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Top 10 Top Hotels and Inns on the Mendocino Coast

By Betsy Malloy, About.com

These moderately-priced hotels are in Elk, Point Arena, Albion and Little River, listed by town, north to south.

Rate codes per night:
$ = $100 or less
$$ = $101 to $150,$$$ = $151 to $199
$$$$ = $200 and up
Local hotel tax is 11%.

You can stay at some of these hotels for lower prices during winter, or use our money-saving strategies

You can also stay in the town of Mendocino at moderate prices or in luxury properties. You'll find lower rates in Fort Bragg or inland in Willits & Ukiah.

Find out how we choose the recommended hotels.

Dennen's Victorian Farmhouse, Little River

  • Address: 7001 N Hwy 1, Little River
  • Telephone: 707-937-0697, 800-264-4723 , 707-937-5238 fax
  • Website
  • Rooms: 12 rooms
  • $$$
  • Reviews
This inn offers "romance without pretense."
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Inn at Schoolhouse Creek, Little River

  • Address: 7051 North Highway 1, Little River
  • Telephone: 800-731-5525
  • Website
  • Rooms: 17 rooms
  • $$$$
  • Reviews
Cottages and rooms spread out over 9 acres give you plenty of privacy and solitude.

Little River Inn, Little River

  • Address: 7901 N. Hwy. 1, Little River
  • Telephone: 707-937-5942, 888-466-5683
  • Website
  • Rooms: 66 rooms
  • $$$$
  • Reviews
Some rooms are pet friendly.
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Stevenswood Resort and Spa, Little River

  • Address: 8211 North Highway One, Little River
  • Telephone: 800-421-2810
  • Website
  • Rooms: 10 rooms
  • $$$$
  • Reviews
Surrounded by Van Damme State Park, the resort offers 10 luxury suites, some with ocean views. All rooms have wood-burning fireplaces and cable plasma TV with HBO.
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Albion River Inn, Albion

  • Address: 3790 N. Highway 1, Albion
  • Telephone: 800 479 7944
  • Website
  • Rooms: 20 rooms
  • $$$$
  • Reviews
Guestrooms and cottages with private decks, spa tubs and fireplaces, restaurant and bar
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Fensalden Inn, Albion

  • Address: 33810 Navarro Ridge Road, Albion
  • Telephone: 707-937-4042, 800-959-3850, 707-937-2416 fax
  • Website
  • Rooms: 8 rooms
  • $$$
  • Reviews
A renovated 1860s-era stagecoach stop, the inn offers lots of amenities and sponsors fun murder mystery weekends.
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Irish Beach Vacation Rentals

  • Telephone: (800) 882-8007
  • Website
  • Rooms: 24 vacation rental homes, from 2 to 4 bedrooms
Just north of Elk, Irish Beach is a small cluster of vacation homes situated on the bluffs near Manchester Beach. If you're looking for a place to hang out and relax with your family or friends, this might be it.

Elk Cove Inn & Spa

This inn offers a day spa, highly-rated organic restaurant and luxurious oceanfront cottages.

Coast Guard House, Point Arena

  • Address: 695 Arena Cove, Point Arena
  • Telephone: 707-882-2442, 707-882-3233 fax
  • Website
  • Rooms: 6 rooms
  • $$$
  • Reviews
This 1901 Cape Cod-style house was once home to Coast Guard sea rescuers.

Wharf Master's Inn, Point Arena

  • Address: 785 Port Rd, Point Arena
  • Telephone: 707-882-3171, 800-932-4031, fax
  • Website
  • Rooms: 26 rooms
  • $
  • Reviews
Views and amenities vary at this Best Western property, but include the historic Wharf Master's home as well as more traditional hotel rooms.
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