Hotel Ivanhoe

I've been coming here for years! Food is always on point and DELICIOUS!!! I love the Chicken Marsala. Something about their Marsala sauce, YUMMY!!! I def recommend this restaurant to all my friends.

My wife and i stayed for four nights over the Thanksgiving weekend.  We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.  The room was clean and comfortable with victorian feel an charm, but with updated accessories.  The rooms are over the inn's own popular bar and (in our opinion) the best dining establishment in Humboldt County.  The owner's are on site often making sure everything goes great for their guests and patrons.  I would highly recommend this location for anyone looking for a nice place to stay in Ferndale or Humboldt  County.  Don't forget to make reservations at the restaurant!

I'm guessing that everyone who has written a good review did not stay in the room above the kitchen with the windows facing the alley AND the restaurant/bar fans @ the window (very loud)! The room compared to the other rooms is not nearly as nice as the others. Personally, I would have tried to maybe over compensate for the bad smell, loud fan, alley view,dark dark room and made the room feel even more cozy than the others.

My boyfriend made the reservations with the owner who told him there were two rooms left. He told her he was bringing his girlfriend up and asked, what she felt was the better of the two rooms. After we checked in I peeked in some of the other rooms as the doors were open and they were vacant. They were nicer than ours. At check in she told us they serve dinner but not breakfast. Again, if you like to drink and the smell of a bar/restaurant  then this is the place for you. But if you want a cute bed and breakfast then there are other choices in the same price range in Ferndale and downtown.

The first night, I believe all the rooms were booked. However, the next night they were not, and my boyfriend was very upset when he saw the other rooms. As he had asked, the owner, for a nice room. She could have offered us to move the next night. The fans were so loud! When we asked about them and she told us they would turn off at 10pm. That was not true on the 2nd night it was 10:30ish. We came to enjoy the Redwoods and hike so going to bed early WAS the plan.The locals, definitely hang out there at the bar. Again, great if you want the bar scene, but it got very loud and we were trying to sleep. We came for the Redwoods and tranquility.

The restaurant was not good and way over priced. It has carpeting I think hasn't been replaced since the place was built (lol). I do not see too many restaurants with carpeting anymore. So the smell was not pleasant. We ordered chicken picatta and a seafood pasta. The chicken was a huge boneless breast, dry and too much sauce. It was not butterflied or thinned out what so ever. The pasta had too much sauce, as well. The salad was the only thing I ate. The bread they serve is wonder bread-like baguette. The prices do not match the quality. I will say the servers were nice and attentive. But that cannot make up for bad food and smell.  We did have good food in town.

In summary, this is not a cozy romantic get away. We had a pretty bad experience both in the lodging and food of this establishment. However, there are many in the area.