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Lodging association chooses Ferndale’s picture-perfect Victorian Inn The Victorian Inn, a boutique hotel in the Victorian Village of Ferndale, CA, has been chosen for the cover of The California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) and California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns (CABBI) annual Resource Guide, 2012.

Established in 1893, the California Hotel & Lodging Association is a non-profit membership organization that calls itself “the voice of the California’s lodging industry.” The association represents and serves the unique interests of each segment of the state’s diverse lodging industry, from the smallest individual inn to the largest hotel chain.

The Victorian Inn is on the intimate end of the CH&LA spectrum. This 13-room inn was built entirely of native Humboldt County redwood in 1890. Known as Ferndale’s historic Russ Bank Building, it was a notable architectural testament to its time, a magnificent tribute to luxury, craftsmanship, and comfort. Each room has a unique story to tell, and the Inn has become one of the most photographed buildings in Northern California.

Innkeepers Lowell Daniels and Jenny Oaks purchased the Russ Building in 1999. Today the inn embodies the elegance and romance of the timber boom era. High ceilings, vintage fixtures and furnishings, beautiful appointments and private baths typify the Victorian Inn’s nostalgic guest rooms. A stay at the Victorian Inn includes a gourmet breakfast, and the onsite VI Restaurant and Tavern serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks seven days a week.

Innkeepers Daniels and Oaks are active in the Ferndale community through their participation in the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce, Ferndale Rotary, Ferndale Repertory Theatre, Portuguese Hall Association, Humboldt County Convention & Visitors Bureau and other local organizations. They are passionate about promoting the local visitor industry. Dedicated to making each Ferndale stay a cherished memory, every day they look for new ways to encourage visitors to sample the adventures unique to the Redwood Empire and Pacific Coast areas that surround the Victorian Village of Ferndale.

Like the Ferndale innkeepers, the volunteers guiding and driving the CH&LA’s boards, councils, committees and task forces promote the lodging industry. Their support is part of the reason that California’s visitor industry is on the upswing. According to the 2010 Prelim. State Estimates by Dean Runyan Associates, Inc. (April 2011), and California Travel Impacts by County, 1992-2009, California travel and tourism in 2010 generated $95.1 billion in spending (an increase of 7.4 percent over 2009), and directly supported 873,000 jobs.

A partner of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, CH&LA is the most influential state lodging association in the nation. For more information about CH&LA and CABBI, visit CALodging.com or CABBI.com.

“Your room is ready!” at the Victorian Inn. Click here to find out more about the boutique inn, or call 707-786-4949 (888-589-1808 toll free).

Ferndale in Legoland!

The Ferndale Enterprise reports that Ferndale buildings have been reproduced in Miniland at California's new Legoland Theme Park, along with other, more well-known American sites. What an unexpected honor!

Discover The Victorian Village of Ferndale, full size, on California's North Coast. From California Highway 101, take the Fernbridge/Ferndale exit. Cross historic Fernbridge and drive through five miles of pastoral views to Ferndale's Main Street.

For more information, call the
Ferndale Chamber of Commerce: (707) 786-4477

More Ferndale Fun:

Centerville Beach named Best
Beach on the North Coast!

Ferndale is listed in many guidebooks, including Weekend Adventures in
San Francisco & Northern California