As part of our overview tour of Hearst Castle, we got to do a walk through one of William Randolph Hearst’s guest houses. Included on the grounds of Hearst Castle are something like 3 guest houses … We got to walk through one of the “smaller” ones (only sleeps something like 4 or 5 people) …
The ceiling ! :
All the rooms still had the decor and furniture just like it was when Mr. Hearst died, but they also all have period-outfits laid out on the beds, or hung up nicely. All vintage clothing. There were several I could have happily accepted as a welcome gift or door prize 
Below, you see the ugly carpet that all of us touring had to walk on, alongside the luxurious carpet that is original to the estate.
Each room had it’s own bathroom!
I think that it took something like 12 hours to get to the Castle from Los Angeles or San Francisco (back in WRH’s day), so guests would stay for a MINIMUM of a weekend, sometimes longer … a week, 2 weeks, a month.
If you got to stay in a place like this, why not!?
The ceilings have always been my favorite part of the Castle
I love the fact that if someone decided to stay more than the original planned timeframe, Heart would provide new clothes for them to wear and they got to take them home with them! Nice way to get a new wardrobe.