Located on the Mendocino Coast in Albion, California, Fensalden Bed and Breakfast Inn was a stagecoach stop during the 1860's.

Today, the rough-and-tumble Old West has given way to a romantic, pampering lodging experience.

As you enter the Inn, you are greeted by an open wood-burning fireplace in the Parlor, where the walls and ceiling feature warm, rich-textured redwood. Common areas offer books, a fax machine, PC hook-up, and a telephone for guests' use. The new Sun Room is perfect for small receptions, meetings, and seminars. Here the Fensalden staff can provide catered meals for your event. Eight romantic accommodations are available, each with ocean or garden view, fireplace, private bathroom, and a complimentary bottle of wine.

There are four guestrooms and a suite located in the main building. Each retreat features amenities such as a private bath, fireplace, queen sized bed (Ridge Room offers a king bed), hair dryer, plush robes, radio/CD/tape players, bar refrigerator and lovely antique furnishings. The Hawthorne Suite has a sitting room with original antiques including a table that belonged to Nathaniel Hawthorne, the innkeeper's great-great-grandfather. The other four rooms in the Main House have a porch or balcony.

Two accommodations are located in the water tower structure, which dates from the 1890's. The Tower Suite contains a sitting room with fireplace and beautiful polished wood staircase leading to the antique-furnished bedroom loft. Downstairs is a completely furnished kitchen and a full bath. The Tower Room features comfortable chairs, wood-burning fireplace, antique queen bed, walk-in closet, and bar refrigerator.

A full breakfast is served in the Tavern Room, where the original redwood ceiling still shows bullet holes from its early days. Warm yourself by the glass-front wood-burning fireplace as you sit on the couch and large overstuffed chairs and look out the floor-to-ceiling windows to the ocean. Evening wine and hors d'oeuvres are also offered in this room.

For those wishing to get away to privacy and quiet, The Bungalow offers this and much more. Located at the north end of the acreage, this rustic yet modern cottage is set at the head of the pasture and has unobstructed ocean views. The fully carpeted main room has a gas stove in the center, a love seat, and chairs. At the east end of the main room is a queen bed, and a dining table is at the west end in front of a large picture window overlooking the ocean. There is also a sleeping alcove with a queen bed and two lofts, each with a twin bed. You will also find a fully furnished kitchen, full bath with Jacuzzi tub and a skylight, and separate wood-paneled shower.

More than just lodging, Fensalden and her hosts offer romance and relaxation to the traveler exploring the Mendocino coast. Come enjoy the magic of "The Land of Sea and Mist," Fensalden Inn.