show map of california show map of the us location within california general information address 7901 north highway one little river california united states coordinates 39 16 18.99 n 123 47 20.45 w 39.2719417 n 123.7890139 w 39.2719417 ; 123.7890139 coordinates 39 16 18.99 n 123 47 20.45 w 39.2719417 n 123.7890139 w 39.2719417 ; 123.7890139 opening 1939 owner cally dym melissa pyorre technical details floor count 2 other information number of rooms 67 number of suites 10 number of restaurants 1 parking on site website official website 1 2 the little river inn is located in little river california in the united states . the inn is located on the mendocino coast on california state route 1 sr 1 . contents 1 history 1.1 hollywood history 2 facilities 2.1 rooms 2.2 amenities 3 references 4 external links history edit the original inn building was built in 1853 by silas coombs . 3 it was built in the victorian style . 1 4 in 1939 coombs granddaughter cora and her husband ole hervilla opened the property as an inn which comprised a two story motel . 1 3 the on site bar called ole s whale watch is the former bedroom of silas coombs wife . 3 it expanded to include new buildings on the original property and on other nearby properties . 1 it remains owned by the coombs family . 3 today the property encompasses 225 acres . 3 hollywood history edit one of the first guests of the inn in 1939 was the actress myrna loy . joan fontaine and other cast members of frenchman s creek stayed at the inn during 1943 . jane wyman and then husband ronald reagan stayed there during the filming of johnny belinda in 1947 . 3 james dean stayed at the hotel in 1954 which was used as the casting office and headquarters for the mendocino based filming of east of eden . 5 he was kicked out of ole s whale watch after putting his feet on a bar table top . 3 in 1966 jonathan winters who was filming the russians are coming the russians are coming in mendocino visited ole s whale watch and performed an impromptu three hour long comedy show . 2 facilities edit rooms edit many of the inn s 67 rooms have family heirlooms on display . 6 suites have jacuzzi tubs kitchenettes and fire places . 1 the inn is dog friendly . 7 the majority of rooms have an ocean view . the main property is located on a hill with the ocean directly across the street past highway 1 . other inn rooms are located on the west side of highway 1 on cliffs overlooking the ocean . 7 amenities edit the inn has a nine hole golf course two tennis courts day spa restaurant and bar . 1 4 the restaurant s executive chef is marc dym . the restaurant serves local seafood including petrale sole from fort bragg . a signature dish ingredient for sweeter dishes is the olallieberry which is inspired by ole hervilla s swedish heritage . 2 it is served with pancakes and used in cobbler the latter which uses a recipe created by cora coombs . 2 8 dym has partnered with anderson valley brewing company to create specialty craft beers including saison 75 a saison sparkling pale ale that uses three types of hops and a spice blend created by dym . john sverko is the restaurant and bar s sommelier wine expert . 2 references edit a b c d e f andrea brown 1 may 2004 . writers and artists hideouts great getaways for seducing the muse . linden publishing . p. 46 . isbn 978 1 61035 116 4 . a b c d e medovoy george . little river inn marks 75 years on mendocino coast . features local . daily republic . retrieved 9 october 2015 . a b c d e f g reynolds susan dyer . take your dog canoeing at mendocino s little river inn . marina times . retrieved 9 october 2015 . a b stuart thornton 21 april 2015 . moon spotlight mendocino & redwood country . avalon travel publishing . p. 38 . isbn 978 1 61238 981 3 . bruce levene 1994 . james dean in mendocino the filming of east of eden . pacific transcriptions . p. 27 . isbn 978 0 933391 13 0 . retrieved 2015 11 14 . michele bigley 15 april 2013 . explorer s guide northern california second edition explorer s complete . countryman press . p. 332 . isbn 978 1 58157 720 4 . a b maria goodavage 21 june 2011 . the dog lover s companion to california the inside scoop on where to take your dog . avalon travel publishing . p. 83 . isbn 978 1 61238 245 6 . rebmann dana . add llamas to your mendocino must do list . highway 1 . 7x7 . retrieved 9 october 2015 . external links edit find more about little river inn at wikipedia s sister projects travel guide from wikivoyage data from wikidata official website foodie chap with chef marc dym of little river inn beer portal california portal culture portal food portal liquor portal sports portal united states portal wine portal north westport leggett fort bragg caspar mendocino pacific ocean comptche willits potter valley little river albion point arena gualala redwood valley ukiah philo boonville hopland south retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title little river inn & oldid 743952037 categories beer in 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