The Pelican Inn, is a Northern California country inn that captures the spirit of sixteenth-century England's west country. Seven snug lodging accommodations, a cozy and hearty restaurant, a covered garden patio, and a diminutive bar are combined in traditional English style. Upon arrival, one enters another world.

The roaring log fire is lit everyday at The Pelican in the inglenook fireplace. The inglenook is the very heart of the inn, the source of many traditions and superstitions. Here you can relax in front of a fireplace large enough to sit in. Retreat to your chambers after a long day and a pleasant evening. To repair the day's toils, snuggle into one of the cozy "half-testers," a heavily draped canopy bed. These have been incorporated into every Pelican room. Each room, graced with English antiques, is also replete (in Tudor parliance) with the "necessary room" - the water closet, each with tiled shower and hand basin.

Enjoy a sumptuous English breakfast of bacon and eggs, bangers, grilled tomatoes, toast, marmalade, and steaming hot coffee or tea. The restaurant's daily menu is a hearty blend of country English fare: prime rib and Yorkshire pudding, mixed English grill, and cottage pie to name a few. For dessert, an assortment of decadent delights await you. The Pelican English bar reflects the best of the pub and the club: fine ales, draught beers, stouts, pilsners, and a whole range of wines, sherries, and ports from around the world. The Pelican is a lot more than just a bit of Olde England; it is also a superb venue for weddings, meetings, banquets, Sunday brunch, or just a place to relax and "chew the fat".

This is the perfect place for a quick getaway over the hills to the beach, romantic honeymoon, or relaxing retreat from San Francisco, Oakland, and Silicon Valley.

Scarcely 20 minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area, the hospitable Pelican nestles at Muir Beach in the sea-blown mist among pines and redwoods of the Golden Gate National Park.

Spend a day walking on the beach, journeying through Muir Woods, cycling, jogging up challenging paths, or simply retreating from the city and its cares.

Try your hand at darts, the quintessential pub game. Above all, enjoy your stay.

The dedicated and friendly staff regard innkeeping as a public service with a duty to see that all guests are properly lodged, fed, and looked after.

Come enjoy the merriment and conviviality of this humble inn. The Pelican Inn at Muir Beach is indeed another world.

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