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Tallman Hotel
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9550 Main St
Upper Lake, CA 95485
(707) 275-2245
Upper Lake, CA 95485
(707) 275-2245
- Hours:
Mon-Sun. 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- Price Range:
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$$$
8 reviews for Tallman Hotel
Even though we live locally, my wife and I like to stay at the Tallman once or twice a year. It's such a well-done hotel that you feel like you're in another place--without having to drive too far!
The showers, bath tubs, and soaking tubs rule at the Tallman. The breakfast is tasty. The rooms and lobby are decorated beautifully. The Blue Wing Saloon next door serves up some of the best food in the county, so that's handy!
The owners, Bernie and Lynn Butcher, are also top-notch folks who have gone above and beyond to make the Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Saloon into quality destinations.
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Went up to Upper Lake County (Clear Lake) to just get away - sort of like a road trip excursion type thing. A friend had suggested the Tallman Hotel which we looked into. On their website it looked pretty nice and the reviews we read were pretty positive so we decided to book a one night stay. We were really glad we did as we enjoyed the stay.
The hotel is very homey - more of a Bed & Breakfast than a real hotel and it felt like the cute little *** hotels you'd find in the driving in the country in France.
There's really not much happening in and around the hotel so that makes it perfect for a relaxing getaway. Just getting away from the day to day grind is perfect here. For someone looking to do a retreat or to refresh is great.
We had a room in the back in the garden area and the room was quite beautiful and decorated very classic. The rooms had French doors with a little patio. The original hotel and main building were opened in the 1870s and this new update took place last several years and The Tallman Hotel re-opened a couple of years ago. I think it's a great cute little inn! And definitely worth the approximate 2.5 hour drive up north. You can stop at wineries for wine tasting and eating lunch and get to the Tallman late afternoon to wind down. I have more written and tons of photos on my blog at http://www.sfphotorama...
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I've already been warned by one male Yelper to stop raving about the awesome plans my husband made to surprise me for my birthday. It seems my man has raised the bar for significant others world wide.
At the risk of a couple of broken kneecaps, I've decided to proceed sans caution. Devil may care. The Tallman Hotel is worth the crutches.
When considering my review for this restored late 1800s hotel, it was hard to pick apart which parts of the review were hotel specific, and which were about the adorable town in general.
Hotel Specific:
* Private Japanese soaking tub in the walled-in backyard porch.
* Romance package: roses, champagne, chocolate dipped strawberries.
* Wine Tour package: glug, glug, and scenic vistas.
* In room massage.
* Yummy Molton Brown bath products (http://www.moltonbrown...).
* Squishy bed.
* Immaculate, fancy room with modern amenities.
* Adjacent Blue Wing Saloon & Cafe for hungry times.
* SuperStaff.
General Town:
* About eight stores on one tiny main street. (Charmingly, all but one close at 5pm.)
* The one that stays open until 7pm is a wine tasting bar. Yeehaw!
* Ridiculously friendly, small town people who allow you to be yourself without judging your damn shoes and hair all the time. We went to a local yard sale, and the people invited us into their home to see some art they had... and it wasn't creepy at all to comply. We scored a camera tripod for $2! We also bought homemade jam and got our ears talked off by elderly women at a local craft sale/fundraiser. And we won a raffle prize, which the nice ladies delivered to our hotel while we were out wine tasting.
Happy sigh.
My faith in humanity is restored. San Francisco is great, cosmopolitan fun, but if you grew up in a small town and sometimes need a reminder of what the real world looks like, visit Upper Lake. Then, stay at the Tallman to remind yourself that you're rich and cultured enough to live in San Francisco.
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I also found the Tallman during my favorite old-lady pastime, reading Sunset Magazine. They actually reviewed it about 4 times over 3 months.
The Tallman is so freaking cute and wonderful. The private Ofaru soaking tubs are amazing; they are on these awesome private decks with 2 sets of French doors opening onto them. Plus the rooms are adorable, painted wallpaper and cable TV so you don't even have to leave your room.
There isn't much to do in Upper Lake - there is a cool antique plumbing barn next door and some antique shops but that's pretty much it.
It is a little expensive and a hike from SF but we did this mid-week couples deal and got a room with a bottle of cheap champagne and some chocolate for $100 or something. I don't think they do that anymore though.
High recommended for some midweek-romance-work-skipping time.
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Just spent a marvelous 2 days & a night here. A delightful little - 16 room - garden historic hotel that was restored in 2003. The original hotel was built in the 1870's and was operated as a hotel, resort & boarding house until the 1960's when it was closed and not reopened again until 2003. In kind of a funky little northern California town - Upper Lake - at the north end of Clear Lake (a large lake).
The Clear Lake region is a resort and water destination area with lots of little towns with cabins, boating, and other water related sports activities. A number of wineries are also in the area. Many vacation homes and summer places are available, but none more unique or elegant than the Tallman Hotel.
The rooms are large and appointed with care. Every detail has been carefully added - - down comforter on the king size bed, English bath essentials, robes, DVD player w/free DVDs in the office, mini bar, etc. The staff was friendly and extremely helpful. A delightful light breakfast was included in the price of the room and served with care.
There was a wedding party in 13 of the 16 rooms the night we were there and we were totally unaware they were even there. The rooms are quiet and well insulated from outside noices.
Of course, all we had to do was open the door onto our 2nd story porch to hear the marvelous light jazz band that was playing in the garden at brunch time the Sunday morning we were there.
I truly only have two little complaints about the entire experience. One, there was a section of the garden walkway from the main building to the building where our room was located that was gravel. Because it had been raining, our shoes and luggage tracked gravel into the room and onto the carpet. They need to add some type of walkway in this small section - perhaps some large pieces of flagstone. Two, the breakfast coffee was very weak - what I call Utah coffee, sort of brown water. Of course, I am a typical Californian, I like strong coffee.
Other than those two tiny complaints, the rest of this hotel experience was marvelous. I truly wouldn't hesitate to recommend this place to my dearest friends and family and I will return the first opportunity I have.
If you are looking for loud, flashy and roudy, this isn't your place. If you are looking for an elegant, friendly and quiet place to escape the hustle and bustle, you will not be disappointed. Try it, you will like it.
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We stumbled upon this gem in Sunset Magazine and decided to take a trip and try it out. We flew into Sacramento and drove about 2 hours north through some beautiful countryside.
As a designer, I usually spot something that a hotel/inn gave up or didn't design. I couldn't find that at Tallman. They did a wonderful job at everything.
There is not much to do in the immediate area, but the coast is just a day trip away and there are multiple wineries in the area.
Tallman is a very quiet hotel/inn with a small pool and hot tub. We got the room with the outdoor patio and japanese soaking tub--very nice. I highly recommend this get-away. The hotel staff was very kind but not overly nice.
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I and friends have stayed there. Yes, the service is first-rate. Yes, the prices are more in line with a costly big-city resort than a small inn, especially in a backwater town like Upper Lake.
(Don't believe the other reviews, there aren't really a lot of wine tasting rooms nearby, no matter what anyone says, Lake County is not "Wine Country". In fact, it's rather isolated compared to Napa or Sonoma. There just isn't much to do in Upper Lake.)
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10/2/2009
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An outstanding inn, great rooms, quiet air conditioning, good continental breakfast, lovely staff. Rooms are beautiful, this place is extremely quiet at night, probably the quietest inn we have ever stayed at. A very pleasant place to stay.
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