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Every brand of chain hotel is along Hwy 101. Room rates run high midsummer; you can
sometimes find cheaper in Arcata, to the north, or Fortuna, to the south. There are also a
handful of motels which cost from $55 to $100 and have no air-conditioning; choose
places set back from the road. The cheapest are south of downtown on the suburban strip.
Abigail's Elegant Victorian Mansion
INN
( 707-444-3144;
www.eureka-california.com
; 1406 C St; r $115-145; )
Inside this National Historic Landmark that's practically a living-history museum, the
sweet-as-could-be innkeepers lavish guests with warm hospitality.
Eureka Inn
HISTORIC HOTEL
( 707-497-6903, 877-552-3985;
www.eurekainn.com
;
cnr 7th & F Sts; r from $109; )
This magestic and enormous historic hotel is slowly being renovated. The style is cozy, in
an early-20th-century-lodger, vagely Wild West sort of way, the staff extremely friendly
and there's a decent bar and restaurant on the premises.
Bayview Motel
MOTEL
707-442-1673, 866-725-6813;
www.bayviewmotel.com
;
2844 Fairfield St; r
$94-175; )
Spotless rooms are of the chain-motel standard; some have patios overlooking Humboldt
Bay.
Eagle House Inn
HISTORIC INN
( 707-444-3344;
www.eaglehouseinn.com
;
139 2nd St; r $105-250; )
This hulking Victorian hotel in Old Town has 24 rooms above a turn-of-the-century ball-
room that's used for everything from theater and movie performances to special events.
Rooms and common areas are tastefully done with precious period decor. The coolest
rooms are in the corner and have sitting areas in turrets looking over the street.
Daly Inn
B&B
( 800-321-9656, 707-445-3638;
www.dalyinn.com
; 1125 H St; r with bathroom $170-185, without
bathroom $130)
