This day at Seriti River Lodge, a family of warthog frisks about on the front lawn. On Friday morning, I woke to find an elephant staring disinterestedly from behind protective fencing 20m away.

The River Lodge motel has sat at the intersection of Highway 46 and Highway 101 for close to 80 years. Passers-by and locals have long grown accustomed to the lodge’s eye-catching sign and its ...

While driving along Highway 101 through Paso Robles, it’s hard to miss the iconic River Lodge Motel sign. The historic property will soon drop the motel title from its name and be re-branded as ...