California Bed & Breakfast Inn Reviews

Capitola-by-the-Sea

Just 2 blocks from the beach of Monterey Bay, The Inn at Depot Hill, an award-winning 12-room bed and breakfast covets the prestigious AAA 4-Diamond rating and features internationally decorated rooms with names like Paris, Portofino, Cote d'Azur, Delft, Kyoto and Stratford-on-Avon, to name a few. All rooms are non-smoking and have fireplaces, TV/VCR, stereos, featherbeds, fresh roses, luxurious bathrobes, and in-room coffee and tea. Most with private garden patios with hot tubs. Complimentary full gourmet breakfast, wine and hors d'oeuvres, and homemade desserts. Walk to 17 restaurants, boutiques and art galleries. www.innsbythesea.com

Half Moon Bay
Just 30 minutes south of San Francisco, the Cypress Inn on Miramar Beach, an upscale oceanfront B&B, is located on 5 miles of white sand beach and offers unobstructed, breathtaking views of the ocean. Complimentary full gourmet breakfast brought to your room, or join others in the dining room. Also included are wine and hors d'oeuvres in the afternoon and homemade desserts in the evening. All rooms are non-smoking and have fireplaces, TVs, telephones and cozy featherbeds. Some with 2-person spas and decks. 18 rooms. www.innsbythesea.com

Hope Valley
Sorensen's Report: High in the Sierra Nevada, 20 miles south of Lake Tahoe, is this appealing cluster of rustic but comfortable log cabins, tucked into the woods, ideal both for families or a romantic escape. www.sorensensresort.com

Los Angeles
Overlooking 300 acres of natural wetlands, clear ponds, and distant mountains is a human sanctuary where life seems a bit simpler. The Inn at Playa del Ray offers twenty-one rooms and suites, each one different, full breakfast and afternoon refreshments, all rooms with telephone, voice-mail, television, VCR, and data ports, private garden with hot-tub and provides bicycles, beach chairs, and beach towels. www.innatplayadelrey.com

Mendocino

Extend your San Francisco business trip and stay at the John Dougherty House located in the heart of Mendocino's historic district. Walk to shops, restaurants, museums and art galleries. The House features private, full amenity accommodations. Some rooms offer jet tubs, fire stoves, color cable TV, internet connections and spectacular ocean views. Stroll in one of the finest English gardens in the Mendocino area. Extend your travels to California and experience the peaceful environment of a 150 year old village located on the bluffs of the rugged North Pacific coast. www.jdhouse.com

Nice
The Featherbed Railroad Company B&B Resort: A well-known railroad-themed B&B, the Featherbed is located in Nice, California, on Clear Lake, and features real caboose cars as guest rooms, each cheerfully painted and decorated with a theme. With names like Casey Jones, Orient Express and "La Loose Caboose (decorated bordello-style), rail fans can't miss at this caboose resting ground. Dine in your "private rail car" or at the "main station", a.k.a. the main inn. www.featherbedrailroad.com

Playa del Ray
Instead of checking into an overpriced, overcrowded hotel, why don't you stay at Inn at Playa del Ray - an exquisitely charming inn? [Review]

Pacific Grove
The Martine Inn -- Experience a Mediterranean-style mansion, set high on the cliffs of Pacific Grove, overlooking beautiful Monterey Bay and lovingly restored with carefully researched and selected furnishings. Rejuvenate your spirit in our Victorian décor, and sense the thought, harmony and history of another time. Come as you are and leave refreshed. www.martineinn.com

Sausalito

Nothing comes close to the truly unique vantage point in Sausalito, of the Inn Above Tide. Tucked away, yet in the heart of the village, the Inn Above Tide sits perched over the San Francisco Bay like a cruise ship in port. An elegant combination of a luxury inn and a seaside retreat, it is a sophisticated, yet comfortable, 29-room boutique inn with bragging rights as the only Bay area hotel located directly on the water. Every room looks out over the San Francisco Bay and comes with stunning panoramic views of Angel Island, San Francisco and Alcatraz. [Review]