4 Best Hotels in The Far North, California

In a gorgeous, 175-acre alpine meadow 10 miles from Lassen's southwest entrance, this resort's smartly designed bungalows are splurge-worthy if you want stay near the national park but don't want to rough it. Units are outfitted with gas fireplaces, high-end bath amenities, fine linens, plush beds, and high-definition flat-screen TVs. Some have two-person outdoor whirlpool tubs, and all enjoy sweeping pastoral views. Rates include a full breakfast in the restaurant, which also serves terrific regional American fare for lunch and dinner.

Bordering Churn Creek on a bend in a residential street secluding the property from its neighbors, this two-turreted Tudor-style inn occupies 3½ woodsy acres several miles north of downtown and Sundial Bridge. The individually decorated contemporary-style guest rooms, some with furnishings from the aim-to-please owners two-plus decades in Africa, have hardwood floors, king beds, coffeemakers, refrigerators, sitting areas, and slate-tiled bathrooms. A nickel-plated double-slipper tub is the centerpiece of the grand, split-level bathroom in the splurge accommodation, the Royal Shasta, whose two bay windows have creek and mountain views. The owners invite guests to make use of the well-equipped communal kitchen and outdoor barbecue, the latter on a deck overlooking the creek.

Some guest rooms at this 1901 ranch house near Lake Almanor have wood-burning stoves, claw-foot or Jacuzzi tubs, and antique furnishings; a separate cottage with a kitchen sleeps six. Porch swings invite you to linger, as do the puzzles and games in the sunroom. The blueberry-walnut pancakes are the stars of the inn's gourmet three-course breakfast. Two economical rooms, which tend to book up fast, share a bath.

Near shops and restaurants in Weaverville's historic district and shaded by black locust trees, this Victorian inn has five rooms, two with a shared bathroom. In keeping with the home's period, some have four-poster beds, claw-foot tubs, pedestal sinks, and fabric wall coverings but woo contemporary travelers with comfortable mattresses, free Wi-Fi, and central heating and air-conditioning. The two most popular rooms are the Garden Room—the inn's largest, it has a view of the landscaped courtyard—and the Rose Room, whose furnishings include pieces owned by the grandmother of innkeeper Noelle Roget.