★★ 1. Best Western Apricot Inn46290 W Panoche Road, Firebaugh, CA 93622-9719 Firebaugh has a couple of small motels in the town center, but the main hotel in the area is the 74 room, 2 floor Best Western Apricot Inn, located 23 miles southwest beside exit 368 (Panoche Road) of I-5 - the hotel's caters for long distance travelers along the interstate, and is 230 miles north of Los Angeles, 150 miles south of Sacramento. It is built just far enough from the main road for a quiet night's sleep, and has a countryside setting overlooking farmland of the San Joaquin Valley to the west and north. Free continental breakfast is available and there are several fast food restaurants adjacent. At the front of the inn is an outdoor pool, surrounded by lawns and palm trees. |