inn, Comfort Inn, Quality Inn, Motel 8, Best Western, Holiday Inn Express. We were going to go back to the Quality Inn when a very cool sign caught our eyes: Petit Soleil Bed et Breakfast. It’s a little gem of a place on Monterey Street in downtown San Luis Obispo. We arrived close to 7pm, with no reservations. They had a room (yay!), and they even extended their wine and appetizers time for us. They served a lovely local Pinot Noir and a Sauvignon Blanc, some delicious roasted almonds, grapes, and cheese. Yum! The room is very quaint, all of the decor having a very Provence-like feel. I think we have a new favorite place to stay in SLO! Tomorrow morning we get a full breakfast before hitting the road for the rest of the drive home.