July 29, 2013

Mendocino: The John Dougherty House; hotel review

571 Ukiah St., (800) 486-2104, (707) 937-5266.  8 units; $$-$$$.  Unsuitable for children under 12.  Some wood-burning stoves.  Full breakfast.  No pets. 

water tower guest room at The John Dougherty House in Mendocino, California
water tower guest room at The John Dougherty House in Mendocino, California


The 1867 salt box-style John Dougherty House is one of the oldest in town.  Depending on the weather, a communal living room with fireplace or sheltered deck with lounge chairs is a good place to enjoy coffee or tea and afternoon cookies.  Rooms are in the main house, in an adjacent water tower repurposed into a charming two-room suite with a 16-foot-high beamed ceiling and wood-burning stove, and in two cottages amid a lovely English garden that holds a memorably fragrant purple rose bush.  All of the cozy rooms are a little different, and most have pine furniture, stenciling on the walls, and ocean views.  Bed linens are 600-thread-count Neiman Marcus sheets, and they are always ironed.


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image ©2013 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

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