PELICAN INN
10 Pacific Way
Muir Beach, CA 94965
Telephone: (415) 383-6000
Seven
rooms, each with private bath. Complimentary full English breakfast served
at tables for two in the restaurant or in your room. Restaurant and lounge.
No disabled access in guest rooms. Smoking is allowed in guest rooms; no
smoking in dining areas. No minimum night stay required. Moderate to expensive.
Getting there
From Highway 101 north of Sausalito, take the Highway 1/Stinson Beach
exit. At the junction (gas station) turn left toward Stinson Beach. Turn
left at Muir Woods sign and continue on Highway 1 for two and a half miles
to inn.
A romantic
slice of sixteenth-century England, Pelican Inn is a Tudor-style farmhouse
that's true to its heritage. Low doorjambs, leaded glass windows, English
antiques, exposed wooden beams, and full- and half-canopied beds are found
throughout the inn. Guest rooms occupy the second floor; a cozy restaurant
and pub are located on the ground floor. The charming half-timbered building enjoys a wooded setting between the
ocean and redwoods and is well positioned for a weekend of poking around
Marin County's romantic coastal areas. Stinson and Muir beaches are nearby.
There's a restaurant on site with an English-inspired menu and an English-style
bar with international selections of beer and wine and the requisite dartboard.
A hearty complimentary English breakfast is served in the morning.
Rooms for Romance Little Room 2 (high $100 range), oft requested and referred to as the
"cute room," features a bed that's tucked beneath a cozy, timbered canopy
frame.
Rooms 3, 4, and 5 (around $200) have balconies and overlook the parking
area and the woods. Rooms 1, 2, 6, and 7 overlook the lawn, hills, and
fields with horses. All rooms have queen-sized beds.
Bathrooms, while not lavish in space or amenities, are functional, just
like those of Olde England. All have tiled showers except Room 7, which
has a bathtub.
Rooms 1 and 7 (low $200 range) are the largest in the inn. These hold
couches while the others have chairs. Room 7 sits under the eaves and
has a dormer window.