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Point Arena Lighthouse - Keeper's Apartment
Apartment in Point Arena with kitchen and patio
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Reviews
10 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 21020 sq ft
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Explore the area
Point Arena, CA
- Place, California Coastal National Monument1 min walk
- Place, Point Arena Lighthouse & Museum5 min walk
- Place, Arena Rock Marine Nature Preserve5 min walk
Rooms & beds
1 bedroom (sleeps 2)
Bedroom 1
1 Queen Bed
1 bathroom
Bathroom 1
Spaces
Deck or patio
Kitchen
Dining area
About this property
Point Arena Lighthouse - Keeper's Apartment
The 154 year old Light Station is a 23 acre gem on the rugged and remote Mendocino Coast in Northern California. Home to the 115' tall Lighthouse Tower, 1896 Fog Signal Building Museum and Light Station Store and our 7 vacation cottages and studios. Surrounded on 3 sides by the Pacific Ocean and on the 4th by the Point Arena-Stornetta Unit of the California Coastal National Monument, the Light Station offers the most unique lodging option on the Mendocino Coast. Watch for migrating gray and humpback whales, enjoy the resident harbor seals bobbing in the water, watch the various seabirds fly by and marvel at the ever changing skies, waves and views. Stay with us and you will get unlimited access to the Indoor and Outdoor Museums and Tower Tours up the tallest Lighthouse on the Pacific Coast. Make us your base of operations for exploring the many fascinating and unique sites nearby.
Our most romantic option, the newly remodeled Lighthouse Keeper’s Apartment is ideal for two people. It was also selected by Sunset magazine as one of the Top 10 Unique Vacation Rentals in the West! A bedroom featuring a queen bed with memory foam mattress, private bath, fully stocked kitchen, dining room, living room with DishTV, CD/DVD player, free Wi-Fi, private back patio with bistro table and chairs and, of course, spectacular ocean views. A complimentary bottle of Husch wine and Mendocino Chocolate Company chocolates will be waiting for you on the dining room table. Pets are not allowed in this unit.
All of our rentals include unlimited access to our 23 acre Outdoor Museum. Visit our Light Station Store and Indoor Museum, housed in the historic 1896 Fog Signal Building and containing the original 1st Order Fresnel lens from the 1908 Tower, anytime between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. daily (4:30 p.m. Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day). Tours of the Lighthouse Tower can be arranged by checking with the Light Station Store Associate at the store counter. Tours are conducted around every 20 minutes with the first Tour at 10:15 a.m. and the last around 4 p.m. Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, 3 p.m. the rest of the year.
Our most romantic option, the newly remodeled Lighthouse Keeper’s Apartment is ideal for two people. It was also selected by Sunset magazine as one of the Top 10 Unique Vacation Rentals in the West! A bedroom featuring a queen bed with memory foam mattress, private bath, fully stocked kitchen, dining room, living room with DishTV, CD/DVD player, free Wi-Fi, private back patio with bistro table and chairs and, of course, spectacular ocean views. A complimentary bottle of Husch wine and Mendocino Chocolate Company chocolates will be waiting for you on the dining room table. Pets are not allowed in this unit.
All of our rentals include unlimited access to our 23 acre Outdoor Museum. Visit our Light Station Store and Indoor Museum, housed in the historic 1896 Fog Signal Building and containing the original 1st Order Fresnel lens from the 1908 Tower, anytime between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. daily (4:30 p.m. Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day). Tours of the Lighthouse Tower can be arranged by checking with the Light Station Store Associate at the store counter. Tours are conducted around every 20 minutes with the first Tour at 10:15 a.m. and the last around 4 p.m. Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, 3 p.m. the rest of the year.
Our prices include all fees. No hidden fees.
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Amenities
Kitchen
Outdoor Space
Parking available
Fireplace
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9.6 out of 10, Exceptional, (114 reviews)
House Rules
Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 18
Check out before 11:00 AM
Children
Children allowed: ages 0-17
Events
No events allowed
Pets
No pets allowed
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
Property # 3946506
About the neighborhood
Point Arena
Point Arena is home to this apartment. Point Arena Lighthouse & Museum and Arena Theater are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Bowling Ball Beach and Mendocino Coast Massage. Arena Rock Marine Nature Preserve and Anderson Valley Chamber of Commerce are also worth visiting.
Point Arena, CA
What's nearby
- California Coastal National Monument - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
- Point Arena Lighthouse & Museum - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
- Arena Rock Marine Nature Preserve - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
- B. Bryan Preserve - 11 min drive - 8.4 km
- Mendocino Headlands State Park - 57 min drive - 65.3 km
Restaurants
- The Record - 11 min drive
- Gama - 11 min drive
- Franny's Cup & Saucer - 11 min drive
- Pier Place - 14 min drive
- Rollerville Cafe - 8 min drive
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About the host
Hosted by Point Arena Lighthouse Lodging
The Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc. (PALKI) is a 501(c)(30 non-profit that owns the 23 acre Light Station and all its buildings and structures. We receive no funding from any government or charitable institutions, we are completely dependent on our lodging revenue, museum and Tower tours, Light Station Store sales and PALKI memberships to keep the light shining in our 154th year.
Why they chose this property
The 23 acre Light Station was deeded to the Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc. (PALKI) by the U. S. Coast Guard and Department of Transportation due to its diligent maintenance and management of the property.
What makes this property unique
The Point Arena Light Station #496 was established in 1869 and the original Lighthouse was first lit on May 1, 1870. The vacation cottages and studios on the property were built in 1960 by the U. S. Coast Guard to house the Lightkeepers and their families. 5 of the 7 units have been completely remodeled and updated. Every guest is entitled to unlimited tours of the Indoor Museum, Outdoor Museum and 115' tall Lighthouse Tower. The Station features four unique stone installations including the entry fence (the only one of its kind in the world), the Labyrinth, fanciful "Shiprock" stone sculpture and the Druids Circle/Homage to Stonehenge. Watch the gray whales migrate north and south from December through May, humpbacks throughout the year, and other marine mammals. We are an active harbor seal rookery with many pups born annually around March of each year and are a favorite migratory flyby of pelicans, seabirds and geese. With minimal nearby lights our nighttime sky is ablaze with stars and the Milky Way, and we also offer Full Moon Night Tours most months where you get to climb to the top of the 115' tall Lighthouse Tower under a rising full moon. The wild and remote Mendocino coast of California is beautiful, unique, rugged, soul stirring and very private. We are surrounded on 3 sides by the Pacific Ocean and on the 4th by the 1,665 acre Point Arena-Stornetta Unit of the California Coastal National Monument which is easily accessible from the property. Finally, you may get to meet the Lighthouse Guest Relations Managers, Arena Mina the Lighthouse Cat and Tasi the Lighthouse Dog!
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