Visalia Hotels

Located in the heart of California is the charming city of Visalia, hailed as the oldest permanent inland settlement between Stockton and Los Angeles. With a history dating back to 1852, visitors come to Visalia to revel in the natural beauty of the Sequoia Region, which offers a wonderful range of recreational and outdoor pursuits, an active art scene, fantastic dining options, and a small-town hospitality that envelops you from the minute you check-in to your Visalia hotel in the heart of downtown.

Despite its small size, Visalia has enough attractions to keep visitors engaged no matter the season. One of the town's biggest draws is its food scene, and downtown teems with boutique restaurants, cafes, breweries, and wine bars, all of which draw on the natural agricultural bounty of the surrounding farmlands in the San Joaquin Valley. Menus are often shaped by what’s in season, from grapes to olives to citrus fruits to free-range livestock and poultry. From your hotel in Visalia head towards The Eastside or Southwest and peruse the dining options that run the gamut from Mediterranean to Spanish to true California cuisine.

A Day in Visalia

Among the must-sees and must-dos from your Visalia cheap hotel are the Fox Theater, Imagine U Children’s Museum, Huff’s Art Center, the Antique Farm Equipment Museum, and the Bravo Farms Cheese Factory. And of course, the town is the veritable gateway to Sequoia National Park—home of the "largest living things on earth"—Kings Canyon National Park, and Yosemite National Park, all of which offer every outdoor adventure imaginable, from hiking to mountain biking to rock climbing to simple picnics in lush forests and sprawling meadows. And don't miss Squaw Valley Herb Gardens and Bravo Lakes Botanical Gardens, both of which document the unique flora of the state's central valley.