Fort Bragg, California · Mendocino Coast
A reimagined 1915 landmark on the Mendocino Coast.
Fort Bragg's hospital, built in 1915. Brought back to life room by room, and open again for a new century of guests.
Restored, not reinvented
A hundred years of care. A new chapter.
In 1915 this building opened as the Redwood Coast Hospital. Babies were born here. Fishermen and mill workers were stitched up here. Generations of Fort Bragg families have a story that starts inside these walls.
For us, this was never just an old building. One of us grew up a few streets away, and her grandmother walked these very halls as a nurse, caring for the people of this town. Bringing it back felt less like a project and more like a promise.
We wanted this place to be an extension of our home. The kind of place where the coffee is on, someone knows your name, and you are always welcome to put your feet up. We set out to restore, not renovate, honoring the character and quirks a century has earned. Then we filled every room with the things we love. Deep beds. Good books. Fresh flowers. Salt air through the window.
However you find your way to us, we hope you feel what we feel every time we walk through the front door. Welcome home.
The Dingman Family
Discover Our Story
Built in 1915Some things are worth the drive. This is one of them.
Ten rooms, each with a story
Every room remembers.
Ask us what your room used to be. The answer is usually the best part of check in.
Penthouse
Sunset Penthouse
The top of the building
Windows wrap the corner, so the whole town spreads out below you. Watch the fog drift over the rooftops in the morning and the light turn gold toward the Pacific at the end of the day.
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Suite
Whale Watch Suite
Formerly the surgical suite
The old operating room had the best light in the building. Surgeons needed it. Now you get it, along with room to spread out and a window made for whale season.
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Suite
Noyo Ridge Suite
Formerly the nurses' locker room
Nurses once traded street clothes for uniforms here before long shifts. Now it is where you kick off your shoes. Sage walls, a fireplace, two tall windows and a deep sofa with nowhere to be.
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Queen
The Legacy Room
Formerly the nursery
This is where Fort Bragg's newborns had their very first bath. We preserved the original nursery sink, so a piece of that story stays in the room. Plenty of locals started life here. Some have come back to stay.
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Built to care for this town. Restored to care for you.
Built in 1915 as the Redwood Coast Hospital
Gather here
Rooms for more than sleeping.
Lower level
The Conference Center
Formerly the hospital kitchen
Where the hospital's meals were once made, your team now meets beside the original fireplace.
- Up to 25 guests, 14 at the table
- Four movable tables for any layout
- Two smart TVs, 75 and 55 inch
- Coffee corner and original fireplace
- Book the whole inn for a private retreat
Coming Soon
Lower level
Noah's Speakeasy Lounge
Formerly the laboratory and X ray room
The rooms that once held test tubes and film are becoming a low lit lounge for small celebrations, after meeting drinks and long conversations.
- A private space for events
- Pairs with Conference Center bookings
- Pod members hear about opening night first
615 North Main Street · Fort Bragg, California
Park the car. Walk everywhere.
We sit right in the middle of old Fort Bragg. Morning fog over the headlands, coffee downtown, a walk to the sea glass at low tide, dinner at the harbor. All of it from our front door.
And all aboard: we are just two blocks from the world famous Skunk Train, riding the rails through the redwoods since 1885. The painting in our sitting nook is a little love letter to it.
Glass BeachJust blocks away
Skunk TrainJust two blocks away
DowntownShops and cafes outside the door
Noyo HarborFresh catch and sea lions
Coastal TrailSunset along the bluffs
MendocinoA scenic drive south
A century on Highway 1
Through the years
1915
The Redwood Coast Hospital opens on Highway 1 as Fort Bragg's hospital.
Later
The hospital closes its doors and the building becomes an inn for travelers.
2026
The Dingman family restores it, room by room, and opens in March.
Ahead
The next hundred years, and every guest who walks through our door.
The Pod
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Our insiders get first word on new rooms, seasonal events, the lounge opening, and the occasional update from Steinar, our whale.
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Proud supporters of our military and first responders
Thank you for your service. Please call us at 707.941.4227 for your discount code.
The Grey Whale Inn
A 1915 hospital, happily brought back to life. Ten rooms on the Mendocino Coast.