Hawthorns are hit or miss. This is a miss. The hallways have a weird smell; a mix not of fresh ciggarette smoke, but decades-old smoke mixed with Las Vegas Excalliber Hotel air freshener and my Aunt Patty's basement.

The heater/AC unit in the room had two settings: off and suffication. The sheets were made of some sort of synthetic material that I think is also used to make shower curtains or Fedex envelopes. Weird carpet and bedspread stains that I am still trying to get out of my mind. The towels were likely donated or discarded from an underfunded highschool -rough, scratchy and threadbare. The breakfast bar had good eggs and excellent coffee. The apple juice tasted like it was beginning to ferment in the dispenser. The second morning there was a meat-based sustance in the steam table that I think was supposed to be hash. It smelled a little like dog food, but my curiousity got the best of me and I decided to taste it. I also wisely decided to spit it out. The location is good and there is a starbucks across the street so you have somewhere to go to minimize the amount of time you have to spend in the room.

The exercise equipment was crammed into a small room off the lobby. All of it looked like it was from the 90's and in rough shape.

i loved this hotel ...im telling you if you want a nice hotel for a good deal Hawthorn suites would be the one to pick whenever your in the sacramento or rancho cordova area.... the breakfast was great lots to choose from and the customer service was fantastic whenever i had a problem or question they were there for me thank you hawthorn suites p.s im always there two times a week see u guys there if your reading my review lol

Stayed here after a disastrous hotel in San Francisco that was double the price! It was so nice to have a clean room with kitchen area so we could cook for ourselves. Breakfast was good value for money with plenty of choice that changed daily.Having free access to the internet meant we could check up on the kids at home regularly with ease. Good laundry area meant I could wash/dry all my clothes at a fraction of the cost at home, and not have to fight jet lag to wade through mountains of dirty clothes on return. Great, quiet place to stay.Good restaurants (spaghetti factory,cattlemens) only a 5 min drive away.Staff helpful and pleasant.

Stayed at the Hawthorn and found the hotel to be a little better than average. The building and room was clean. All rooms only have a king size bed and a couch that converts to a bed. According to the front desk, no rooms with two double beds. The bed in the couch is less than good - not much back support. We also had a kitchenette in the room with a good size refrigerator and microwave oven. There is also complementary wireless and wired internet connections.

Breakfast was a hot assortment of three items that changed each morning. Hot waffles available every morning along with bagels, cereal, fruits, coffee, juice, and danish. Food was acceptable. There is a McDonald's and a Starbucks next to and across the street if the hotel food does not suite you.

Pool is relatively small and situated on the south end of the hotel.

The best part of the hotel was its very affordable rates and central location to the sites in the Gold Country. The hotel is 20 minutes to downtown Sacramento where the Old Town, State Capital building are all highly recommended. The Train Museum is amazing!

The Sutter Gold Mine tour near Sutter Creek was enjoyable as it is an active mine where the tour takes you down into the mine itself. Very friendly staff.

Another highly recommended site is the Daffodil Hill - outside the town of Volcano (when in bloom). My wife and daughters found the place to be quite beautiful. So much so that they forget about the 90 minute drive over winding roads. Also near Volcano is the Black Chasm Cave tour - very unique and worth the trip.

Placerville and the Marshall State Gold Park are also within a 30 minute drive. We did not visit those places, but the brochures look like it would be worth the trip. The Gold Bug Mine was not recommended by the people at Sutter Gold Mine.

Over all an enjoyable, comfortable, affordable trip.