2 Night Water Tower Stay and Tour

Mendocino’s water towers never fail to pique the curiosity of visitors and locals so we’ve put together an amazing package that will satisfy all your senses! Place the highest bid online by 5 PM on December 5, and you’ll have a great gift for the holidays or a fun adventure in the new year.

What’s included:

Two Nights in the MacCallum House Water Tower

This luxury boutique hotel was originally a home, built by William Kelley in 1882 as a wedding present for his daughter Daisy. Beautifully restored, this three-story tower boasts spectacular, unobstructed views of the Mendocino Bay. The tower sleeps four, with a queen bed on the top floor and a king bed on the ground floor. On the middle floor is a luxurious bathroom with spa tub/shower and a dry sauna. The first floor also has a gas fireplace, a half bath, and a peek-a-boo view of the original hand-dug well which you can see through thick glass inset into the floor.   (Gift certificate is redeemable for two nights, any Sunday-Thursday.)

On this private tour for four, you’ll learn why Mendocino earned the nickname as “The Town of Water Towers.” Built in the late 19th Century to supply water to the town’s inhabitants, over 100 water towers and accompanying windmills once adorned the landscape. View some of those still standing while you learn about Mendocino’s history as a logging town.

Enjoy a tote bag adorned with a custom design of Mendocino’s still-standing towers, plus a notecard set featuring Suzi Long’s watercolor painting of the Kelley House water tower, and the book Water Towers and Windmills.

The Noyo Center for Marine Science is the Kelley House’s sponsoring partner on this auction platform, and we appreciate their contribution, as well as the MacCallum House’s, to our fundraising efforts.