MacCallum House, Mendocino

We had stayed at the Maccalum house before, so we thought this trip would be good too. However, although we booked for a private hot tub room, we couldn't use the hot tub as it was so dirty, full of soap scum and made us slimy. I reported it right away and they said they would take care of the problem the next day. Well, the next day I tried again but it was still dirty, not as bad but still unusable. My wife would not use it again and this kind of but a damper on the whole trip. At the price, $299.00 a night, the least we would expect was a clean tub. Although we don't watch much TV on trips, though they said they had a flat screen TV, it was just an old cathode ray TV. There was no reception either, only a lot of snow. Needless to say, this is the last time we will stay here

A beautiful setting overlooking the rugged coast, flowers everywhere, full breakfast menu included, outstanding room overlooking coast. There is a variety of restaurants and shops, quality galleries, a farmers' market, bakery. A memorable visit.

After reading about the "luxurious accomodations" at the MacCallum House we decided to try it. What a disappointment! We had a damp, hot room where the toilet kept backing up. The rugs were dirty and the porch was in need of a paint job. Our seaview room actually overlooked a dirt road and a graveyard. Our room was several blocks away from the main hotel and to say it was a scary experience to walk back at night in the fog was an understatement. The food however, was excellent and the staff was very friendly and helpful,but at over $300.00 a night, it really was not worth it. We left after one night and headed back to San Francisco where we actually had luxurious accomodations.

Thi is a fantastic place get away weekend!! We've stayed there twice every January and always pleased with the service. We always stayed at the main house and the room with the view of the ocean. Also kids friendly. We'll try to get there again next year. Edel Gaigalas

Well, after reading some good reviews here and looking at their own website, I decided this place was it! I checked in around dark and walked past lots of dumpsters in the dirty parking lot. There were empty nursery plany containers stacked on the front lawn and planting beds. Uh-oh. I checked in and was given a map to drive to the other property about half a mile away. An escort would've been appropriate as the streets are very dark and often unlabeled in this town. The place was hard to find for a stranger. The room was nice, but at $300 a night it would've been decent of them to disclose that right outside my patio was their new construction in progress. If they would've disclosed this, I would've chosen elsewhere. I don't appreciate this way of doing business i.e. hiding unpleasant realities from an unsuspecting prospective guest. In the morning I woke up and passed a room service waiter in the hall. He didn't even grunt at my "good morning". This happened two more times during my stay. Overall the staff were very stand-offish. The vibe was like they wished all the guests would go away so they could just have this house to themselves. The breakfasts were ok (just) but, again, at this price it was maddening to be given a breakfast entree with a garnish of mixed fresh fruit: all browned and dessicated! No quality control. Another example: the in room coffee maker has aplaque saying cream is in the fridge in the lobby. No cream there. This is a total annoyance when you're paying top dollar and should be relaxing and not thinking and fixing. At checkout I was glad to leave. It all felt like an uphill battle trying to convince myself this was good. I passed a place called the Sea Rock (I think), which I'll try next time. Good part of it all: good beds.

Had heard good things about this place - our expectations were exceded...Great service, great food. Weather didn't cooperate, but that didn't matter...only bummer was that they were 1/2 late in seating us for dinner reservation