Christmas 2007Welcome to the
historic Mission Inn.
Encompassing an entire
city block in the heart
of Southern California’s
downtown Riverside. The Mission Inn is close
to historic sites, antique
shopping and museums.
Robin wanted to have a drink in
this famous lounge and we certainly did try! Even Bob and Sue got to
have a drink (we are nice spices).
The Presidential Lounge originally served as a four room apartment for visitors to the Inn.
President Theodore Roosevelt was among eight US Presidents to visit the hotel, staying in the suite in 1903.
The suite later served as the setting for the wedding and honeymoon of Richard and Pat Nixon.
Today, portraits of each of the visiting Presidents adorn the walls of what is today the hotel’s premier cocktail lounge.
It was California weather... 77 degrees when we left home and it stayed in the 70's late into the evening. The place was crowded so we finally ate at an Italian restaurant in the hotel... We ate OUTSIDE and it was very enjoyable. Welcome to California!