Agate Cove Inn

This is our favorite hotel in Mendocino! Checking in with Dave and Sherry welcoming us back makes us feel like we are visiting our old friends. The rooms are clean, spacious and bright with spectacular views of the waves crashing on the headlands. During good weather we love sitting in the jacuzzi or enjoying the lawn furniture sipping our wine taking in the view. During cold weather we turn in the fire and read our books waiting for our upcoming dinner reservation that Dave has recommended and made for us. And the two minute drive to town is another plus! In the mornings we know we are in for a treat as we are served a delicious, right out of the oven, piping hot breakfast… I will miss Sherry knowing my preference of hot tea and having it brought right to the table when we sit down. There are always muffins to take with us on our day trips as snacks as well as fresh fruit and juices. We can’t wait to come back and highly recommend this hotel to anyone traveling to Mendocino.

I was really excited to stay at this B&B because it looked and sounded quite beautiful from the reviews, and it certainly was!
I luckily was able to check in early which I appreciated after having driven so much. My room, Diamond, was lovely with a nice fireplace taking the chill out of the room and a big tub with a beautiful chandelier over it. There were toiletries and complimentary sherry and cozy robes as well as a little fridge and microwave and glassware. The patio doors led out to cute little garden sitting area and the tub had a nice big picture window. The bed was soft and cozy and there was a skylight above it.
The grounds and gardens were so pretty and had a amazing view overlooking the water. I can only imagine how beautiful it is in the spring and summer when all the flowers are in bloom. There were lots of goodies in the guest services area, including delicious homemade cookies or cake, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, popcorn & DVDs. They had lots of information on what to do in the area as well as sample menus from many local restaurants.
Dave and Sherry were awesome hosts and genuinely nice people. They provided me with lots of helpful information and even gave me a lovely bottle of wine for my birthday! We had nice little chats during the breakfast hour, while I devoured all the delicious food and soaked in that incredible view. They had a lots of breakfast items set out on the buffet table which varied each day, such as raspberry scones, warm blueberry bread pudding, which was amazing, hard boiled eggs, apple dumplings, lots of fruit, yogurt, granola etc. but there was also a hot breakfast prepared once I sat down. The first day they made eggs benedict and the second day was French toast with strawberries and lemon citrus cream. Both so delicious! Sherry gave me a little bag of cookies for the road so that was great!
The location is just a minute’s drive from the village so everything is close by. I highly recommend this place!

For this much money, it better have been near-​perfect. Instead, we couldn’t sleep in the room, which turned out to be infested with ticks, and the staff’s attitudes were indefensible.
Admittedly, the view was great, but you can get that out the car window. The inn’s facilities were acceptable if worn, but the service was sarcastic and grudging at best… rude and dismissive at worst. And it was «the worst».
I couldn’t sleep the first night because the thermostat was too sensitive, kicking on and off five/​ten times a minute. This caused the gas heater to TICKTICKWHOMPF each time, throwing sound and light through the cabin, waking everyone repeatedly. Upon being asked about the state of our room, I reported the problem, of course. The following day, the innkeeper mocked me publicly at breakfast: «No more whining today, okay?» I was flabbergasted at his gall.
The next day a tick burrowed into my knee, after a shower, while still in the cabin. None of us had been off the Inn’s property for 20 hours, but the maids had been in and out. The innkeepers not only didn’t care, one of them actually my ignored requests for information and/​or empathy, arguing with me and treating me like I had the plague; she even actively, angrily yelled at me and turned her back. Astounding. Admittedly, the other host handed over a bottle of rubbing alcohol and left hurriedly, but never a word of apology or kindness. Somehow, half an ounce of liquid doesn’t really make up for a ruined vacation, sleeplessness, a thousand dollars down the tubes, and a miserable course of prophylactic antibiotics.
What a hideous ‘vacation’. I need a vacation from my vacation to recuperate, and to get over being angry and outraged.
It’s obvious the Agate Cove Inn want guests to just shut up and fork over their money.

Just lovely! Beautiful grounds. I’m talking beautiful grounds people. Right on the coast. Outstanding breakfasts. Very friendly Hosts, Dave and Sherie. Allows dogs on property and in two of the 12 rooms they have on this site. What a wonderful time and a beautiful way to spend an Anniversary. Photo’s to follow.

Quaint, cozy, quiet. Serene, peaceful and beautiful, fantastic gourmet breakfasts a hidden treasure

We have been going to Agate Cove for many years and just returned. FABULOUS! The breakfasts in the past have been very good. Now they are great. Not only is there a side bar of Apple crisp, blueberry scones, cantaloupe, watermelon, strawberry parfait, bagels, and toast, but there is a full breakfast. One day it was a breakfast burrito with fruit, another day waffles with citrus cream and fruit. If they ramped up the quality of the coffee, I would never leave.

Our vacation took us down the southern Oregon-​northern California coasts. Staying here was the «splurge» for our last night. We enjoyed our wine on the front lawn upon arrival – complete with whale watching! Our host recommened the Mendocino Café for dinner, and we arrived in time just before the crowds. We finished our evening with an ice cream at Frankies and a stroll around town. Our room (Moonstone) was very inviting – we fell asleep listening to the sounds of the waves with our windows open. Breakfast consisted of yummy blueberry french toast (topped with strawberries and citrus cream) and sausage, along with a selection of cold fruit, warm muffins, and juice. We would definitely stay here again.
Room Tip: Look at the map of room locations on their website to choose the one you want.

Everything about our weekend stay was perfect. Exactly what my husband and I needed after a very stressful several months.

We loved our stay. The B&B has stunning oceans views. Our cottage was a quaint English style with all the amenities. The owners Dave and Sherry are hands on and deliver a delicious breakfast. Homemade hot chocolate for our daughter was so nice of Sherry. The gardens surrounding the entire place is gorgeous. Enjoyed soaking in the jacuzzi while watching the sun set. Nothing but love for this place. We highly recommended this to anyone.

Friendly and helpful people!
We had our family and friends stay here — they were well organized, informative and patient in accommodating our party from handling the multiple reservations to special room requests. The breakfast was delightful, and the view is perfect.

Wonderful place to escape to. The stay was great food was delicious and the view even better!

Love, love, love, lovelovelove this beautiful place. I went for a girls weekend with a friend, and this place was exactly perfect for what we were going for.
Pros:
–Amazing property. Perfectly manicured gardens and fountains and Adirondack chairs galore — and the VIEWS! Perfect views of the coast, especially from the jacuzzi and the breakfast room.
–The room we stayed in, Garnet, was huge. The pictures online really don’t do it any justice. It’s very cute, very nice, has a great deck with comfy wood hairs that looks onto a semi-​private little garden. It has a cute gas fire place for heat, a huge bath tub, and two beds with cloud-​like pillow-​top mattresses. You could absolutely comfortably fit 4 people in this room if you have a larger party and not too much luggage.
–It’s a 2 minute drive from the town of Mendocino and the north part of the Mendocino Headlands park. It’s technically walking distance, except that (as warned by the innkeeper) you really shouldn’t walk on that busy road with no sidewalk or even a shoulder.
–The staff is so kind and welcoming. For example: we got there, and the woman at the front desk walked us all around the property and to our room and made sure we were comfortable. Such great service!
–Breakfast is included, homemade in the open kitchen adjoining the dining room, and delicious — AND they were very sensitive to my food allergies and offered to make food especially for me even though I could eat some of the side options. They wanted to make sure I had a great main option too! A treatment that others with food allergies probably also know is rare and very appreciated.
–They have a snack room with coffee, tea, and snacks always available — including an adorable little popcorn machine and kernels provided! The popcorn was excellent.
Cons/​tips to have the best experience:
–You can’t walk anywhere on the road it’s located on — cars drive too fast and it’s a cramped 2-​lane. Just be prepared to drive if you want to leave, even if you want to go the short distance into town.
–The gas fireplace in the Garnet room makes a loud clicking when turning on and off during the night. I slept right through it, but it woke up the friend I stayed with (she was also in the bed closer to the fireplace). If you’re a very light sleeper, maybe bring some earplugs.
–The beds are excellent, but the pillows are awful. Highly recommend to bring your own pillow.
–The complimentary bath products are pretty cheap and some have unpleasant smells. I usually really don’t mind hotel toiletries, but I really didn’t like these. Maybe you won’t mind — but if you think you might, just bring your own and you’ll be fine.
–The wi-​fi signal is very weak in the Garnet room, we couldn’t connect to it. We didn’t mind since we were trying to be off the grid for the weekend. The signal is great in the common room/​snack room, so you could always go there for your internet.
I would gladly stay here again. What an excellent place!

One word. AMAZING. We came here for a wedding and loved everything. First off, location you can’t beat, so breathtaking. It looks over the ocean for a stunning view. Lorraine and Roger were so incredible, they are so friendly and really accommodating to any of our requests. Our room was adorable! We stayed in the Garnet Room and it was tucked away beyond some trees with a nice ocean view. It had two queen beds, a fire place and such a cute porch with chairs set up. They had robes available for all four of us staying in the room. Also, we took advantage of using the hot tub, it was the most unbelievable experience to sit in the hot tub while it started to sprinkle down rain and the ocean next to us. Then in the morning we all woke up to have the most amazing homemade breakfast. Lorraine was making us breakfast as Roger got us all set up with our mimosas :-) The view, the breakfast and mimosas, how can you beat it? It was by far the best breakfast experience I’ve ever had. After breakfast we shopped around a little bit and bought those mugs and jewelry from the front desk area, great prices! I would definitely go back again and recommend anyone to come stay here, such a perfect stay.

WE ELOPED AT THE AGATE COVE INN
So where to start?
The Agate Cove Inn was AMAZING!!!
We, my now husband and I visited Mendocino in July 2014 in search for a perfect place to Elope.
We visited several places and returned with some good options, but not the perfect place. I went back online and found the Agate Cove Inn and it looked amazing!
I read all the reviews and just knew it was the perfect place!
Not only was the place exactly what we were looking for, but they had a Wedding/​Elopement link that took us to Vanna at Elope Mendocino.
We set the date, Wednesday, September 17, 2014 (1 year anniversary from the day we met and talked about our feelings for each other) and I booked 2 nights in the Sunstone room. I contacted Vanna the next day and made the Elopement arrangements via telephone and emails. It was set and we really didn’t feel we needed to visit the Agate Cove Inn in person prior to the wedding as we were confident we had found the perfect place.
Our Elope Mendocino package was for 6 people and that was perfect as well so I booked the Garnet room for my two sons and their significant others.
As the day approached I wanted some wedding décor in our room so I contacted the Agate Cove Inn and spoke with Lorraine, she was so sweet. She described the room and sent me updated pictures so I could plan the décor.
We arrived at the Sunstone Room at the Agate Cove Inn on the 16^th and it was all we could have asked for! Beautiful room, amazing views, perfect location… we were so happy! I decorated the room with all of our wedding décor and enjoyed the sound of the waves and the views. We chose not to stay in the room the first night so it would be really special on our wedding night. We had brought our RV for a longer honeymoon stay so we returned to the RV Park.
On the 17^th (our wedding day) we returned to the Agate Cove and the most amazing day of our life started. The weather was a bit uncertain with possible rain, but it did not take away from the amazing views and excitement. We planned to marry at 6pm (sunset), but with the threat of rain we decided to move the time up a bit. It then started to pour rain and we had to hold back and wait for it to pass. It did and the ceremony began. It was perfect! The views were amazing at the cove and our pictures showed it. The was some sprinkles during the ceremony, but it cleared and we got it all sun, clouds, double rainbow, and the perfect lighting for amazing pictures with an incredible view!
The Agate Cove is a 5 Star Bed and Breakfast!
Our room with perfect and romantic! Our Elopement/​Wedding will be remembered forever and the Agate Cove Inn will hold a special place for the rest of our lives.
We plan to return every year in celebration and make more lifetime memories!
The owner Lorraine and Roger and fabulous people and truly care about their guests and your experience. The Breakfast they served will never be forgotten and the views while we sat as a family the next morning were the best! I would recommend the Agate Cove Inn for an Elopement, Romantic Stay, or just a getaway. The Best!!!

I enjoyed the relaxing ambiance and the sweetness of the owners, who make breakfast every morning. The location is about 1 minute to town (though there is no sidewalk, so driving is pretty much your only to get to town).
The breakfasts were quite good, especially the baked pastries. There is an adorable border collie in the lobby.
My room was peaceful.
It really was all one would expect of a coastal bed and breakfast.

This inn is over the top and worth every penny. We came to Mendocino to elope and this inn came highly recommended by our officiant. The location is stunning — everywhere you turn, your breath is taken away. We got married on their lawn. The staff was so welcoming and accommodating. The breakfasts were all great each morning. We stayed in the Moonstone room, which was precious. And that feather bed was soooooo comfortable. Love the innkeepers dog too! Hope to be back again sooner than later!

Perfect place for a little romantic getaway. Beautiful views and close to town. We only wanted to stay one night so they were nice enough to waive the 2 night min stay since the room was still available. The Obsidian cottage was comfy had an awesome shower for two! Had too much fun and not enough sleep so unfortunately missed the breakfast. Stupidly left behind some of my clothes but they were nice enough to ship them back to me.

Just got back from a weekend of R&R with the fiancé at Agate Cove Inn and it was wonderful! Roger and Lorraine took very good care of us and the beautiful views were JUST like in the pictures.
The Room: We stayed in the Topaz room and it looked to be the most private room there. We had a gorgeous view of the ocean from our room and even better one from our lovely balcony that also overlooked the sweetest and lushest garden. There was a heat wave going on so we kept the 2 doors open the whole time and enjoy a very nice breeze along.
The Inn: Stunning views from everywhere. The whole place was enjoyable to walk around. And their dog Nava added smiles to our faces too. The bay windows were such a pleasure to sit at while being served breakfast.
The Food: Delicious! Different breakfast every morning including some of the best scones be and my fiancé have ever had. (The raspberry and white chocolate was my favorite) Roger even made eggs Benedict on our last day by request. Oh, and the constantly available chocolate chip cookies was a fun treat too.
Overall: We will definitely being going back next time we need to get away for a beautiful quiet weekend :)

Agate Cove is an absolutely gorgeous Inn on the Ocean located right at the edge of Mendocino. We had a wonderful stay here while we were enjoying a California vacation and searching for a wedding venue.
Our hosts Roger and Lorraine were extremely helpful and just wonderful people. The real highlight for me personally were the cottages and the beautiful gardens that surround the Inn. Breakfast was simple but delicious and served in the fabulous dining area with windows facing the ocean.
The Inn is very quiet even in high season; I highly recommend it for a romantic stay in this beautiful area of the country.

This was my first Bed and Breakfast and I must say that it was a great experience. Stayed here last spring and the rooms themselves were pretty darn charming. The VIEW was just the cherry on top of a perfect sundae. My experience will probably match up close to Thu S. as we were there together the same weekend. haha.
We stayed in the Moonstone, which matched our tastes pretty well with the hardwood floors and wood furniture; very earthy. Our friends (Thus S. and hubby) stayed in the Diamond Room and it was beautifully WHITE and clean, matching it’s name. There was complimentary sherry in each room… SCORE. Can’t complain about free drinks in the privacy of your own room.
The mornings were the best because of the delicious breakfast (however, we only woke up in time for one of the breakfasts that weekend lol) and the beautiful view of the bay from the breakfast room. The large windows provided so much natural sunlight that would hit your skin and face as you gobbled up your meal. It was picture perfect.
And I would have to agree with Thu S. The best part of the stay would definitely have to be the night sky. Agate Cove provided blankets and chairs for their guests to sit outside at night and admire the beautiful stars in combination of the waves in the distance.
I LOVED my stay here at Agate Cove Inn and I’ll definitely be coming back and I recommend this place to everyone.