BY FRAN ENDICOTT MILLER

Sacramento’s Downtown Commons, aka DOCO, continues to attract crowds not only for its Golden 1 Center NBA action, but also for its vibrant concert lineup. Featuring everything from retro acts such as Toto and Billy Idol, to A-list comedians such as John Mulaney, to the hottest of the hot like Justin Bieber and Billie Eilish, Golden 1 Center is a state-of-the-art performance destination. It, and the entire DOCO complex, have well-filled a need in California’s capital city. And the adjacent Kimpton Sawyer Hotel provides ideal accommodations that negate the requisite post-game or post-concert ‘hit the road’ exit. Book a room and relax knowing that you’re steps away from your Golden 1 seat. 

Golden 1 Center. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Or maybe it’s the State Capitol that brings you to River City, or the Maynard Dixon-muraled walls of the California State Library. Perhaps it’s the outstanding Crocker Art Museum, featuring the world’s foremost display of California art, or the newly refurbished, family-friendly Fairytale Town with its 26 playsets based on nursery rhymes and fairytales. Whatever the reason for finding yourself in Sacramento, Kimpton Sawyer’s DOCO location places you within easy reach of the best of the region. 

Kimpton Sawyer King Balcony Room

Kimpton Sawyer Guest Bath

Kimpton Sawyer’s rooms are spacious and the beds are plush. Ask for a room with a deep tub, and after your soak, cozy-up in a Frette robe. A 7,120-square-foot, third floor pool deck offers cabanas, fire pits, and seating areas, over which the hotel’s urbane Revival Bar is perched – a great spot for pre or post Golden 1 Center action. Enjoy creatively crafted cocktails such as the Revival Old Fashioned with Whistle Pig Piggy Back Rye, Demerara, and bitters. Small plate fare includes cheese and charcuterie, Kusshi Oysters, an artfully plated Ahi Tuna Tostada, Duck Carnitas Tacos, and a soul-satisfying New York Steak Sandwich, among many other items. Revival offers a host of weekly and monthly events, including Shuck Mondays with $1 oysters and $7 glasses of Chandon and Chandon Rosé, half-price bottles of wine every Tuesday, Vinyl Nights every Thursday, and all-night happy hour every Sunday night from 4:00 p.m. until closing.  

Kimpton Sawyer Revival Bar

Kimpton Sawyer Pool

Sample a selection of red and white wines during Kimpton Sawyer’s complimentary wine hour each evening, and wake-up to the complimentary coffee bar set-up in the lobby. Custom designed Micro Kickboard scooters are available for complimentary use by kids, and custom-designed PUBLIC bikes are available for adults, for riding around town or on Sacramento’s 32 miles of bike paths.

Additional DOCO eateries include hip steakhouse Echo & Rig, the Bay Area-fave Sauced BBQ, Estelle Bakery & Patisserie, New York and Philadelphia-based Insomnia Cookies, and Pressed Juicery, among others. And, shoppers will find much to love at Macy’s and Urban Outfitters. 

Kimpton Sawyer offers a number of special packages but this one is hard to beat: The Enchanted Engagement Package allows for high-style proposals. Valued at $10,000, the package includes:

• Two nights’ accommodation in the Presidential Suite with nightly turndown service
• An event planner to help pull off a flawless proposal day
• Planned proposal on the hotel’s decorated 5th floor rooftop with a photographer, live music, and sparklers
• Dinner at Echo and Rig after the proposal for up to six people and $1,000
• Two pampering spa services in the Fold Room at the hotel’s onsite spa partner, Tru
• Contact the hotel for additional details
  

Kimpton Sawyer Hotel: 500 J St., Sacramento 

Photos courtesy of Kimpton Sawyer Hotel unless noted