Gingerbread Mansion Inn

Description

Circa 1899. Built for Dr. H.J. Ring, the Gingerbread Mansion is now the most photographed of Northern California's inns. Near Eureka, it is in the fairy-tale Victorian village of Ferndale (a National Historical Landmark). Gingerbread Mansion is a unique combination of Queen Anne and Eastlake styles with elaborate gingerbread trim. Inside are spacious and elegant rooms including two suites with "his" and "her" clawfoot bathtubs. The Empire Suite is said to be the most opulent accommodation in Northern California. Another memorable choice would be "The Veneto", an imaginative experience where guests stay within a piece of artwork. Extensive formal English gardens beautifully surround the mansion and it is a stroll away to Victorian shops, galleries and restaurants. A Wilderness park and bird sanctuary are a half mile away.

This property has been featured in San Francisco Focus, Sunset, Travel Holiday, Country Inns, Los Angeles Times, Sunset, PBS (Inn Country USA), HGTV-Restore America, Outbreak (Warner Bros.).

Location: Victorian village.

Inkeepers Notes

Well known as one of Northern California's most photographed inns, the Gingerbread Mansion Inn is a spectacular example of Victorian splendor, both inside and out. The exterior boasts spindlework, turrets and gables, as well as a formal English garden. The inn offers four parlors and eleven romantic guest rooms, all decorated with antiques. Guests are pampered with luxuriously appointed baths (some with his-and-her clawfoot tubs and/or fireplaces), bathrobes, turndown service, morning coffee and a delicious full breakfast. Four parlors are set aside for guest use, including lots of books and magazines as well as games and puzzles to play. Afternoon tea is taken in the parlors, and includes tea, coffee, pastries, cake, cookies, confections, petit fours and fruit with Devonshire cream. The Gingerbread Mansion Inn was recently awarded a four-diamond rating by AAA for the ninth straight year. We consider the Empire Suite to be Northern California's most oppulent room.

Room Detail

Garden Room

The Garden Room is one of our most popular. A romantic first floor room with double French doors leading to a large private veranda overlooking the English garden, it also offers an electric fireplace for added ambiance, a Queen bed, and a spacious bathroom with both a shower and a clawfoot tub.

Rates: $185 - $225

Strawberry Hill Room

Strawberry Hill is a large, sunny room done in rich shades of green, teal and rose. It has a Queen-size 19th century French bed, a wood-burning fireplace with an antique redwood mantel and a small hidden television with cable. (In-room breakfast - add $25)

Rates: $170 - $195

French Lilac Room

Our French Lilac room is a bright, spacious room overlooking the English garden. It comes complete with a Queen bed and an antique clawfoot tub where you’ll enjoy your bubble bath under a beautifully stained glass window.

Rates: $170 - $195

Hideaway Room

The Hideaway Room is architecturally unique with many angled details, beveled stained glass windows, and its own loft with a twin bed and small television with cable. Downstairs is a Queen bed and French doors leading to a private patio in the English garden. This room will accommodate three people.

Rates: $155 - $190

Zipporah Room

Zipporah’s Room is a Regency styled room with a Queen bed designed in shades of blue. Named for the first Ferndale settler, it offers views of the Ferndale hills.

Rates: $100 - $160

Empire Suite

You enter Northern California’s most opulent room, The Empire Suite, through Victorian stained glass French doors which open to reveal a draped King bed surrounded by Ionic columns. The Empire offers a large bathing area with a marble and glass shower and an over-sized clawfoot tub in front of a gas fireplace. A full living and dining area warmed by another glass fireplace complete this splendid suite. (In-room breakfast - add $25)

Rates: $290 - $400

Rose Suite

The Rose Suite is an elegant front corner room with an extraordinary elevated antique King bed, an electric fireplace in the bedroom and bathroom, and optional in-room breakfast dining. In the garden-like bathroom, guests can enjoy a fireside bubble bath in the clawfoot tub which is surrounded by mirrors on the wall and ceiling. (In-room breakfast - add $25)

Rates: $225 - $275

Fountain Suite

The Fountain Suite is a large, luxurious room with a bay window view of the Victorian Village, a King bed and optional in-room breakfast dining. Its grand bathroom boasts two side-by-side clawfoot tubs, a gas fireplace in front of an antique fainting couch and view of the beautiful English garden. (In-room breakfast - add $25)

Rates: $225 - $275

Gingerbread Suite

The romantic Gingerbread Suite offers a Queen bed, twin clawfoot tubs for romantic toe-to-toe bubble baths, an electric fireplace and a private balcony in the garden.

Rates: $185 - $225

Veneto Suite

The Veneto is a hand-painted masterpiece depicting scenes of green hills, flourishing plains and gorgeous flower beds and rivers. On the inn’s top floor, Veneto offers beautiful panoramic views of the lush Ferndale valley. Marble floors give this room a classic elegance that includes a King bed, clawfoot tub and optional in-room breakfast dining. (In-room breakfast - add $25)

Rates: $200 - $280

Heron Suite

The Heron Suite is a large suite where two rooms have been opened into one that can accommodate three people. It offers a Queen bed, a twin bed and a sitting area.

Rates: $155 - $190

 

Rooms & Rates	Rates: $150 to $400 Payment types accepted include American Express, Master Card and Visa. Rooms: This property has 11 total guest accommodations with private bath, 5 with fireplaces, 5 suites. The types of beds available include King, Queen and Twin.
Policies	Minimum Stay Requirements: Two night minimum for holidays and special event periods Cancellation: For reservations cancelled more than 14 days prior to scheduled date of stay (30 days for multiple-night stays, special events/holidays, groups), a refund will be issued less an administrative fee of 10% or $35, whichever is greater. For reservations cancelled within 14 days of scheduled date of stay, reservation deposits are non-refundable. “No shows” and early departures are considered cancellations within the non-refundable period. Smoking: Smoke Free Property.
Services & Amenities	Meals Included in Rates: Breakfast and Afternoon Tea. Types of meals: Early Coffee/Tea, Full Breakfast and Afternoon Tea. Amenities In Room: Reading Lamps, Clock Radio, Turn-Down Service and Desk. Amenities On Site: Library, Parlor Games, Phone, Fireplace and gardens.
Discounts	Special Discounts: Call for special corporate rates
Activities	Events Hosted: Reunions, Meetings and Must book entire inn. Other Activities: Antiquing, Fishing, Hiking, Live Theater, Parks and Shopping (Local Crafts).
Historic Interest	Victorian shops and galleries along Main Street, The Ferndale Museum, wilderness park and bird sanctuary (one-half mile). Historic Awards: National Register (Granted) and State Historical Site (Granted). Historic Memberships: National Trust.
Romantic Interest	Fireplaces and clawfoot tubs, formal English gardens.
Ratings	Rated By: 4 AAA Diamonds, 3 Mobil Stars, iLoveInns Guests Guest Reviews: No reviews yet. write your own review
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