Premium Black SUV and limousine chauffeur for Heritage House Resort Mendocino — the historic 1949 cliff-edge 66-room Mendocino Coast property at 5200 N Highway 1, Little River. Opened 1949 by L.D. Dennen around the historic 1877 Pullen-Stickney farmhouse, famous as the film location for the 1978 Alan Alda + Ellen Burstyn romantic comedy "Same Time, Next Year" (4 Academy Award nominations including Best Actress Burstyn). Closed 2008 during the Great Recession, reopened 2018 after a comprehensive 10-year restoration by Salt House Hospitality. 66 guest rooms across the original 1877 farmhouse + 1949 cliff-edge cottages + restored cliff-side accommodations + 37 acres of cliff-edge property with private Pacific Ocean overlook trails. SFO + OAK + STS Sonoma County Airport (2:00-2:30 closest commercial) + LLR Little River Airport (5-min private aviation) transfers + Mendocino Village walking + Anderson Valley AVA wine country retainers.
Heritage House Resort opened 1949 by L.D. Dennen as a cliff-edge Mendocino Coast inn built around the historic 1877 Pullen-Stickney farmhouse (which Dennen acquired and incorporated into the resort grounds). The property became internationally famous as the film location for the 1978 Alan Alda + Ellen Burstyn romantic comedy "Same Time, Next Year", directed by Robert Mulligan based on the Bernard Slade Broadway play. The film follows George and Doris meeting at Heritage House one weekend per year for 26 years (1951-1977), documenting the social changes of postwar America. The film won 4 Academy Award nominations including Best Actress (Burstyn) + Best Cinematography + Best Original Song + Best Adapted Screenplay. The property operated continuously 1949-2008, closed 2008 during the Great Recession, and reopened 2018 after a comprehensive 10-year restoration by Salt House Hospitality. 66 guest rooms across 37 acres of cliff-edge property.
SFO + OAK + STS Sonoma County Airport + LLR Little River Airport transfers · Scenic CA-128 Anderson Valley AVA wine country approach · Mendocino Village walking + Headlands State Park + Russian Gulch · Cliff-edge romantic weekend + Wedding weekend + "Same Time, Next Year" film-location pilgrimage · 40 years California luxury chauffeur experience · CPUC TCP# 9225 since 1986 · No surge pricing.
Reserve Now · Call +1-650-876-1777Heritage House Resort is at 5200 N Highway 1 in Little River, on the south Mendocino Coast 8 miles south of Mendocino Village and 142 miles north of San Francisco via US-101 + CA-128 + CA-1. The property opened 1949 by L.D. Dennen as a cliff-edge Mendocino Coast inn built around the historic 1877 Pullen-Stickney farmhouse (which Dennen acquired and incorporated into the resort grounds). The property became famous as the film location for the 1978 Alan Alda + Ellen Burstyn romantic comedy 'Same Time, Next Year', which won 4 Academy Award nominations including Best Actress (Burstyn) - the film depicts a couple meeting at the inn one weekend per year for 26 years (1951-1977), and Heritage House Resort was the iconic location. The property operated continuously 1949-2008, closed in 2008 during the Great Recession, and reopened 2018 after a comprehensive 10-year restoration by Salt House Hospitality (owners of Hotel Vitale / now 1 Hotel SF prior to that property's 2018 rebrand). 66 guest rooms across the original 1877 farmhouse + 1949 original cliff-edge cottages + restored cliff-side cottages + new construction. 37 acres of cliff-edge property on the Mendocino Coast.
SFO 3:30-4:00 via US-101 north + CA-128 + CA-1 (scenic Anderson Valley AVA approach) OR US-101 + CA-253 + CA-1 (faster Ukiah-Mendocino approach 3:00-3:30). OAK 3:15-3:45 via Carquinez Bridge + US-101 + CA-128 + CA-1. SJC 4:00-4:30. STS Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport 2:00-2:30 via US-101 + CA-128 (the closest commercial airport to Mendocino Coast). Little River Airport (LLR) 5 minutes - the small lighthouse-adjacent airport for private aviation (King Air, Citation Mustang, Phenom 100 - limited to smaller jets due to runway length). For West Coast tech leadership offsites at Heritage House or multi-property Mendocino Coast trips, STS is the strongly-preferred commercial arrival (2:00-2:30 chauffeur from STS to Heritage House beats the 3:30-4:00 SFO transfer by 90+ minutes). LLR direct private aviation arrival is the celebrity / executive option (5-min chauffeur, but limited to smaller aircraft).
Heritage House Resort is one of California's most-iconic film-location properties - the inn where the 1978 Alan Alda + Ellen Burstyn romantic comedy 'Same Time, Next Year' was filmed (directed by Robert Mulligan based on the Bernard Slade Broadway play). The film follows George and Doris (a married accountant + married homemaker) who meet at Heritage House in February 1951 and continue meeting one weekend per year through 1977 - 26 visits across 26 years documenting the social changes of postwar America. The film won 4 Academy Award nominations (Best Actress Burstyn + Best Cinematography + Best Original Song + Best Adapted Screenplay) and is a touchstone of late-1970s American cinema. The property's cliff-edge cottages featured in the film + the Pullen-Stickney 1877 farmhouse + the cliff overlook with Pacific Ocean views are all preserved in the 2018 restoration. Heritage House is the most-recognized California film-location romantic property + a pilgrimage destination for film aficionados worldwide.
Heritage House Resort's location at Little River (8 mi south of Mendocino Village + 30 mi west of Anderson Valley AVA via CA-128) makes it the natural cliff-edge base for Anderson Valley wine country touring. Anderson Valley is one of California's most-respected cool-climate AVAs for pinot noir + chardonnay + alsatian varietals. Standard 10:00am-5:30pm winery-day retainer: 10:00am pickup at Heritage House, 30-min chauffeur east on CA-128 to Anderson Valley (Boonville + Philo + Yorkville), 10:30am first tasting at Roederer Estate Anderson Valley (Champagne Louis Roederer Cristal house's California outpost - Anderson Valley sparkling wine flagship), Goldeneye Winery (Duckhorn Wine Company), Husch Vineyards (1971 oldest Anderson Valley winery), Navarro Vineyards (the most-iconic Anderson Valley family-owned), lunch at The Bewildered Pig (Philo seasonal-California fine dining), Toulouse Vineyards + Long Meadow Ranch + Drew Family Cellars afternoon, 4:30pm chauffeur back to Heritage House. Mendocino County boutique AVAs less-known than Napa/Sonoma but increasingly recognized for cool-climate California viticulture.
Heritage House Resort is one of the most-romantic California cliff-edge properties + a natural Mendocino Village exploration base. 37 acres of cliff-edge property with private trails to the Pacific Ocean overlook + Pullen-Stickney 1877 farmhouse exploration + heritage gardens. Mendocino Village is 15-min chauffeur north on CA-1 (8 miles - the historic 1850s lumber town with restored Victorian architecture preserved as a National Historic Preservation District). Mendocino Village walking patterns: Headlands State Park (cliff-edge state park surrounding the village with Pacific Ocean overlook + Mendocino Headlands lighthouse + driftwood beach walking), MacCallum House Inn (historic 1882), Mendocino Hotel (1878 restored), Patterson's Pub (Mendocino oldest pub since 1973), Trillium Cafe (Mendocino fine dining), Mendocino Art Center (1959 founded), Kelley House Museum (1861 historic), Mendocino Cookie Company (Albion Street local-famous), Mendocino Music Festival (July annual concert series at Headlands), Russian Gulch State Park (10 min north, 36-ft Russian Gulch waterfall hike). Heritage House provides chauffeur for Mendocino Village dinners + Headlands walking + multi-day cliff-edge property exploration.
Heritage House Resort is the most-romantic California cliff-edge weekend destination + a classic Mendocino Coast honeymoon + anniversary property. Standard 3-night romantic weekend pattern: Day 1 Friday SFO/OAK arrival + 3:30-4:00 chauffeur via scenic CA-128 Anderson Valley approach (afternoon Anderson Valley wine country pause + lunch at The Bewildered Pig OR Lula Cellars + Bink Wines), 5:00pm arrival at Heritage House + check-in to cliff-edge cottage + Pacific Ocean sunset viewing + 7:00pm Heritage House on-property restaurant dinner. Day 2 Saturday morning Heritage House cliff-edge walks + Pacific Ocean overlook + Pullen-Stickney 1877 farmhouse exploration + Heritage House spa morning, lunch at Heritage House restaurant, afternoon chauffeur 15 min north to Mendocino Village walking + Headlands State Park + Mendocino Art Center + Patterson's Pub afternoon coffee + Mendocino Hotel afternoon tea, evening Heritage House cliff-edge sunset + dinner. Day 3 Sunday morning Russian Gulch waterfall hike (10 min north) + lunch + chauffeur back to SFO via Anderson Valley OR Ukiah route. Cliff-edge cottages + ocean overlook + 1949 historic ambiance + 'Same Time, Next Year' film-location romantic heritage.
Yes - Heritage House Resort hosts intimate-to-medium Mendocino Coast weddings (40-150 guests). The property's 37 acres of cliff-edge grounds + Pacific Ocean overlook + Pullen-Stickney 1877 farmhouse + 66 rooms make it a distinct California romantic wedding venue. Venues: Cliff Overlook outdoor ceremony (100-150 guests with Pacific Ocean horizon backdrop), Pullen-Stickney Farmhouse Garden ceremony (intimate 40-80 guests in 1877 heritage farmhouse garden), Main Lodge Ballroom indoor reception (60-100 seated), Restaurant private dining (40-60 intimate rehearsal). The most-popular pattern: cliff-edge sunset ceremony 6:00-6:30pm timed for Pacific Ocean sunset, cocktail hour on Cliff House terrace, reception in Main Lodge with floor-to-ceiling Pacific views. Wedding-weekend chauffeur services: out-of-town guest SFO/OAK/STS arrival + Friday rehearsal-dinner shuttles + Saturday hair-makeup-to-cliff-edge ceremony + getaway car + Sunday Mendocino Village brunch shuttle + Monday departure. Direct-bill wedding planner master accounts.
Standard 2-3 night romantic weekend with cliff-edge Heritage House + Anderson Valley wine day: 6-8 weeks weekday, 8-10 weeks Saturday (the property has 66 rooms and books quickly for cliff-edge cottage views). 4-5 night Mendocino Coast extended stay + Anderson Valley + Mendocino Village + Russian Gulch + multi-property: 8-10 weeks. Wedding weekend (40-150 guest blocks with most of 66 rooms reserved): 9-12 months due to property hotel inventory + cliff-edge ceremony scheduling + multi-vehicle Black SUV teams from SF Bay (3:30-4:00 transfer each way). Special-occasion Saturdays (Valentine's Day, anniversary, Mother's Day) book 6-8 weeks ahead because Mendocino Coast romantic demand spikes 3-4x baseline. Film-location anniversary visits ('Same Time, Next Year' romance pilgrimages) book ahead for February (the film's opening scene) + October-November (the film's fall visits).