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The Ryde Hotel was built in 1927 at the peak of the prohibition era.

It was an opulent establishment, complete with beauty salon and barbershop, that served as a riverboat way station. It was also rumored to be a bordello. The lower level was a speakeasy, offering bootleg whiskey and jazz to a clientele in search of a good time.

There was even a trap door in the floor that allegedly opened to reveal a tunnel running under the road to a hidden doorway at the river's edge. It's not difficult to imagine the type of nocturnal activities that secret passageway has seen!

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Historic Ryde Hotel Guests, on the Sacramento Delta

Speculation mixed with fact generated a good amount of notoriety that brought with it a certain cachet. The Ryde attracted celebrities of all types from President Herbert Hoover to local and state politicians to movie stars and mobsters.

Herebert Hoolver at the Ryde Hotel Judy Garlin had Sunday brunch on the Delta Errol Flynn stayed at the Ryde Hotel on The Sacramento River Delta

In later years the Hotel became a boarding house for the men and women who built the Delta levees and pioneered the area's thriving agricultural industry. Over time, the Ryde has experienced many incarnations and owners including the Lon Chaney, Jr. family. At one point the name was changed to the Grand Island Inn. During the 1980's it was even a rock'n'roll mecca!

The Hotel has resumed its original name and undergone a major renovation, maintaining  the character of the original design while incorporating contemporary amenities, such as Jacuzzi tubs, with glorious river views. What has been achieved is an ambiance that is both unique and casually elegant.

To learn more about the location, facilities and ambiance that makes the Ryde Hotel and Event Center a pearl of the California Delta, click here.



Video Shot at the Ryde Hotel for a movie, featuring "The Solid Gold Dancers"

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The Ryde Hotel & Event Center
14340 Highway 160
Walnut Grove, CA 95690
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