Wheeler Ridge Hotels

Thirty miles south of Bakersfield along Interstate 5, Hampton Inn Arvin is part of the Tejon Ranch development, which includes an outlet mall, travel center, restaurants and several distribution centers. Fort Tejon State Historic Park is ten miles south, while the town of Arvin is 20 miles north. The hotel provides free hot breakfast each morning, and has a convenience store where drinks, snacks and light meals may be purchased. Guests have a choice of 82 spacious rooms, all equipped with a refrigerator and coffee maker. The suites feature a sofa bed and extra living space. Recreation facilities are the usual hot tub, fitness center and indoor pool.

North of the San Gabriel Mountains at the west edge of the Mojave Desert, Wheeler Ridge is a tiny settlement alongside Interstate 5 (at exit 219, Laval Road), offering a gas station, several fast food restaurants and one hotel - the recently built (2012) Microtel Inn and Suites Lebec. This handsome, interior corridor property has a business center with free wi-fi, and it provides free continental breakfast, all at low room rates. This location is 30 miles south of Bakersfield and 50 miles north of Santa Clarita.