The Astro provides visitors to Sonoma County an affordable, central, comfortably designed headquarters to explore all that this bounteous corner of California has to offer. It has received accolades and features from Vogue, Sunset Magazine, GQ, Sonoma Magazine, SF Weekly, MSN, Eater San Francisco, The North Bay Bohemian, and The Press Democrat.

Fueled by the imagination of the same folks who created the hip eatery “The Spinster Sisters” one street over, the mid-century Astro Motel has undergone a major renovation that capitalizes on its retro chic charm while adding a few new twists.

The drive-up-to-your-room parking lot that was a hallmark of the 20th century motel has been turned into a landscaped courtyard with three mature olive trees and other fruit trees for guests’ enjoyment. By special arrangement with the city, the Astro has met its parking requirements with an offsite lot a block away where guests can park and receive valet service back to the hotel.

All 34 rooms contain authentic mi-century period furniture and accessories they’ve been madly buying at auction and having a blast doing it. An Astro guest might have a room not with a standard issue corporate chain motel suite of furniture built to take a beating, but an actual and iconic bent wood and leather Eames lounge chair complete with ottoman and an Eames modular desk by Herman Miller.

The winning bidder receives a 2-Night stay in a King Suite at the Astro Motel and a $100 dining credit at The Spinster Sisters.