Residence Inn by Marriott planned for South Vine Street

Posted: 9:51 am, April 29, 2014 by Publisher Scott Brennan

City planners are working on plans for a new hotel on South Vine Street near the La Bellasera and Hampton Inn. It’s a proposal to build a new Residence Inn by Marriott. It will be a 4-story, extended-stay hotel with 128 guest rooms.

Next month the Paso Robles Planning Commission is holding a public hearing about the plans which include removing five oak trees and a lot split to subdivide an existing 12.6-acre parcel into two parcels that would be 3.17 acres for the hotel site, and a remainder lot of 9.44 acres. The public hearing is Tuesday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles.

The building is proposed to be an average of 53 feet in height, with roof and tower elements that project up to between 60 and 66 feet in height. The hotel architectural design theme is Mediterranean, and includes use of stucco and stone veneer exterior finish materials, and clay tile roofing.

The guest rooms include: 75 studio rooms; 24 studio/double queens; 26 1-bedroom units; and three 2-bedroom units, with a total building square footage of 98,500 square feet. In compliance with the applicable City Zoning Code standards, the site includes 140 surface parking spaces allowing for one space per guest room and 13 spaces for employees. Parking spaces include standard, compact and handicapped accessible parking stalls, plus motorcycle spaces and bicycle parking racks. The existing dirt access driveway at Wilmar Place will be improved with paving to 25 feet wide and approximately 200 feet in length. A new transit stop is planned to be installed along the project frontage on South Vine Street.

The Residence Inn by Marriott will have guest services including: