Silverado County Club

If you ever have the chance to stay at the Silverado Country Club, take it. You enter on a long drive that leads to a circle of palm trees. The mansion is a lovely white building with elegant meeting rooms. The restaurant and banquet rooms open are on a terrace that is open in good weather, but was covered by clear plastic sheeting when I was there because of the rain. But you still had a wonderful view of the exquisitely manicured gardens.

The food is melt-in-your-mouth delicious with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.

Guests stay in their own charming condos, which dot the grounds. Each condo has a fireplace in a cozy living room and a complete kitchen, along with a spacious bed room, large mirrored vanity around a sink, with the bathroom immediately adjacent.

A better setting for a conference could not have been selected.