Tradition and warmth are pervasive at Little River Inn – your first glimpse of our graceful gardens and classic Victorian architecture speaks volumes of the experience to come. Our accommodations are elegant yet charming, luxurious but still cozy. Relax in front of a romantic fireplace or watch the sunset from your private deck.
LODGING
With Victorian elegance, The Little River Inn perches majestically overlooking the Pacific Ocean, surrounded by inspirational views, lush gardens and dramatic coastline. The Little River Inn has graciously greeted guests for five generations and is the only family owned and operated full destination resort on the Mendocino Coast. Little River Inn's guest rooms all feature stunning ocean views, many have fireplaces, luxurious steam showers, Jacuzzi tubs, or individual hot tubs. Dramatic and ever-changing ocean views provide a breathtaking backdrop for your stay. Little River Inn is renowned for generations of family-friendly hospitality. This extends naturally to the four-legged members of your family as well, for there are many pet friendly accommodations from which to choose.
ROOM SERVICE
Our room service menu offers you the option of enjoying fine dining without leaving the comfort of your room. If you prefer not to see and be seen you may have your meal delivered for private dining during the usual restaurant hours.
A classic coastal resort with spectacular ocean views, Little River Inn boasts a long legacy of authentic family hospitality. The fifth generation, including Innkeeper Cally Dym and her husband, Executive Chef Marc Dym, are currently at the helm, happily welcoming guests just as the family has done since the Inn opened its doors.
Standing on the front porch of Little River Inn, it’s hard to imagine that the peaceful bay below once was a robust shipping port. In the 1850s, millions of board feet of lumber were loaded onto ships that sailed around the world. The owner of the lumber mill was Silas Coombs, great grandfather of Danny Hervilla and Susan Hervilla McKinney, the inn’s fourth generation and present owners. The Coombs home became Little River Inn when Cora Coombs, Silas’ granddaughter, and her husband Ole Hervilla opened for business in 1939.
The property now occupied by the Little River Inn and its Golf Course was originally three hundred acres of rolling wooded pastures. In 1934 fifty acres were sold and eventually became what is now Van Damme State Park which includes some of the last remaining protected stands of pygmy forest.
Today the main property unfolds around the original Victorian centerpiece. Much remains the same as it was in Ole’s day – with a few changes. In the 1960’s Mallory House, situated on 250 acres of ocean bluff, was purchased and turned into some of our most popular luxury accommodations. What is now the Van Damme Quarters and Coombs Cottage was purchased at approximately the same time, which added another 10 acres of oceanfront property to the Inn’s holdings.
Although the original property has been updated to meet modern expectations, we feel the property still retains its original appeal: comfortable, relaxing and elegant.
