Airport Commuter Black SUV + Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chauffeur for the 1927 stern-wheel steamboat preserved as a floating hotel at the Old Sacramento waterfront — sister vessel to Delta Queen + 1927-1940 SF-to-Sacramento overnight passenger service + WWII US Navy troop transport + sunk 1969 + raised + restored 1984-1991 + 44 staterooms with 1920s Art Deco period antiques + Pilothouse Restaurant with 360-degree Sacramento River views + Captain's Mess Cafe + Delta Bar & Grill + the iconic California riverboat heritage.
Delta King + Delta Queen were both built 1926-1927 by California Transportation Company at the Stockton California shipyards + steel hull construction with paddle-wheel propulsion + designed by H Foulkes Naval Architects + designed for Sacramento River and lower Mississippi River passenger service. Delta King operated 1927-1940 Sacramento River overnight passenger service between San Francisco Embarcadero and Sacramento (twice-weekly overnight runs + 10-hour journey + the iconic California riverboat passenger era). The vessels were drafted for WWII US Navy troop transport service in San Francisco Bay 1941-1945. Post-war Delta Queen was sold to Cincinnati operators + continued as Mississippi River passenger steamboat through 2008 + now permanently docked in Chattanooga TN. Delta King sat in various failed ventures + a 1969 sinking in Stockton California where the vessel sat partially submerged for 15 years + raised + restored 1984-1991 by Charles Coyne + opened 1991 as the Old Sacramento waterfront hotel.
44 staterooms across the upper decks. Each individually decorated with 1920s Art Deco period antiques + the period-immersive 1927 steamboat experience + small interior corridors + intimate boutique scale + brass fixtures + dark wood paneling + period bedding + the iconic California heritage hotel experience.
Pilothouse Restaurant. Located in the original 1927 pilothouse with 360-degree Sacramento River views + chef-driven California cuisine + Sunday brunch destination + dinner reservations essential + dinner Wed-Sun seasonally.
Captain's Mess Cafe. The casual on-property dining + breakfast + lunch + coffee.
Delta Bar & Grill. The after-dinner gathering spot + craft cocktails + the period-themed bar.
Old Sacramento waterfront permanent dock. The 1927 vessel is permanently docked at the Old Sacramento waterfront + the iconic California riverboat heritage anchor + walking distance to California State Railroad Museum + Old Sacramento Historic District.
Old Sacramento Historic District (5 min walk). 53-acre California Gold Rush era waterfront preserved as historic district + Eagle Theatre 1849 + Big Four Building 1855 + Sacramento History Museum + Old Schoolhouse Museum + Wells Fargo History Museum + B F Hastings Building (Pony Express western terminus) + the iconic California Gold Rush waterfront heritage.
California State Railroad Museum (immediate). World's largest railroad museum + 100,000+ sq ft + 21 restored locomotives including Governor Stanford (the first Central Pacific Railroad locomotive 1862) + the Big Boy 4000-class + the Cab-Forward Southern Pacific + the iconic transcontinental railroad heritage.
Sacramento State Capitol + Capitol Park (10 min east). California State Capitol Building 1874 + Capitol Park + Vietnam Memorial + Civil Rights Memorial.
Sutter's Fort (15 min east). The 1839 John Sutter's California settlement + the spark of the California Gold Rush.
Crocker Art Museum (15 min east). The oldest art museum in the western US founded 1872 + Charles Crocker collection.
Stanford Mansion State Historic Park (15 min east). Leland Stanford's 1856 mansion.
Sacramento Convention Center + Golden 1 Center (15 min east). Sacramento Kings NBA + Sacramento Republic FC.
The Ryde Hotel + Walnut Grove + Locke (45 min south). Sister Sacramento Delta property.
Sacramento Wine Country Clarksburg AVA (30 min south). Bogle Vineyards + Old Sugar Mill cooperative.
Tower Bridge (immediate). The iconic 1935 vertical-lift Sacramento River bridge + Art Deco design.
SMF Sacramento International (closest commercial, recommended). 15 minutes north via I-5 + 12 miles + all major US carriers + JetBlue + Frontier + Southwest service + the natural Sacramento arrival airport.
SFO San Francisco International. 1:45 west via I-80 + 85 miles + the standard Bay Area arrival.
OAK Oakland. 1:30 west via I-80 + 80 miles.
SJC San Jose. 1:45 west via I-680 + I-880 + 105 miles.
STS Sonoma County. 1:30 northwest via CA-12 + 90 miles + the wine country arrival.
Delta King + Delta Queen were both built 1926-1927 by California Transportation Company at the Stockton California shipyards + steel hull construction with paddle-wheel propulsion + designed by H Foulkes Naval Architects + designed for Sacramento River and lower Mississippi River passenger service. Delta King operated 1927-1940 Sacramento River overnight passenger service between San Francisco Embarcadero and Sacramento (twice-weekly overnight runs + 10-hour journey + the iconic California riverboat passenger era for affluent San Francisco-Sacramento travelers). The vessels were drafted for WWII US Navy troop transport service in San Francisco Bay 1941-1945. Post-war Delta Queen was sold to Cincinnati operators + continued as Mississippi River passenger steamboat through 2008 + now permanently docked in Chattanooga TN as a floating hotel. Delta King sat in various failed ventures + a 1969 sinking in Stockton California where the vessel sat partially submerged for 15 years + raised + restored 1984-1991 by Charles Coyne + opened 1991 as the Old Sacramento waterfront hotel.
Both are AC's Sacramento Delta sister-property cluster + 45 minutes apart on Highway 160 + matching 1920s Prohibition heritage. Delta King (1927 stern-wheel steamboat + Old Sacramento waterfront permanent dock + 44 staterooms + Pilothouse Restaurant + the iconic California riverboat heritage + 5 min walk to California State Railroad Museum + State Capitol 10 min) is the urban Old Sacramento + heritage museum anchor. Ryde Hotel (1927 Art Deco Sacramento Delta hideaway 45 min south + Hide-A-Way speakeasy basement + Hollywood Prohibition guest list Bing Crosby + Clark Gable + Mary Pickford + Greta Garbo + 32 rooms + Locke Chinese-American town 5 min) is the rural Delta + Prohibition speakeasy anchor. The two properties share the 1927 vintage + the California Prohibition heritage + the Sacramento River geographical anchor + matching the established 2-property cluster pattern. AC chauffeurs guests booking 1-2 nights at each + Delta King for the Old Sacramento + Railroad Museum day + Ryde Hotel for the Locke + Hide-A-Way speakeasy day.
Old Sacramento Historic District is the 53-acre California Gold Rush era waterfront preserved as a historic district + immediately surrounding Delta King's permanent dock + the most-intact pre-1900 California Gold Rush era commercial district + the historic Sacramento River waterfront where steamboats + Pony Express + transcontinental railroad converged in the 1850s-1860s. Notable buildings include Eagle Theatre (1849, California's first permanent theater building), Big Four Building (1855, the Central Pacific Railroad founders Crocker + Hopkins + Huntington + Stanford planned the transcontinental railroad here), Sacramento History Museum (the California Gold Rush + Pony Express interpretive), Old Schoolhouse Museum, Wells Fargo History Museum, B F Hastings Building (the Pony Express western terminus), California State Railroad Museum (the world's largest railroad museum), Pony Express Plaza. The district was designated National Historic Landmark District 1965 + is preserved as the iconic California Gold Rush waterfront heritage destination. AC chauffeurs the Old Sacramento walking tour for Delta King guests.
California State Railroad Museum at Old Sacramento is the world's largest railroad museum + 100,000+ square feet + located immediately adjacent to Delta King's permanent dock + 21 restored locomotives + the iconic California + transcontinental railroad heritage interpretive. Notable exhibits include Governor Stanford (the first Central Pacific Railroad locomotive 1862 + named for Leland Stanford + the iconic transcontinental railroad founding locomotive), the Big Boy 4000-class steam locomotive (the largest steam locomotive ever built, Union Pacific 4-8-8-4), the Cab-Forward Southern Pacific (the iconic California Sierra Nevada snow-tunnel steam locomotive design), period passenger cars + dining cars + sleeping cars + freight cars + railroad memorabilia + an extensive model railroad layout + the world's most-complete railroad history collection. The museum opened 1981 + administered by California State Parks + the most-visited California State Park property. AC chauffeurs guests on the California State Railroad Museum + Sutter's Fort + Old Sacramento heritage day-trip.
Yes - Delta King is the iconic Sacramento heritage anchor + positioned for multiple Northern California AC chauffeur itineraries. Old Sacramento + California State Railroad Museum + State Capitol + Sutter's Fort + Crocker Art Museum + Stanford Mansion (immediate walking + 15 min east, the full Sacramento heritage day). Ryde Hotel sister-property exchange (45 min south, Sacramento Delta + Locke + Walnut Grove + Hide-A-Way speakeasy + the matching 1920s heritage cluster). Napa Valley + Sonoma extension (1:30 W via I-80 + CA-29, Auberge du Soleil + Meadowood + Calistoga Ranch + Solage Calistoga). Sonoma County (1:30 W, Hotel Healdsburg + Montage Healdsburg + Madrona Healdsburg + Farmhouse Inn Forestville). Lake Tahoe extension (2:30 E via I-80, PlumpJack Inn + Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe + Edgewood Tahoe + Resort at Squaw Creek). Yosemite extension (3:30 SE via CA-99 + CA-41). Lake County + Anderson Valley + Mendocino extension (3:00 W). California wine + heritage grand tour: Delta King + Ryde + Napa + Sonoma + Lake Tahoe (5-day itinerary). AC arranges multi-destination California itineraries with vehicle positioning at SMF + SFO + OAK + STS.