The room and location were satisfactory, the bed in Etta's suite was too soft resulting neck pain for the next 5 days, and the shower ran out of hot water halfway through, but what really got me was the subtle but palpable racist attitude of the owners and hostess. My wife and I are in our late 20's/early 30's working professional (physician) Asian-Americans celebrating my wife's birthday. Despite being respectful and quiet guests, if you are not Caucasian and close to retirement age, be prepared to be ignored and treated as if they wouldn't care if you came back. The subtle behavior of the owner, who chatted up all the other guests during happy hour but avoided and ignored us, ruined our experience. Intentionally avoiding greeting us as we left was the cherry on top. You would think that in 21st century California, you could count on tolerance and not being the targets of discrimination. Avoid this place if you can, I'm never going back.

We just happened into our stay at the Glendeven Inn when their neighbor property, Stevenswood, couldn't accommodate us for a second-night stay in Mendocino. I wish now that we'd stayed at the Glendeven for both Friday and Saturday night. Higgins, the proprietor, greeted us as we walked-up and showed us three beautiful, well-pointed, and sun-filled rooms - all with ocean views. We opted for the Bayview room and weren't disappointed. It has a separate sitting room with wood-burning fireplace, and a gorgeous deck/balcony for lounging. You're just across the street from the ocean and can walk along the stunning headlands along the bluffs. Since we were coming from another property, Higgins allowed us to check in at 10:30 in the morning (normal check-in is 3:00) and we took advantage by strolling into Mendo village for lunch and then returning for a long, lazy afternoon nap.

The fireplace was set and read y to go and only took one match to get in roaring. If you're looking for a relaxing, warm and gorgeous place to get reinvigorated over the weekend, you're sure to get it at Glendeven Inn.

This was my first B&B stay and Glendeven made it a wonderful first-time experience. We stayed in the Carriage House. Although others complained the room was too noisy to sleep in due to the highway traffic noise, we didn't have an issue with it. However, if you open the door in the back, then of course, you can hear the outside noise. The room is comparable to the 5-star hotels I've stayed at. The breakfast was delicious as well. Only complaint is that the side of the bathroom wall is too low, the room has a slanted ceiling that is quite low so we bump our heads twice into the slanted ceiling.

We just returned from a multi-night stay at Glendeven. We planned to be there 2 nights, but were so relaxed and happy that we extended our stay there. In general, this is a top notch inn with exceptionally friendly and accommodating staff, great amenities and fantastic food. The grounds are well kept and everything is in fine working order. The beds are HEAVENLY- you can get lost in them. It was hard to get out of the bed it was so luxurious.

We ended up seeing several rooms on the property, and staying in two different rooms during our visit. Because we extended our stay, the room we were in at first was unavailable for the whole stay. So, the owners upgraded us to a huge suite with a double shower and mini kitchen.

Most of the rooms have patios and great views of either the ocean or meadows, or just the landscaping which is exquisite. The rooms in the Main building are very nice, bright, open, good views, although you can hear some passing car noise from rt. 1 outside.

The carriage house was the noisiest room because it is right on the road, but if you live in a city like we do, you probably won't notice it much. But if you are coming for pure silence, you should stay in the Stevenscroft building. If you are coming to sit on the patio and sip coffee and eat fresh baked muffins and eggs in the mornings, then the main house and carriage house were divine.

The property has no cell phone reception, which was great for us since we were able to really get away from it all. However, it is something that I would have liked to know before I got there. They have internet available, but the wireless access wasn't working while we were there, and I didn't take the time to trouble with it too much.

The location is great- walking distance to the beach and a state park next door- and 2 miles from Mendocino.

We'd definitely stay at Glendeven again and were all in all very pleased with the experience.