The Darling Hotel
Hotel · Visalia
210 N Court St, Visalia, CA 93291
Highlights
Art deco hotel in former courthouse with posh rooftop bar
Art deco hotel in former courthouse with posh rooftop bar
"Pre-pandemic, we’d go to The Darling in the West Loop for drinks, live performances, and to sit inside a space designed to look like Luigi’s Mansion. Now you can come here to have cocktails and small plates in their “rose garden.” That’s the name of their outdoor patio area that’s filled with private greenhouses that you can reserve for two to four people. And while the little shelters are actually pretty warm (like a....greenhouse), they do have blankets in case you get cold." - adrian kane
"For an experiential delivery, there’s “Darling To Go”, a dinner-and-drinks kit from The Darling that includes flowers, links to musical performances, candles, and an LED projector. It’s $65 per person (minimum two) and comes with a four-curse meal." - adrian kane
"If you’ve watched Downton Abbey, you might suspect that winter would be a lot more charming if you lived with the Crawleys. And you’re probably right, which is why you should head to The Darling in the West Loop. This two-floor cocktail bar is designed to look like an old English manor, so you can have drinks and small plates by the fireplace while surrounded by old-timey bookshelves and elegant leather couches and chairs. Don’t think too hard about the fact that in real life, you’d probably be one of the servants." - adrian kane
"I remember it as a bar that featured burlesque performances in the warehouse space next to Graziano’s; it closed in June 2022." - Ashok Selvam
"A single-residence guesthouse located just off the city's main pedestrian shopping street, curated by a creative design studio and furnished with classic Danish pieces—such as an Arne Jacobsen Egg chair, a Septima pendant lamp by Poul Henningsen, and a Finn Juhl desk—offering a fully shoppable interior so guests can take the design aesthetic home with them. The property is an ultra-central, design-forward option for travelers who appreciate iconic Scandinavian furnishings." - Lyndsey Matthews
