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Benbow Historic Inn

4.0 star property

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Staircase
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; American cuisine, garden views
Water park

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Pool
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free airport shuttle

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445 Lake Benbow Dr, Garberville, CA, 95542
  • Benbow Inn Golf Course
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Humboldt County Office
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Richardson Grove State Park
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium King Room

Premium King Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • River view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Queen

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(25 reviews)
  • 14 bedrooms
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Garden Cottage Room

Garden Cottage Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Fireplace King

Fireplace King

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Leta Benbow's Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Terrace King

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 12 bedrooms
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Benbow Historic Inn

Luxury hotel on the beach, with seasonal outdoor pool
Guests at this beach hotel will appreciate convenient onsite amenities such as a complimentary children's club and a playground. Housekeeping is available on request.
Benbow Historic Inn offers 65 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Housekeeping is offered on request and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) are also available.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a seasonal outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages.
Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Benbow Historic Inn. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Benbow Lake State Recreation Area. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free roundtrip airport shuttle are available.
  • Free WiFi in some public areas
  • Free self parking
  • Enjoy American cuisine and garden views while dining at Dining Room
  • Breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Take a swim in the seasonal outdoor pool
  • Services include a kid's club, a porter, and luggage storage
  • Onsite recreation includes a golf driving range and a playground
  • Just a 1-minute drive from Benbow Inn Golf Course and 7 minutes from Mateel Community Center
  • Free airport shuttle service
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Business amenities include a business center and 2 meeting rooms.

WiFi is free in public spaces. Event space at this hotel measures 8000 square feet (743 square meters) and includes conference space. A seasonal outdoor pool, spa services, and a library are also featured at the luxury Benbow Historic Inn. You'll have access to the outdoor pool at a partner property. A roundtrip airport shuttle is free during limited hours. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Garberville hotel.

For a fee, guests can enjoy local cuisine breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Dining Room - Overlooking the garden, this cocktail bar specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available. Happy hour is offered. Reservations are required.

Awards and affiliations

The property is a member of Historic Hotels of America.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free return airport shuttle from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily local cuisine breakfast available 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: USD 10 to 18 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Couples/private dining
  • Private picnics

Restaurants on site

  • Dining Room

Things to do

  • 9-hole adjacent golf course
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Ecotours
  • Free children's club
  • Golf
  • Golf driving range
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool (guest access)
  • Playground
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Free children's club
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room cot
  • Playground
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms
  • 8,000 square feet of conference space
  • Business centre

Outdoors

  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • In a state park
  • On a river
  • On the beach
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Spa services

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1926
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Tudor architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport; guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.00 per stay.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: USD 100.00 per stay
  • Resort fee: USD 20.00 per accommodation, per night

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for local cuisine breakfast: approximately USD 10 to 18 per person
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.00 per stay

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Benbow Historic Inn offers transfers from the airport. Please contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation with your arrival details prior to travel. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • The seasonal pool will open in May and close in October.
  • Pool access available from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
  • Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

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Benbow Garberville
Benbow Hotel & Resort
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Benbow Inn
Benbow Historic Inn Garberville
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Benbow Historic Garberville
Benbow Historic
Benbow Hotel Resort
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Benbow Historic Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 369 out of 652 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 178 out of 652 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 64 out of 652 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 30 out of 652 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 652 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Frank

I put down $100 for incidentals. We purchased 2 drinks at the bar. Reviewed our bill and was furious. A 7.33 tourism fee was charged and a $25 resort fee was charged. The 2 drinks were $20. All in all the resort charged us $54.44. I was blind sided by the add on to our far bill. Is this how you treat your guests.?
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old time decor and a fun destination. The on site restaurant and bar was really good. My only issue, which is always my issue, it was expensive, but in this case it was worth it.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Terrell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderfully unique hotel that you should not miss. It is old - this must be understood of course. Food is superb. Ambience/Attitude are rare! Complimentary tea & scones, and welcome cream sherry in crystal decanter…
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

harold

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
It was a beautiful place but we were treated like white trash being that we rode in on Harley Davidsons. Door man yelled at us as we pulled into the reservation spots that “ you cant park there”. We were like well we do have reservations. He crawfished real quick. Food is ridiculously priced. Breakfast burritos are $25 a piece. Last but not least while out on the patio enjoying one of their $20 mix drinks( Tito’s & cranberry) we were reprimanded 2/3 times to stop smoking cigarettes. NONE IF US WERE SMOKING!! So if you ride motorcycles & have Tatoos I highly recommend staying else where!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Douglas

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

kimberly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rustic property that was quiet and relaxing. The back lawn was beautiful and we appreciated that there was corn hole to play. They serve tea and scone before the dinner hour and the restaurant had great food. All employees were friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Catherine

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I little disappointed. We had dinner at the property, looks like everybody is busy because of the wedding. Ordered dinner and my sister found a piece of plastic on her vegetable. Up the hotel room, not even a soap to wash our hands. What do they expect wash our hands with body wash in the bathroom? Not even a small toiletries for their guest? And when we check out and asked the lady on the front desk,about why they don’t have at least a bar of soap to wash our hands with.She said they were out of stock. Just disappointed.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully site by the river.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved everything about the bimbo historic Inn. The ambience is amazing. The only thing we truly hated, and it might prevent us from coming back is the discomfort of the bed. We had a queen size, and it appeared to be a spring mattress versus the newer foam style, we found it to be extremely uncomfortable
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffery

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gorgeous property, excellent staff and service
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Jeffrey, FREDERICK

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
People were nice but the room bed was rough. They never came and filled our shampoo or soap even though they said try would for a 3 day stay. I would go to Garberville instead and stay there plus they have more food options as well.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bonny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely place to stay

Classic inn with outdoor patio for dining or sipping a glass beside a fire pit. Staff are friendly and efficient (except the scones at High Tea were slow to arrive and gone in a flash...).
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A classic resort hotel. A must see and stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great but

Beautiful inn. Lots of little issues impacted our enjoyment however. Arrived at 340 but didn’t get into our room until 530 because they forgot to call us when the room was ready! (The new receptionist was very friendly when he found out) At check out they charged us again for taxes when our pre-payment included the taxes. They were reluctant to remove it.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Donna

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Afshin, Oakland

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It’s a very dated property in need of much care. Price is not reflected by condition of hotel and rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful Historic Inn!!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

shell

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What an amazing hotel! We want to come back in the summer months to enjoy the ambiance, scenery & staff! If you love history & service, this is a must see.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I came because of the EV charging, I was quite impressed with how nice the hotel was
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a fabulous place to stay..
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

paul

Liked: Room comfort
Room cleanup and daily clean didnt happen unless we chased them, TV and lightbulbs not working and an ant infestation.. not the best of stays.. hotel and restaurant were good
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025