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Noyo Harbor Inn
Alexander MacPherson built a steam-powered lumber mill at the mouth of the Noyo River in 1854 and put a house on the ridge above it — the same ridge where the inn sits today. The house passed through lumber families, was rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake, was panelled in redwood and cherrywood fir by Scandinavian shipwrights who stayed in the harbor between voyages, changed hands through the 20th century, closed, and was eventually purchased in 2010 and spent seven years being restored. The result is the only luxury hotel in Fort Bragg: fifteen rooms in a Craftsman building above a working fishing harbor, with views of the Noyo River, the Pacific beyond it, and the fishing boats going out before dawn. Select rooms have gas fireplaces and jetted soaking tubs. The HarborView Bistro runs on Dungeness crab and local catch. You can walk down the bluff stairs and be in the harbor — the real one, with fish smell and sea lions — in two minutes. MacKerricher State Park surf breaks are ten minutes north.
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The hotel
The Design
Redwood and cherrywood panelling by Scandinavian shipwrights who stayed in the harbor between voyages. The building has been here since the lumber trade.
The Craftsman styling was restored rather than replicated — the original board and batten hardwood panelling, the historic gable rooflines, the bluff position all preserved through the seven-year renovation. Antique furnishings throughout, featherbeds, select rooms with private decks facing the harbor mouth. Fifteen rooms, each different.
The Design
Redwood and cherrywood panelling by Scandinavian shipwrights who stayed in the harbor between voyages. The building has been here since the lumber trade.
The Craftsman styling was restored rather than replicated — the original board and batten hardwood panelling, the historic gable rooflines, the bluff position all preserved through the seven-year renovation. Antique furnishings throughout, featherbeds, select rooms with private decks facing the harbor mouth. Fifteen rooms, each different.
The Food
Dungeness crab. Local catch. A coastal town where the fishing boats leave before the guests wake up.
The HarborView Bistro sources directly from the Noyo Harbor fishing fleet below — Dungeness crab in season, rockfish, local shrimp. The whiskey selection is the largest on the coast. Breakfast is included. The serious meal is dinner on the deck above the harbor, when the light goes long and the boats are back.
The Food
Dungeness crab. Local catch. A coastal town where the fishing boats leave before the guests wake up.
The HarborView Bistro sources directly from the Noyo Harbor fishing fleet below — Dungeness crab in season, rockfish, local shrimp. The whiskey selection is the largest on the coast. Breakfast is included. The serious meal is dinner on the deck above the harbor, when the light goes long and the boats are back.
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