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The best hotels in the old town, Thornton

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Updated 1 September 2026 · 41 Thornton hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Thornton, out of the 41 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.5 down to 4.3.

Appellation Lodi - Wine & Roses Resort and Spa is the one I would book myself.

Appellation Lodi - Wine & Roses Resort and Spa

Highest rated of the five

Appellation Lodi - Wine & Roses Resort and Spa

★★★★★4.5 from 1,545 reviews

Appellation Lodi - Wine & Roses Resort and Spa comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 1,545 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 4 star property and found under city centre.

41 hotels in Thornton qualified for this list and five made it. Destination Lodi is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out

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All five, ranked

  1. Appellation Lodi - Wine & Roses Resort and Spa1

    Appellation Lodi - Wine & Roses Resort and Spa

    ★★★★★4.5 from 1,545 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  2. Destination Lodi2

    Destination Lodi

    ★★★★★4.8761725 from 243 reviews

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    • Tokay Heritage House - Quiet Country Home in Lodi, CA3

      Tokay Heritage House - Quiet Country Home in Lodi, CA

      ★★★★★5 from 157 reviews

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      • B & W Resort Marina4

        B & W Resort Marina

        ★★★★★4.5 from 311 reviews

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        • Comfort Inn & Suites Galt - Lodi North5

          Comfort Inn & Suites Galt - Lodi North

          ★★★★★4.3 from 401 reviews

          • Pool
          • Spa
          • Gym
          • Parking
          • Kid friendly
          • Air conditioning

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        How this list was put together

        41 Thornton hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

        Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

        The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

        What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

        Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

        Andres Molina

        Andres Molina Latin America

        Field seasons take him to cloud forests, and he adds two weeks of his own on either end to see the country rather than just the research site. Nine countries in Latin America.

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