Plan a fall getaway now and take advantage of our very best deal ever. Check out our website and choose your favorite room with a cozy fireplace to kindle romance or simply take a restorative break before the holiday season.

*Please Note: To receive the discount you must reserve online. Please type "GM's Fall Getaway Special" into the notes field of the online reservation system and the appropriate adjustment will be made to your reservation. This promotion may not be used towards existing reservations. Offer is good through December 20th and excludes tax, and gratuities. Not valid during the Thanksgiving holiday period, 11-21-07 to 11-25-07.

A Message from New GM Herman Seidell

I have been working at the MacCallum House Properties for six months. It has been a wonderful experience to be back home and working with such a talented team. I have enjoyed meeting many of you and reacquainting myself with the Mendocino community. We have made significant improvements to rooms and the grounds. We also continue to upgrade the level of amenities and service on the property.

I would love to hear your feedback and respond personally to all guest comments. Comments are greatly appreciated and help us create a better experience for future guests. You are always welcome to write me with your thoughts at herman@maccallumhouse.com. If I have not met you, I hope to have the opportunity in the coming months.

For those who missed the introduction to our new GM in our Chef Newsletter please visit our website.

MacCallum House Ranked #1 Hotel in Mendocino on Trip Advisor

Lush New Gardens and Remodeled Rooms at Mendocino Village Inn

This spring we began giving a facelift to the newly acquired property, Mendocino Village Inn. This grand old 1882 Victorian is shining again with the removal of a dangerous towering pine tree and the planting of a beautiful new garden full of colorful plants and lush green lawns. Two old rooms, Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt, were given a makeover, restoring vintage flooring and updating bathrooms with claw foot tubs and marble. Of course some modern touches were added as well, like thick new mattresses and LCD flat screen televisions.

With three properties in town and a multitude of vacation rental options, MacCallum House is now offering more room selections than ever. Check out pictures and availability on our website. All rooms include wireless Internet along with our ever-expanding list of amenities.

"On the House" Amenity

We listened to you, our guests, and made an adjustment to our wine hour this summer. Many of you told us that it was difficult to make the wine hour so we introduced a more flexible program, "On the House", which has been getting rave reviews. For each room up to $14 in dining credits are now available every evening in the Grey Whale Bar & Café or the Dining Room. Enjoy towards dinner, desserts or for a house specialty cocktail or glass of premium local wine. 5:00 - 9:00 pm. For details and a full list of amenities visit our website.

Featured here Sesame Seed Encrusted Kona Kampachi seared rare, shiitake-sea palm salad, wasabi aioli, chile sea salt from our fall café menu

Holiday Gift Certificates

Remember your first visit to Mendocino.... the rolling sea on three sides in perfect complement to the tidy blocks of restored Victorians and New England saltbox houses. Give this re-energizing gift of place to someone special this holiday season and receive 10% off your gift certificate purchase. Offer good through December 31, 2007. Please order early for delivery for the holidays!

To receive this discount you must purchase using our online form. Please type “Mendocino Magic” in the special instructions in the online gift certificate form and the appropriate discount will be applied.

New Girlfriends’ Getaway
Deluxe Package

Looking for THE best place to go with your favorite gal pals? Seek no more! Pack your bags and embrace that inner longing to skip town and your responsibilities for a couple of days to spend quality time with your best friends. We promise leisurely mornings, afternoon adventures and late-night fun with your own selection from many tempting options. Our innkeepers will customize this package to your hearts’ desires. This getaway was selected by iloveinns.com as their ideal package.
Click here for the delicious details.

Diva Basket Introduced

Diva is the Latin and Italian word for "goddess", the feminine form of the Latin word divus (= "god"), so pamper yourself with this basketful of top fashion magazines, a bottle of divine Roederer Estate sparkling wine, our chef's cookie & truffle sampler, an instant camera to record the decadence of it all and a soothing silk brocade eye pillow filled with grain and fragrant dried herbs to further retreat from the pressures of modern life. $90. Order online

The next time you head to the MacCallum House check out our latest packages and unique baskets to complete your vacation experience.

Fall Menu & Holiday Dinners

We recently launched our fall menu. Every seasonal change brings new excitement to the Mac kitchen with a bounty of regional ingredients. Now huckleberries, chanterelles and porcini mushrooms from our local woods and pears and apples from nearby farms are added to Chef Kantor's rich North Coast culinary palette.

Be sure to catch us in the current issue of Coastal Living in an article on local wild mushrooms called "Where the Wild Things Grow." Our annual Wild Mushroom Winemaker Dinner is now famous, so don't miss it!

Our most popular holiday dining events of the year are coming up soon — Thanksgiving Feast, Christmas and New Year's Eve Dinners. Each year these exquisite dining experiences sell out. Call 800 609-0492 to book a table today. Visit our website for event details.

Featured here Wild Mushroom Risotto roasted acorn squash, house made mozzarella, chard, toasted pine nuts, white truffle oil from our fall dinner menu.

Helping the Community

During the holidays it is important to count our blessings and think about giving back to our local community and those who are less fortunate. In this spirit MacCallum House will be hosting the following fundraisers in the coming months.

Dine Outs

All Dine Outs begin at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are required to dine in the restaurant. First come first seated in the Café. All proceeds from the evening are given to the organization. Make your reservation today at 800 609-0492 or 707 937-0289.

Mendocino Land Trust — November 14, 2007
Mendocino Coast Humane Society — November 28, 2007
College of the Redwoods Community Choir — December 5, 2007
Project Sanctuary — December 12, 2007

Giving Tree

Beginning the weekend after Thanksgiving, help a local child by picking up a gift request off the MacCallum House Christmas tree and purchasing the requested gift. Return the gift to the tree in the lobby of the MacCallum House and we will make sure it brightens a Christmas morning. This is an annual Mac tradition.

MacCallum House Featured Artist:
Judy Chance Hope

From Judy:
"I live in a beautiful forested place in Mendocino County, where we are fortunate to have a pond with koi. They are to me, as well as to people of their native Japan, a source of great pleasure and a symbol of peace and tranquility. I hope my interpretation of them in this "Koi and Meditation Pond Series" of paintings conveys that feeling."

Visit our website for Judy's full bio.

My Mendocino Picture Contest

We received so many amazing photos with our previous contest we thought we would try it again. If you would like to submit an entry for this season's contest, e-mail us your most beautiful or telling photo taken in Mendocino. Whether scenery or a close-up portrait, your picture will communicate some of the magic that makes Mendocino hold such a special place in your heart. One grand-prize winner per newsletter will win a free night at MacCallum House (predicated on a two-night stay). The winning photo will be featured in our next issue of My Mendocino. Second and third place runners-up will get a complimentary bottle of local wine or a gourmet gift basket during their next two-night stay at the Inn.

Contest open to prior guests of MacCallum House. We retain all rights to publish the winning photos. Submit your entry via e-mail to: contest@maccallumhouse.com. All entries must be received by November 19, 2007. A winner will be announced on November 30, 2007.

Our winning shot from this summer's contest was submitted by Damon Mattson and entitled Calla Lilies. For an archive of all submissions visit our website.

maccallumhouse.com | 707.937.0289 | 800.609.0492
45020 Albion Street | PO Box 206 | Mendocino CA | 95460

Banner photos: Mendocino Headlands: Gisela Linder, "On The House" Amenity, Girlfriends Getaway, Diva Baskett, GM Herman Seidell and MVI Photos: Rita Crane Studio, Food Photo: J. Perlman Photography, MacCallum House & Grounds: John Birchard Photography, Newsletter Design: Eye Design Studio