Melitta Station Inn

The owners, Tim & Jackie, were very nice, so I hate saying we’d never go back. Unfortunately, beyond the nice owners, there’s nothing redeeming to say about Melitta Station Inn. Here’s why:
The room was VERY DIRTY. Examples:
* Dirt on the floor, especially all along the edges. Did not look as if it had been vacuumed or swept.
* Throw pillows on the bed and chair looked dirty and did not have removable/​washable covers.
* Bathroom sink caddy was made of wicker, which isn’t wipeable so it had makeup and bits of other things embedded between the wicker weave.
* Bathroom rug (in front of the sink) was dirty and had hair and particles stuck in it.
It was loud! Examples:
* Every single person’s conversation was audible.
* You could never sleep in or retire early because the walls were so thin you heard everyone’s steps, luggage wheels, and conversations.
Again, Tim and Jackie were very nice. I really think they need to review their cleaning standards and protocol. They also need to change out some of the furnishings and décor to ones made of washable, wipeable surfaces and materials.

I called looking for a room for the bride and two brides mades on the wedding weekend. The lady I spoke with was extremely rude. And said she wasn’t willing to accommodate us. Very poor customer service.

Stayed here with our neighbors, six all together. It felt like we were at home. Very relaxing. The hosts are lovely and accommodating. The rooms were clean and fresh. Santa Rosa is a great location for exploring both the northern and southern ends of Sonoma valley. This b & b offers the passport card for free wine tastings and discounts. We estimated that it saved us $ 100 each couple. I would definitely come back.

I just want to say that we had the most amazing experience here. Jackie and Tim are the sweetest people. The breakfast was awesome and they both went out of their way to make our mini-​getaway special. Jackie even helped me propose to my partner by incorporating the ring into our three-​course breakfast. The hot tub was so relaxing and I don’t even like hot tubs. The water comes from a natural spring and is so soft it felt like I had just had a massage. I’m not even sure how they make money off this place because it seems like they spend so much making the guests happy. Will DEFINITELY be back and refer all of our friends.
Also I would like to add that I have no idea what these people are talking about who left bad reviews. I am never easy on places and even when Im not as happy as I was here, I would never leave a review like that, especially for a small business.) I really despise people who leave those kinds of reviews just for the sake of being Unilocal-​addicted. If you want to go to a 5 star corporate hotel and spend $ 500 a night… do that. You have no idea how one star Unilocal reviews affect small businesses and you should be ashamed.
–Tiffany and Nicole

I discovered this place after searching for options in the SR area and the pricing for a smaller room was comparable to a lesser hotel, so a B+B seemed to be a better deal. It is close to sonoma and napa (calistoga/​st. Helena) so that is great! A perk is that you are given tasting cards which offer FREE tastings at a large # of sonoma wine rooms. My favorite things included that the owners are VERY VERY SWEET, that you are given tea and cookies every afteroon and have access to tea/​coffee/​soda/​water and a mini fridge if you need to store wine/​food. The breakfast is handmade every morning, and has some great food. My only suggestion is that the owners perhaps try to incorporate at least one protein in each meal, simply because our particular breakfast was primarily all carbs (breads, cakes, fruit) and a boiled egg or strip of sausage would have been welcomed to balance out the sweet treats.
So, why not 5 stars, welp as the review from 6÷5÷2011 stated, it can be VERY LOUD. It will really depend upon the mix of guests (which is out of the owners control). We were there while a large family was there and they came in drunk as skunks in the early evening and proceeded to drink MORE wine and laugh and talk very loudly, clap, and ring bells (??) it was awful because we were trying to rest before dinner. I did not understand why they did not move their party downstairs to the play room. RUDE! Also if you like to sleep in this is NOT the place for you, because since breakfast is at 8:30am the showers and noise start around 6:45am so can’t really sleep beyond that point. Also, the walls are very thin so we could hear snoring, talking, tv’s in the next rooms. Additonally, as highlighted in previous posts the place is older and has wooden floors so everything echo’s. I made sure to remove my heels at the door to make my entrance a bit quieter.
Lastly, this place can use some new paint in the rooms and a bit more attention to detail when cleaning. The bathroom corners were dirty and had mildew buildup and the shelves had dust as did the random decorations and tables in the room. I spotted 4 spiders during our 2 day stay and a random garden bug. I also suggest that the owners install a full length mirror either in the rooms or perhaps in the hallway for us gals who like to check our outfits at all angels. I would also have appreciated a small vanity mirror with a stand for makeup application since the bathroom is dimly lit, so that I can use the natural light in the bedroom. All and all not a bad stay for the bargain price (we were in the smaller room) and the tea, cookies, and warm breakfast added to the charm.
Ps. There is a huge hottub, shower, exercise bike and card table in the lower level so bring your bathing suit!

My wife and I stayed here for 4 nights in July 2013 during a trip to celebrate our 5^th Anniversary. Tim & Jackie run a great B&B on the edge of Sonoma Wine Country. Jackie’s three-​course breakfasts were out of this world! (Gourmet to say the least.) Also, they offer a passport to wine tasting in Sonoma County — free tastings at 20+ wineries. This led to huge savings on our end over the course of our trip. They were knowledgable about local restaurants and options at nearby places like Bodega Bay. We’ve recommended their spot to many friends and hope to return in the future.

Close to Sonoma Valley and Santa Rosa. Awesome Vegetarian Options too!
If you are looking for a true English B&B, It’s right hear in Sonoma County Wine Country. British Innkeepers (and husband and wife) Tim & Jackie really make you feel at home and that you may be in the UK…
What a difference from a hotel. Melitta Station is small, quiet, super comfortable, off the beaten path — yet close to everything.
Plus if you have any breakfast /​dietary needs/​preferences, Jackie is a gourmet breakfast chef you will love. My wife and I are Dairy and gluten-​free and the food Jackie served was awesome! They even had gluten free bread. What a treat. I highly recommend you check this place out.

I had a trip planned to Santa Rosa for training, and initially was going to stay with friends. Unfortunately there was a miscommunication, and I found myself needing a place to stay in Santa Rosa for one night… one summer night, when most places require a 2 night minimum. I found Melitta Station Inn and saw from the website that there was a room available for Friday night, so I called Jackie to see if there could be an exception. To my delight, she had a room available for Friday night only, so I snagged it.
The B& B is a lovely old building. The room was small but charming. There was a TV (not that we used it), dresser and chaise. Jackie and Tim were wonderful hosts! I asked Jackie for suggestions for restaurants we could walk to, and she provided two. We ate at one (Café Europe) which was lovely. While we eventually decided not to walk, thinking it might be too dark when we returned, we could easily have gone on foot.
The B&B is on a quiet residential street, with lots of trees. There is a park nearby where you can take a lengthy walk, or a short walk, as you prefer. The front porch has comfortable chairs, perfect for reading and relaxing.
We needed to leave early the next morning (about 8:15), before breakfast was usually served. Initially Jackie had said she’d leave some things for us to serve ourselves (fruit, croissant, cheese, etc.) but to our delight, she served us a wonderful hot breakfast before we left.
While I usually stay with one of our many friends in the Santa Rosa/​Windsor/​Cloverdale area, if I ever need a place to stay, I will definitely stay here. It was a gracious, lovely experience.

A cozy little B&B — the bed was very comfortable, and they were able to work with our schedule, as we were arriving rather late in the evening. For the area, the price was also quite decent. Breakfast in the morning was a fresh fruit bowl, some banana bread, and a blueberry french toast, which was quite good, and a nice way to start the day.

My husband and I just returned from a weekend in Santa Rosa. We stayed at this wonderful B & B! Tim and Jackie were wonderful hosts and Jackie is an exceptional chef! The breakfasts were creative and very delicious! They offered us local restaurant advice for lunch and dinner and even provided winery passports, which provided discounts while visiting the local wineries!
Our room was very cosy and quiet! The rooms have double paned windows, which keep out the highway noise! The rooms are also air-​conditioned, so you will not need to open the doors or windows at night. We stayed in the Creekside Room, which is downstairs and has it’s own entrance. This was great, because we were able to pull our car up close to our entrance and bring in our luggage with ease! It was very quiet down there, with the exception of hearing foot steps upstairs at times. But that is something you will experiece at any hotel where there are rooms above you!
If you are someone who enjoys the experience of a B & B and are welcome to making new friends, this is definitely some place you should think about staying. As far as a cancellation policy, as with any hotel or B & B, you need to read the «rules» before you book.
I will definitely be recommending Melitta Station Inn to my friends in the future!

I just got back from a wonderful trip to Sonoma. The weather was perfectly miserable but the stay at Melitta Station Inn more than made up for it!
Quaint and charming are two words that come to mind when you step into this B&B that has had a colorful past and provides a comfortable, conveniant and cheaper alternative to the usual hotel scene.
Maybe it’s the location — removed from the hustle-​bustle of Sonoma plaza, maybe it’s the sparse but homely, non-​cookie cutter rooms with rustic furniture and individual styles, maybe stepping into the welcoming glow of the living room, finding that plate of shortbread cookies or chocolates on the counter after a day out in the rain — but mostly it was the very friendly and helpful Tim and Jackie who really make a stay at Melitta Station Inn feel like a weekend at a family home!
From tips on wining and dining (which all hit the mark!), to lending us umbrellas for the rain, to providing us the Wine Passport for free wine tasting — they were the perfect hosts and I loved the pleasant conversations with them thoroughly.
But I saved the best for the last — Jackie’s breakfast! Trained as a professional chef, she whipped up some pretty incredible culinary treats to kick start each day. The list included carmalized oranges, apple crepes and gravenstein apple juice, Pineapple with coconut marinade, Asparagus soufflé, pecan french toast with blueberries — all delicious!
It will be much harder to go for that rather pedestrian breakfast buffet of scrambled eggs, cold cereal and plain old fruit during my regular hotel stays without remembering Jackie’s creations!
One of my best B&B experiences, would highly recommend Melitta Station Inn for anyone looking to soak up the local flavor and charm of Wine Country living.

Quaint place, on Montgomery Street which could be a bit noisy if you like to sleep with windows open.
The rooms are average size with modestly appointed.
But Tim and Jackie make up for the warmth – both clearly demonstrate why B&B shouldn’t be run by anyone looking for «retirement income». They have put their heart and soul into the place and it shows.
Jackie makes some of the most delicious, hot breakfasts and Tim takes extraordinary care of the guests at the table. Both are extremely warm & hardworking and do indeed enjoy the company of their guests.
The place has a great hot-​tub and a massage room in the basement with a delightful patio right outside the back door.
There are great walking/​hiking trails right across Montgomery St and Downtown Santa Rosa is only 4 miles from Melitta Station Inn.

The friendliest Brits and the most comfortable accomodations. French Country décor, claw foot tubs, jaccuzi downstairs, and a winery passport! The best homemade breads and shortbread. One mornign we were served apple crepes! I would go back!

This little B&B is just far enough off the main drag to remain quaint and quiet, yet close enough to make it extremely convenient for anyone traveling to the Sonoma area. Tim and Jackie are very gracious hosts and really aim to please.
They served an excellent English breakfast and were keen on answering our questions about wine country. Jackie’s pineapple cake was the crown jewel of the meal.
Included in our stay was a very handy «Wine Country Passport» that allowed us free wine tastings at most of the wineries in the area. This saved us quite a bit of money and helped us locate the wineries we were looking for.
All in all the value for the money here is excellent. I would recommend this B&B over any hotel in the area. It’s by far the best I’ve ever stayed at. Their efforts to create a beautiful, comfortable, and sustainable space for travellers has certainly succeeded. We’ll be back again next year for sure!

My girlfriend and I were researching B&B’s in the Sonoma County area and we ended up checking out Melitta Station Inn. We saw some great reviews on other sites, a lot of people had great things to say about the innkeepers; Tim and Jackie. Well, after staying here for a brief weekend wine country trip we can attest for all the great things people had to say here.
Their cancellation policy is clearly stated on their site —
. Jackie also told me the policy when I booked the room, and it was again stated on the confirmation email they sent out. I feel bad for the person who wasn’t able to enjoy staying here, but I don’t think the owners were being unfair at all.
Tim and Jackie were so nice. Tim took the time to go over several wineries with us and told us which ones he recommended. The free wine tasting pass is just an added bonus, and it seemed to give us a little more clout at some places (like Château St. Jean — awesome place BTW). Jackie took the time to go over several of the restaurants she’s gone to and was very familiar with the atmosphere, food, and prices.
We can’t wait until our next stay here. Thanks Tim and Jackie!

Review your plans very carefully before booking with these dirtbags. If you don’t cancel with more than 10 days notice, you not only have to pay for the hotel rooms, you get to pay for the occupancy tax on top of it. Even if your sick or injured and provide 6 days notice, this place will show now mercy. BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE!!!

I had the pleasure of spending a night at the Melitta Station B&B in Santa Rosa one night this weekend. It is currently operated by an older English couple — Tim and Jackie are charming and gracious hosts.
The historic inn was built in the 19^th c and operated as an inn on the main county road from about 1880. It was renovated and reopened as a B&B in 1987 and currently operates entirely under solar power. They do their best to use all green and earth-​friendly products.
The building is charming — the construction reminds me of my grandparents late 19^th c. farm house — wooden floors, five-​panel doors, clawfoot tub, iron bed frames and a community area with large wooden tables and comfortable chairs. There’s a deck off the dining area, as well as a small garden off the downstairs spa area with jaccuzzi. The inn was always situated on a busy road — Montgomery road has some traffic during the say, along with cyclists and walkers, but it is fairly quiet at night. A suburb has grown up along one side of the inn — for several miles — the other side is Annadel State Park. We encountered a turkey with a dozen fluffy chicks crossing the road from the park (I later heard from a friend that there are fields of turkeys up in Annadel, a great location for mountain biking singletrack).
The have water from a natural aquifer that is part of the Annadel watershed — the water is not chlorinated, but irradiated — and it tastes better than any tap water I have had in California! There is even a small sink and fridge off the common area with glasses, tea and soft drinks. When we returned late after dinner, there were some midnight snacks set out — peanut butter cookies, Ranier cherries and some liquid refreshment.
Jackie cooks up breakfast and was very good about accommodating dietary restrictions — she had planned a delicious but non-​vegan breakfast for the guests, but made me up Bubble & Squeak with a side of two baked apples stuffed with white raisins.
The room was quaint & comfortable and the hosts were lovely. It was simple, elegant and preserved the character of the old Inn. The food was satisfying and delicious — and the other guests were polite and friendly. I would happily stay here again.

«Small hotel with breakfast» would best describe this place. It is in a suburban neighborhood a few miles from downtown Santa Rosa. Operated by an elderly English couple, Tim & Jackie.
The rooms are basic B&B style — small, decorated cute. The area is quiet.
Jackie cooks breakfast. Nobody travels to England for the food, and she demonstrates why. Tim, a pleasant fellow, will ask you how you liked the breakfast. Do not tell him the truth, or you are in for a tongue-​lashing by Jackie, who will emerge from the kitchen for that purpose.
This is not a bad place, but I’m sure there are better in Santa Rosa.