What People are saying
Is OK, but...
Angel Mon 17/11/2017 15:31We stay here for one night as we were passing thru Eureka visiting the Redwoods. I can't say this is a bad hotel but is not your average place. The hotel takes pride in calling itself a historical place. Yes, the place does look old but they do a really good job in keeping it clean and operational. Our room had the historical old decor (phone included). The bathroom was extremely small to the point we couldn't open the door all the way because of the toilet. The heater is a very small digital unit embedded to the wall. It does the job but takes a while for the room to heat up.
The decoration of the lobby area is very impressive. Lots of details but again, kinda old. The elevator was having trouble during our stay so we have to use the stairways a few times to the third floor. They still use regular keys to access the rooms. Make sure you don't lose them!
Staff was OK but we were not impressive by them. The most disappointing part was the breakfast. It's just a table with a few items on them. For the kind of place we were expecting something better.
Parking is limited by the hotel but they do have an overflow area across the street. Not a deal breaker but be ready to walk a little bit if all spaces in the hotel are taken.
Not sure I will stay here again. It wasn't bad or terrible but it was gloomy. Felt like I was staying at the Haunted Mansion in Disney!
Quaint historical hotel for one night
tlf610on 21/09/2017 22:39The hotel is a historical landmark in the middle of Eureka. The room had been remodeled with modern wood furniture and tiled bathroom. They had a restaurant and a bar off the lobby. We had dinner in the restaurant which was very tasty. The bed was comfortable. They served a complementary continental breakfast included pastries, bacon, yogurt, apples, bananas, croissants, coffee and tea.
Grand Dame is Past Her Prime
ProMetalSaleson 18/09/2017 23:33This hotel looked interesting being on the National Historical Register and given its past of hosting celebrities. The lobby Is all wood made from one tree they claim. The place is old and tired, our room was clean and comfortable and it appears they tried updates which did little to improve. In the morning there was no hot water and we asked for a discount because of it and they offered only a token amount. The Inn may have had some glory days but those appear to be long gone, I would not stay here and recommend you look elsewhere as well. We saw some really neat places in nearby Ferndale CA, a charming little town we loved, I would stay there the next time.
More Hostel than an Historic Hotel
roystottson 31/08/2017 07:22This was not a complete disaster. To be fair, the room was updated, clean and comfortable, Plus, I had consulted with a friend who had stayed in the Eureka Inn 15+ years ago and was excited for our prospects. That said, there is very little else to recommend a stay in this iconic hotel.
We selected this hotel because it had a restaurant and cocktail lounge on premise figuring we could have dinner and a late night cocktail before turning in. Please note; the restaurant was not open and the cocktail lounge was a complete disaster. After witnessing an abominable 'comedy' performance at the lounge, we left trying to locate a local bar, but were unsuccessful. We decided to return and spend some time by the lovely fireplace in the main great room. Unfortunately , it was occupied by a large group of 'guests' eating pizza and drinking beer at the fireplace. Again, reminiscent of my Hostel days, but hardly in keeping with an iconic historic hotel. The 'free' breakfast was more of the same. They ran out of most of the attractive items on their limited menu, and there was a large plate of hard boiled eggs. However, for the ten or so tables in the dining area, there was ONE set of salt and pepper shakers. No individual salt and pepper options. Plus, my wife and I agreed that the coffee that was produced was perhaps the foulest tasting brew in memory. There is allegedly free WIFI, and they apparently had repeaters on the 2nd and 4th floor,. Unfortunately, we were placed on the 3rd floor and never had a satisfactory Internet connection except when we went to the lobby and negotiated around the guys eating pizza at the lobby fireplace.
Disappointed? Absolutely! There is clearly an effort to bring the hotel back to its previous 'iconic' status. But ignoring the abominable content at the lounge in the heart of the hotel is hardly the way of building confidence in bringing this hotel back to its former glory.
Stay away! Definitely not worth the aggravation.
Comfortable room but room for improvement
onaroll56on 30/08/2017 04:09The lobby and hallways were a bit run down, and smelled musty. The desk clerk was young, slow and not terrific in customer service. However, our room was spacious, clean and comfortable. The king bed was fine, with a down comforter. The shower was upgraded and modern, with great hot water and water pressure. There was no air conditioning, but the weather in Eureka is usually cool, so you can just open the large windows to get some fresh air. The only problem there was the noise from traffic.. it sounded like they were drag racing downtown. The wifi barely worked. That said, it was a "historic inn", very large, with lots of cool old photos on the walls.