Solano Hotel c. 1860’s This was the most important of the early hotel’s in Benicia. U.S. Grant and William T. “War is Hell” Sherman are among the young Army Lieutenants who frequented the hotel. It was destroyed by fire in 1945. Solano Hotel c. 1860’s Skills Posted on May 18, 2014 ← St. Mary’s of the Pacific c. 1870’s American Hotel c. 1850 →