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Best Western Humboldt Bay Inn

This upper-end motel has firm mattresses and thick carpeting; upgraded rooms have DVDs, 27in TVs, robes, microwaves and refrigerators. Request a quiet room.

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Healdsburg Inn On The Plaza

Renovated in 2005 with a nod to Tuscany, sunny, high-ceilinged guestrooms have fine linens and gas fireplaces; hang out in the solarium or the cushy living room over full breakfasts, afternoon wine, cheese and cookies.

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Featherbed Railroad Co

A treat for train buffs and kids, Featherbed has 10 comfy, real cabooses on a grassy lawn.

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Inn At Occidental

This gorgeously restored 1876 Victorian inn offers escapes from the ordinary, with folk art, bold colors, proper feather beds and gas fireplaces.

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Vine Hill Inn

Four guestrooms are tucked under the eaves of this 1897 Victorian farmhouse. There are gorgeous vineyard views and breakfasts with farm-fresh omelettes; two rooms have Jacuzzis.

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Carter House Victorians

Stay in one of three sumptuously decorated houses: a single-level 1900 house, a honeymoon-hideaway cottage or a replica of an 1880s San Francisco mansion. Unlike elsewhere, you won't see the innkeeper unless you want to.

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Mac Callum House Inn

Stay in an 1882 refurbished barn, a cozy cottage or a fab water tower with a glass panel over the original well (but skip the suburban-looking MacCallum Suites).

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Brewery Gulch Inn

Just south of Mendocino; this place wins with modern fireplace rooms, hosts who pour heavily at the wine hour and sweets for midnight snacking. Breakfast is served in a small dining room overlooking the distant water.