McCloud River Mercantile Hotel

We stayed here for one night on Christmas Eve in the Friday George room. The room was very clean; however, it wasn’t as nice as the pictures on their website led on. With A-​frame walls, it was very tight on space and the décor was a little too out-​dated for my taste. I understand that this is a very historic hotel and has a more rustic feel, but I chose this room specifically because the pictures had a more modern touch. But it was very different — the bedding especially was very old looking and seemed to be very «worn-​in», almost making me feel dirty.
Also, this room has a door connecting to another room, which I knew. But these neighbors happened to be especially loud!
Altogether, the price wasn’t bad for a Holiday getaway near the ski park, and we also got a $ 20 credit for breakfast at the restaurant below, but I’m not sure if this hotel suits my taste enough for me to be back.

A vacation can be just as much about the journey as the destination. Do yourself (and your vacation!) the favor and book your night here at the Mercantile Hotel and skip those grungy hotels on I-​5.
Only about a short 10 minute drive off of the 1 – 5, the McCloud Mercantile Hotel is located and a beautiful and scenic small town in a restored turn-​of-​the-​century mining building and has a really wonderful atmosphere along with some of the coolest and nicest rooms you could possibly imagine; some of them are like sets to a movie! (We stayed in the Hot & Tot room, which was our favorite, and the Arts & Crafts room)
Each room has its own key-​card (which you pickup at the front door afterhours if arriving late), heating and air conditioning and there is a nice dinning area upstairs with a small kitchen (microwave, refrigerator, sink etc) to make/​store food in. Breakfast is at the café downstairs (and the food was really good).
The proprietors are really nice people, super helpful every time I talked to them and super friendly; that personal touch (helping with your stay and even recommending local fishing holes) is well worth the additional price to stay at place like this instead of a chain hotel on I-​5… once you add the beautiful rooms and the wonderful atmosphere is worth every penny!
Seriously, this place is awesome and we will always stay here now when making the dreaded I-​5 drive.
(Also they’re super kid-​friendly!)

Interesting, laid-​back hotel with unique rooms. It is not a traditional B & B. Each room is given a $ 20.00 breakfast credit for the café next door. We (two of us) ran $ 8.00 over; not including tip. The problem with this system is if four+ people are staying, $ 20.00 does not cover the meal.
I like the sitting area with the wood stove. A microwave and glassware is available. I wouldn’t book a room adjacent to this area.
We have stayed here twice and like the owner. He’s a nice guy and very approachable. First we stayed in the Hot and Tot room and this time the Founder’s Suite. We both loved the Founder’s Suite; it is so unique.
If you want unique gifts and are heading north, look about this small town. It’s surprising but there are unusually nice items from clothing to candy and MUCH less expensive than places in Oregon such as Ashland and Jacksonville. Buy your gifts and souvenirs here.

I really enjoyed staying here. Great atmosphere and staff is friendly and wonderful. You will enjoy the awesome remodeled rooms! Trust me, you wont be disappointed!

Perhaps our nicest lodging experience ever. We visited for four nights in November 2014. A real sense of stepping back in time! If you want a really memorable getaway, in beautifully and uniquely designed rooms (we stayed in «Arts & Crafts») in a sleepy little town of 1000 very friendly people, this is the place.
Darlene and Kevin (proprietors and hosts) spared no effort to make our visit personal and address our questions and requests. The ‘common area’ outside the rooms provides a terrific sitting area with wood-​burning fireplace plus a small refrigerator, drip coffee maker, glassware and dishes, along with a dining table to accommodate one’s added needs.
Our room had TV/​cable, gas free-​standing fireplace, and good wifi access.
The corner café downstairs served a perfectly prepared American-​style breakfast. There is another ‘health-​oriented’ breakfast option downstairs and a nice and very friendly coffee/​pastry breakfast place less than 5 minute walk away. A lunch/​dinner burger joint (very good burger!) also 5 mins away and a pizza/​craft beer place complete the food options in town. The towns of Mt. Shasta and Dunsmuir are about 20 minute drive away and offer many other options.
We found the art gallery across the street, Brown Dog, to have some very nice/​quality art, along with crafts.
We found the quality of sleep to be top notch and the environment to be perfectly quiet from about 9 PM to 8 AM. We did hear some conversation from the downstairs businesses after they opened, so will bring a sound machine for future visits. AND WE WILL DEFFINITELY COME BACK.

A lovely stay in the Minnesota room. East-​facing, second-​floor (stairs only), with a view of cute Main St in McCloud.
This pretty room is even nicer in person than in the photos — high ceilings, period details, bright & airy, very comfortable bed, great air conditioning (this area gets hot in summer), fast wifi, quiet & relaxing. The staff were very friendly and helpful.
There is a TV with cable, but no fridge or coffee-​making stuff in-​room.
Gorgeous large bathroom, double sink, claw foot tub with shower head. Really nice toiletries — Essential Elements rosemary shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, and liquid and bar soap. The tub/​shower was slightly difficult to step into for me since I’m short. Had to hop up to get into the bed, too!
McCloud is such a quiet, sleepy little town. I loved the sense of peacefulness, the cute homes and businesses, and the gorgeous view of Mount Shasta. A five mile drive east on 89 will take you to wooded walking trails to several waterfalls.
Not many places to eat dinner unless you want to drive to Mount Shasta City or Dunsmuir. I recommend making a reservation for dinner in the McCloud Hotel restaurant a few blocks down the street.
I will definitely be back!

This place is awesome. Not only r the rooms roomy & perfectly romantic, the food downstairs is scrumptious & all natural! The beds in the room are the most comfy I’ve had in any other hotel suite we’ve ever stayed in. Claw foot tub in the bedroom area plus a huge 2 headed shower in the bathroom is perfect! A must to try if u r in mc cloud!

This place does vintage with style, without feeling dusty and tacky. A warm and friendly ambience, well appointed rooms, fluffy towels and good products. Staff are friendly and helpful. Would stay again and recommend.

Wow… I really can’t describe how wonderful this place is.
Our stay here was not planned. We were driving down from Portland with no reservation, planning on staying in Sacramento, but because of a late start we decided to find a place sooner.
I called and the owner answered who was so nice and helpful. He gave us an excellent rate on The Founder’s Room.
We had no idea what to expect. We opened the door and were AMAZED. The room was gorgeous, down to every detail. It had a fireplace and ball and claw footed tub with a separate two-​headed shower.
In the morning, there was hoout cocoa, tea and coffee out with every imaginable accoutrement (marshmallows, candies, sprinkles and candy canes). Breakfast at the local restaurant around the corner was included in the room.
I only wish we had known of this place sooner and had more time to spend. If it was closer to home, I would come back often. Even with the distance, I plan on returning as often as possible.
Seriously…this place is magical!

This is such a wonderful hotel, run by good people and priced surprisingly well. After my father (a 20+ year resident of McCloud) passed away recently, my family has made three back-​to-​back trips to McCloud to settle his affairs. On all three trips we’ve stayed in different rooms of the Mercantile Hotel, in groups ranging from two people (in the «Grandma’s Attic» room) up to 5 (in the «Railroad Room»). The building is a wonderful mix of historic and modern, with a toasty wood stove outside our door and relatively speedy free Wifi internet access. Also, some of the rooms include a massive «soaking tub,» which was an enormous hit with my family.
The owners /​managers of the hotel are wonderful people, and went out of their way to accommodate our unusual requests and circumstances as we dealt with the loss in our family, and we’ll always be grateful to them for this kindness. The fact that their hotel is wonderfully restored and appointed, and the fantastic White Mountain Café is right downstairs, is even more reason to keep doing business with the Mercantile Hotel. Seriously, it doesn’t get much better than this, regardless of what size town you’re in.

My boyfriend and I were supposed to camp in McCloud…
However, there was a serious lightning storm followed by heavy rain! I love lightning, but it was striking pretty close to camp so we opted to go next door and see if rooms were available at the Country Dance Hotel (I think that’s what it was called, next to the RV park).
Just our luck! Darlene overheard that we needed a place to stay for the night because of the weather and she offered us her last room. Such a sweet woman. She gave us a discount for the night at $ 129.
This place was amazing. We had the attic room (sorry, forgot exact name), which was really vintage and beautiful. The rooms are right above the shops on the first floor and I didn’t hear a thing! The common area is really cute and nicely decorated. Anyway, our room was extremely neat and organized and clean! Lots of room, great décor, free wi-​fi, and tv. Breakfast is included at the café on the corner too: P
If you’re a couple looking to stop by McCloud or on a date night, stay here. Staff is wonderful, lovely shops, great community, beautiful scenery, and a unique place to stay.
(no pets so our dogs stayed in the car. lots of room to park as well)

Beautiful location, accommodations, and people. What a treasure. We enjoyed everything about our stay on March 27^th.

My Husband and I brought our young children here this week and we will be making this a yearly tradition. My parents found the Mercantile hotel after staying at another location here in McCloud. They stayed in GG’s Attic while our family enjoyed the Railroad room. Both rooms were warm, welcoming and felt like home.
My only complaint is that there was only one garbage can for our entire room and if you have young children you know that, one just won’t cut it! But I am sure that once I mention it to the inn keepers they will add more.
I would recommend this place to anyone who is looking for an affordable getaway that will not disappoint!
We also visited McArthur-​Burney Falls about 40 minutes away… well worth the drive!!!

My wife and I came here as a stop on our honeymoon. What a great place. The innkeepers, Kevin and Darlene are delightful hosts that made us feel welcomed and like members of the family.
They provided us with maps of the area and suggestions on «must see» places. The store is stocked with wines and sodas as well as various trinkets and clothing items.
We stayed in the Charles Miller room and had a beautiful view of Mt. Shasta from our bed. The room was well appointed and very comfortable. The whirlpool tub in the room was very relaxing and the bathroom with the walk in shower was huge.
This is definitely a place that we will recommend and return to at least annually for a relaxing stay.

I stayed in the Railroad Room two nights in June 2012 with two teens, 15 and 13.
It was a huge room overlooking the main entrance with a queen bed and two twins. The room was immaculate, sparsely appointed with furniture: two nightstands, a small table and a console for a small flatscreen television. The mattresses were firm and comfortable.
The bathroom had a soaking tub and separate shower with two sinks and a water closet. It was stylish and classic looking with white octagon floor tile. It was well appointed with upscale shampoo and conditioner. The only negative was the water pressure was low (it was slow to fill the tub), but adequate for showering.
Dining was available downstairs at the White Mountain Café. We ate there two mornings, only for breakfast. The food was hearty, traditional, with HUGE portions: large flapjacks (about 8″ in diameter!), biscuits and gravy (two large split biscuits smothered in a cup of gravy), humungous omelets (they must use 3 or 4 eggs), and reasonably priced. I only wish they were open past 9pm for dinner (we never made it back to the hotel before then). Our rate included a $ 20 credit for breakfast each morning.
The hosts were service oriented by recommending a room that met our needs (3 beds). They managed to keep us in the same room two consecutive nights (originally the room we booked the first night wasn’t available the second). They also left a useful map with information on accessing the McCloud River Falls, 5 miles east on Hwy 89.
My only criticism: keep the wifi is working. There are three wifi hotspots, but they were not working the first night and most of the second night. I was trying to use my laptop over wifi but I had to do it on my iPad over the cellular network instead. Fortunately none of my work depended on the apps or files on my laptop.
All in all we had a terrific time at the McCloud River Mercantile Inn and it will be our first choice for any return visit!

We stayed here last week with 2 couples and we had a wonderful time. The rooms were amazing, and exactly as shown on the website. Every room has a different theme from the past. We really felt like we were 100 years back in time, but with all the luxuries we could ask for. Our room had a bathtub-​on-​clawed-​legs in the room, which reminded me of those old western movies. The bathtub really worked, and it was nicely set up with towels and soap. We also had a separate bathroom with double showers. Everything was spacious and clean. The bed was a bit too soft for me, but that is just my super-​personal opinion.
Because of our late check-​in, we arrived to find the hotel keys taped to the door with our names on it. I guess McCloud is a very honest town! We could just go to our rooms without seeing any staff members, and we paid the next day in the store downstairs.
Breakfast downstairs was great as well, and it was a nice surprise that we had a 20 dollar credit per room. Everybody was super-​friendly, and we wish we could have stayed one more night. But we will be back!

This has to be one of the most unique hotels I have ever stayed at!
I stayed here for a wedding I was photographing and the entire hotel (its only 11 rooms so hotel is probably to «grand» of a word) was occupied by wedding guests. Each room is different and has a theme. Luckily since we knew everyone there, we got to see each room.
My wife and I stayed in the 1940’s room. Super quaint with a HUGE bathroom! The whirlpool tub was amazing! The beds were good. There are 2 double beds so my wife and I had out own bed! (hence the 1940’s theme! LOL). Her bed was kind of squeaky but not bad at all.
Almost the entire Inn has original hardwood floors so sound does carry. But if you arent with a bunch of party going wedding guests its not much to worry about.
The best part is the breakfast credit you get at the café downstairs! For 2 days our total bill for breakfast was about $ 15! And the food was VERY GOOD! The café is a little small so if there are a lot of guests or a lot of locals there you will have to wait.
If you are going up to McCloud this place is totally worth staying at! So much character and it is more an experience than just a hotel.

Fabulous, comfortable and lovely bedrooms. Darlene and Kevin are very helpful and nice. Consistently great breakfast, fast and friendly service. Love it!

Since I have never been up to Mt. Shasta or McCloud, we decided to spend a long weekend here for our anniversary.
I wanted to stay in a bit modern and less dated B&B and this is just your place. If you go to their website and read about the innkeepers bio, you will also find their story to be awe inspiring and you wonder if you can do something like that one day.
There are four B&B’s on Main street.
The McCloud River Mercantile Hotel use to be Lumbar company store built in the 1890s. The InnKeepers gutted out the interior and did major renovations on it for past 7 years. You can read the story here:
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Each room has a different theme and we stayed in the «Hot and Tot» theme room. It was around $ 130/​night which is super reasonable compared to other B&B’s that we have visited.
The bed was comfortable, a bit squeaky though. Everything was clean and tastefully remodeled and designed with a touch of old town beauty.
You have to check-​in through the general store (clothing store where they sell soap, dishes, clothes, wine, stationary) and you get a $ 20/​credit at the White Mountain Café next door for breakfast.
Everyone we encountered were friendly and hospitable. It was probably a bit too quiet of a town for me but I think I might just revisit one day if I feel the need to get away from the hustle and bustle of SF.
Loved the mellow dog, Whisper (mixed Labrador and German Shepard).

We stayed here last week while on our anniversary and were very impressed by the hotel. There was a quilting retreat going on so the rest of the rooms were booked by the quilting group, all of whom were very nice. The hotel has successfully kept the historic integrity of the building intact while adding some more modern features (slate in our bathroom, for example). It was done tastefully — no doilies or jacquard fabric anywhere! We had the Friday George room. It was small, but cozy and perfect for two people. The view of Mount Shasta from our room was breathtaking. The bed and sheets were so comfortable — I wanted to sleep all day! Not only was Kevin, one of the owners, super friendly and helpful, the locals we spoke with were more than willing to recommend hikes and other activities in the McCloud area.
They give you a credit for the café downstairs ($ 10 per person). Breakfast at the café was good — I preferred the hashbrowns over the home fries as the home fries were basically boiled red potatoes. While the menu was limited it would be easy for anyone to find something to order.
All in all, a great stay with friendly people, quiet and private rooms, and a very beautiful hotel. We will stay here again!