Zócalo Roseville

Sacramento's home-grown sushi place, with a kids' menu of udon, California rolls and bento boxes for the kid who won't go near raw fish.

Next to the Galleria, with a sofa sleeper in every room, so four or five of you fit in a two-queen room.

Two parks in one: a summer water park with a kids' splash island, and the Golfland side (mini golf, arcade, go-karts) that stays open all year. Bring swim diapers for the littlest ones.

One- and two-bedroom suites with full kitchens near the Galleria, in the Taylor Road hotel cluster off I-80.

A sister-run breakfast spot where everything's from scratch and the pancakes are the thing. Weekends are walk-in only, so go early.

An indoor trampoline park with dodgeball, dunk lanes and a climbing wall, for when it's 105 outside. There's no toddler session here, so it's one for bigger kids.