About Elk Elk is a tiny rural village right on the Pacific Ocean about 3.5 hours north of San Francisco and about 20 minutes south of Mendocino. This is very unusual on the North Coast.
Most inns elsewhere have a faraway view of the sea.
The views here are drop-dead dramatic. We have a couple of stores, four restaurants, a market, gas station, antique store and a post office. The town was a major lumbering town until the late 1920's. Now there are 200 citizens at most. It is one of the most beautiful, unspoiled spots in the world where you can rest and dine in total luxury and still feel like you are away from the world.