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You enjoy the attention of your very own Personal Event Coordinator to plan the event of a lifetime. We offer a complimentary Bridal Consultation with our experienced wedding coordinator: Jamie Buckner. This is a relaxed but informative session, which lasts approximately one hour and is an excellent way to familiarize you with our facilities, along with the Mendocino coast and us. You will receive information about vendors in the area including lists of resources available to you. Your Personal Event Coordinator will assist you with the design of your menu, wine and other beverage selections, music,  photographers and flowers—all within the budget you choose.
Then return and join us in a Comprehensive Bridal Consultation, and enjoy two days and one night at the Hill House Inn and Restaurant. You will be upgraded to the best available room and we will arrange for you to meet with our Executive Banquet Chef, to review menu options and wedding styles. In addition to our own staff we will arrange for you to meet photographers, officiates, musicians, florists and other vendors that you may wish to provide services for your wedding. Then, you will enjoy a full three course wedding dinner for two with wine. The rate for this consultation is $250 plus taxes and gratuity with no further costs or obligations.
  
 BEST VENUE: The Hill House Inn is the premier wedding and event facilities on the North Coast. The property hosts more weddings and other events than any other facility on the North Coast…and without the need and additional
costs of a tent. We can accommodate up to 120 people for a lovely in-door reception or dinner, and if requested up to 350 in an outside tented reception.
 FULL SERVICE:The Hill House Inn and our sister property The Mendocino Hotel are the only full service properties in Mendocino overlooking the Pacific Ocean; including 24/7 hotel front desk services..
LARGEST CAPACITY: The Hill House Inn and Mendocino Hotel are the largest wedding and events facilities on the Mendocino coast with a combined guest count of 600. And accommodations for 300 guests.
PAMPERED GUESTS: The two hotels have a staff of over eighty, an Executive Chef, a dedicated Banquet Chef, a Beverage Manager, Executive Rooms Director, Two Event Planners and other support and professional staff which offers the highest staffing ratio of any lodging establishment on the Mendocino coast…all important ingredients that will combine to make your day come alive with an experience you and your guests will talk about forever.
HIGHLY RATED: “Highly Recommended“ by Frommer’s 2006 and the Executive Chef have been received sensational national reviews a “California menu that’s right on the mark,“ ZAGATSURVEY 2007
and international reviews:
“Take a garden room (deep bath, open fire and the biggest bed I've ever seen) and then make for the Victorian dining room. It breathes sumptuousness and old world sophistication,” The New Zealand Herald, July 2007
 
 
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The Hill House Inn and Restaurant
The 19th century Hill House Inn and Restaurant is known as the location where many Hollywood notables found comfortable accommodations. One of The first stars to stay here was Bette Davis while she was filming “Strangers The Story of a Mother and Daughter” in 1979.
For nostalgia, check out the Bette Davis Suite. The photo gallery in the Hotel lobby has a collection of signed photographs of many celebrities that have visited us here on the rugged Mendocino coast.
Hill House Inn is a distinguished lodging establishment located in Mendocino with spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. Situated among lush Victorian gardens, towering rustic water towers and magnificent cypress trees its 44 spacious and recently renovated ocean and garden suites maintain the warmth of a cozy bed and breakfast but offer much more to the discriminating traveler. The Hill House Inn and Restaurant enjoy the reputation of having “The largest private and public spaces available for weddings, meetings and retreats on the North Coast” with a restaurant that features local, sustainable and organic products. The wine list offers selections from Northern California including unique and highly rated Mendocino, Sonoma and Napa wines. Wedding guests or visitors enjoying a weekend retreat are literally steps from unique shops, galleries, the Mendocino Headlands, The Pacific Ocean and Big River where one may enjoy boating, fishing, horseback riding and kayaking.
The Hill House Inn is located in the historic village of Mendocino: unspoiled, uncrowned and undiscovered! Whether you’re thirsting for great California wines, hungry for delicious organic cuisine, magnificent Redwoods or the Pacific Ocean the Hill House Inn and Restaurant is the perfect setting for your wedding ceremony, reception, wedding dinners and elegant accommodations for your guests. Arrive by limousine or private car and enjoy ample parking for your entire guest party and be just steps to the hotel. Enter the lobby 
and experience the warm ambiance of oriental carpets and a selection of antiques then continue to the venues that you have chosen for your special event: the expansive lush Victorian lush gardens with a bluff overlooking the ocean and followed by a reception an the ground floor Bar and Lounge; or ascend the spiral staircase to the second floor and a ceremony in our intimate private Chapel, followed by a reception and dinner in the Bay View Lounge with a spectacular panoramic views of the Pacific.
THE CHAPEL: A charming redwood wedding chapel with handcrafted stained glass windows and Crystal chandeliers. Accommodates 80 for a wedding ceremony or up to 50 guests for dining - $500.
avorite room of many brides, who love to decorate with draping, streamers, twinkle lights, candles and flowers… all of which create a sensational romantic venue for a sit down dinner. The Lounge is richly paneled with Honduras Mahogany and an exquisite brick fireplace. An extravagant Mahogany bar where 10 guests may sit and enjoy a cocktail, a selection of local wines by the glass or bottle, or beers locally brewed on tap and wide selection by the bottle. There is a stage and permanent dance floor, which is acoustically engineered for a DJ or live music. The Bay Room will accommodate 80 people seated for dining and adjoins the lounge and together and may hold 150 for dining. French Doors open to a patio. $2300. A tent may be added to accommodate an additional 200 guests.
Chapel accommodates 50 - $500
There is a $250 set up fee for the Ocean View Dining Room, or a $300 fee for the Bay Room and Lounge. This includes the use of our own inventory of required tables, chairs, linen, flatware and stemware. The cake-cutting fee is $150. Events held in a tent or outside the building will be subject to additional costs.
A non-refundable $1,000 deposit is due when the contract is signed. The balances of the room rental and set-up fees are due 45 days prior to the event. Payment for the food invoice is due 45 days prior to the event. Liquor, wine, beer and other beverages will be priced according to the wine and beverage list and the quantity consumed. The payment will be due at the end of the event. There is a $18.00 corkage fee. These charges can be paid by check or cash on the day after the event provided that there is a pre approved credit card on file before the start of the event to guarantee payment. A final guest count, including meals, is due 45 days before your event.
The rooms At the Hill House Inn are tastefully decorated and comfortably appointed. Our spacious guest rooms feature brass beds with cozy comforters, lace curtains, elegant furnishings, and striking views. All rooms offer garden views and ocean view rooms are available upon request. Lodging for wedding guests are available at regular rack rates with discounts available subject to the size of the wedding party, season and availability. Holiday rates are not discounted. In order to block rooms for your guests there will be a $500 deposit for each wing of 22 rooms due at the signing of the contract. 45 days before your event the block will be removed and the rooms that have not been reserved and paid for by your guests will again be made available to the public. However, your guests may continue to book at the Hill House Inn or Mendocino Hotel but only on an “as available” basis.
4 Suites 
6 Deluxe Ocean View Rooms 
25 Garden Rooms