

Serving the couple's three boutique hotels as well as taking reservations for intimate feasts, the restaurant specializes in the kind of decadent fare you'd expect to eat by the fire as taxidermy birds keep an eye on things-but they keep things fresh and exciting from Marin's excellent year-round produce and seafood. Make no mistake about it, Margaret Grade and chef Daniel DeLong's refined restaurant on the ground floor of the old-as-the-town Olema Inn is one of the best restaurants anywhere in Marin County. (Though not necessarily in the same bite.) Here's where to chow. If you're hanging around Tomales Bay, there's one thing you have to eat: oysters. Starting at $275 per night 10021 Coastal Highway 1, (Olema), Olema House's restaurant, Due West, is easily one of the finest in the area. All rooms have down comforters and pillows, radiant heat-warmed floors, complimentary breakfast, and a lovely contemporary-meets-rustic nature lodge vibe that makes you want to snuggle by a fireplace with some Sonoma Coast pinot noir. Some of the rooms have private patios and Jacuzzis, while the cottages are perfect for familes. Previously the Lodge at Point Reyes, the recently revamped 22-room, two-cottage Olema House is a getaway in its own right, with four acres of private gardens and grounds between the heart of Olema and Olema Creek. It's a charming, comfortable stay that's just a convenient stumble from the best dinner around. 1., Olema), an 1880s building that once hosted meetings of the United Ancient Order of Druids fraternity, just down the road. Tucked above the couple's absolutely dreamy restaurant, Sir and Star (more on that later), the inn has just five antique-filled rooms and an alluring avian theme.įurthering the reach of their cult-worthy hospitality, the team recently opened Olema Druid's Hall (s tarting at $295 per night 9870 Hwy. In 2015, Grade and DeLong restored and opened the nearby Hotel Olema (starting at $185 per night 10000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Olema, 41) which, like its sister Manka's, has style in spades despite no working website. The interiors here don't feel entirely indoors-with chunky log beds, heavy flannels, plaids and leathers, stone fireplaces, and antlers galore, the vibe here is woodsy Ralph Lauren at its finest.
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Where Manka's main house once stood you'll find an Airstream that serves as reception once you procure your key, you're free to enter your masterfully conceived forest getaway, whether you're staying in the four-room Annex (a 1917 hunting and fishing lodge), in one of the standalone cabins, or at the boathouse down on Tomales Bay. Though Manka's Inverness Lodge (starting at $275 per night 30 Callendar Way, Inverness, 415.669.1034) has never fully rebuilt since it devastatingly burned down in 2006, the rooms still operated by its owners, Margaret Grade and Daniel DeLong, remain the region's top choice for fashionable travelers. An additional minimum fee of $50 applies to dog soiled bedding.ĭogtrekker.If it's an old fashioned country escape you seek, you'll find plenty of vintage vibes among the region's boutique hotels. Dogs are not allowed in the pool/hot tub area.ĭogs are not allowed in or on the beds. Other comments: No dogs left unattended in room.Percentage of rooms that are dog-friendly: Less than 50%.Cost per dog: $20 for first dog, $10 for second Per Night.Please note that you must reserve by phone if bringing a pet.Well behaved pets are welcome with telephone reservation.There is a 25 x 90-foot fenced dog run on the grounds.
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Units come with fireplaces and kitchenettes one has a full kitchen. A pool, hot tub, barbecue area, tennis courts and quick access to the national seashore compliment the setting.Įight acres are set aside as a private wildlife preserve where guests (and leashed dogs) are welcome to sit.

Large rooms and family suites clustered in cottages set on 15 wooded acres give this property a campus-like feel.
