The new Holiday Inn Express hotel in Grass Valley makes a convenient base for exploring California's Gold Country, with many museums, old mines and state parks nearby, together with more general mountain recreation of hiking, fishing and boating. The 58 room, 22 suite hotel is part of a residential district in the center of Grass Valley, one block from the main highway CA 49/20 and within a few minute's walk from a selection of shops & restaurants along Main Street. Facilities include a gift shop, fitness center and free continental breakfast, though no swimming pool.

Half way between the little towns of Grass Valley and Nevada City, Best Western Gold Country Inn has a tree-lined setting with distant views over wooded hills, and is within a short drive of many recreational and historic mining sites in this part of the northern Sierra Nevada mountains. In the immediate vicinity are several large stores, many restaurants and the sometimes busy highway CA 20/49. The hotel's 84 rooms are divided into several blocks, between which are gardens and an outdoor pool; other amenities are free continental breakfast, guest laundry, spa and free wireless internet access.