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Dusk view from Room #133 at The Little River Inn.
After a long day of wine tasting in Anderson Valley, there's nothing so comforting as a good night's sleep.
If you're a transplant to the West Coast from the Eastern Seaboard or any of the New England states, the coastal towns of Northern California can look a lot like home. Large, old Victorian houses with clapboard siding and picket fences dot the coastline from the towns of Albion to Mendocino. Most have been converted in to inns and B&Bs and they sit well back from two-lane Highway 1 with sweeping views of the icy Pacific ocean and the rocky coastline sprawled across their lawns.
One such property, The Little River Inn, claims a long history as the oldest lodging on this stretch of the coast. The main house was built in 1853 and has been an inn for more than 80 years. The charm of the Inn's restaurant and Ole's Whale Watching Bar are undeniable but it's from the property's modest two-story guest apartments that sit perched on the hillside where you feel as if you can reach out and touch the water. Wrap yourself up in a blanket and spend a few blissful hours in a rocking chair on the porch immersed in a good book or simply watching the splendor of coastal life unfold around you. When things get a little chilly, strike a match to the fire that's already been made up, turn the lights down low and watch the sun sink behind the coastline. After a long day of wine tasting, there's a truly comfortable kind-sized bed and the rythmic sound of ocean waves to lull you to sleep.
For more info: Cally Dim, fifth-generation Inn Keeper, The Little River Inn, 7901 Highway 1, Little River, CA 95456
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