Welcome to The Mendocino Hotel & Garden Suites

TOP 5 Hotels in Wine Country, from Bay List 2010 from SFGATE.COMBest Wine Country Hotel, 2009 and 2010, as voted by readers of the San Francisco Chronicle.
    — SFGate.com Best of the Bay List 2010

ZAGAT Survey 2010
2010: “Sets the scene for the local ‘in crowd’,
and well worth the price.“
2011: “Excellent.”

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“An excellent experience!” January 2012
“Great Ocean Front Location” February 2012
#1 Hotel in Mendocino for 2011 and 2012
and Certificate of Excellence

Upcoming Events

  • All Month: Native Rhododendrons and Harbor Seals During April and May, there are 2 spectacular natural attractions: native rhododendrons are blooming throughout the area, and harbor seals are pupping at MacKerricher State Park.
  • May 18 at 7:30 pm: Mendocino Stories and Music Series presents Foxglove Mendocino Stories & Music Series is happy to announce the return of local favorites Foxglove to the Mendocino Hotel. Bring your friends with you for some great acoustic music with guitar, mandolin, bass and other surprises, accompanied by rich vocals. Also on the bill for this event is acoustic duo Misner & Smith. Music starts at 7:30PM. Foxglove will be performing its own special blend of singer/songwriter music set to a bluegrass-esque ensemble. Sweet brother-sister harmonies, a tasty mix of strong original music and select covers, and outstanding instrumental talent are all part of Foxglove’s signature sound. With a timeless San Francisco sound and poetic songwriting, Misner & Smith are a duo that blend roots and folk at the cutting edge of contemporary acoustic music. All ages welcome! Bistro menu and libations are available as soon as the doors open at 6:30 pm. Sliding scale $10-15. More info at 937-1732 or check online at www.mendocinostories.com for further information.

Full Calendar of Events

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2011Constructed in 1878 and lovingly restored in 1975, The Mendocino Hotel Ocean & Garden Suites offers 51 deluxe accommodations: luxurious, romantic, Garden Suites and cottages situated on two acres of botanical gardens with fireplaces, Italian marble vanities, private balconies and spectacular ocean or garden views; and Victorian style rooms with access to ocean view balconies. Enjoy antiques, fine art, down comforters, stained glass and Oriental carpets, 24/7 front desk concierge and two award-winning Mendocino restaurants. ZAGAT enthusiastically writes “Victorian delights abound at this charming, period Mendocino Hotel restaurant with a California menu that’s right on the mark.”

Mendocino from across the Bay The Sun sets behind the Mendocino Hotel Autumn Grasses on the Mendocino Headlands Wedding Party in Garden Dining Room Organic Duck in the Victorian Dining Room The Lobby Bar The Hotel at Night Steps to the Beach below the Hotel Married in the Hotel Gardens Main Street from the Mendocino Headlands An Ocean-View Suite Tiffany Stained Glass Dome in the Hotel Bar Flying a Kite in Front of the Hotel Victorian Dining Room The bar has great sitting areas to share drinks and tapas with friends. Wedding Couple on the Headlands

Read an extensive interview with Tom Kravis, owner of the Mendocino Hotel for more than 20 years. The interview is by travel writer Max Grinnell at The Urbanologist.

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