Carlton Hotel, Palace hotel in Atascadero, United States.
The Carlton Hotel is a three-story hotel on the Central Coast in Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County, California. Construction began in 1928 and the hotel opened in 1929. Its tower carries a clock whose gold-plated hands were stolen in the late 1970s. The property was bought in 1999 by David Weyrich, David Crabtree and Steve Landaker, who reopened it in 2004.
Construction began in 1928 and the Carlton Hotel opened in 1929. By the early 1980s it had fallen into deep disrepair; local bands played in the dark, abandoned lobby and the gold-plated hands of the tower clock were stolen in the late 1970s. In 1999 David Weyrich, David Crabtree and Steve Landaker bought the property and renovated it, reopening in 2004. New owners acquired it in 2023 and announced further renovation.
The on-site restaurant Nectar & Noble pairs regional dishes with wines from the nearby Paso Robles Wine Country.
The Carlton Hotel stands in Atascadero on California's Central Coast, in San Luis Obispo County. It reopened in 2004 after a renovation begun in 1999, so visitors should confirm current services with the hotel before arriving, since new owners announced further renovation work in 2023.
In the late 1970s the gold-plated hands of the tower clock were stolen, and before the 1999 purchase by David Weyrich, David Crabtree and Steve Landaker, local bands played in the dark, abandoned lobby. The hotel reopened in 2004 after renovation; new owners announced further renovation in 2023.
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