The Tallman Hotel is located on Main Street in the town of Upper Lake, in California's Lake County. Next door to the hotel is the recently re-established Blue Wing Saloon serving up "Comfort Food With A California Twist" seven days a week from 11am - 10pm.
The Tallman is the first and only boutique hotel in Lake County.
If you're flying in from elsewhere, the easiest drive is from Sacramento airport but Oakland and San Francisco also provide an easy drive into the country.
Directions
From the Sacramento area: Proceed north on Interstate 5 to Williams and turn left on Highway 20 to Lakeport and Ukiah. Proceed along the east side of Clear Lake to Upper Lake (just before Highway 20 intersects with Highway 29 to Lakeport). Turn right on Main St. in Upper Lake. Proceed through town. The hotel is on your right. Time: approx. 2 1/2 hours.
From San Francisco: Go north over the Golden Gate Bridge on Highway 101. Just past Ukiah, turn right on Highway 20 to Upper Lake. Just past the Highway 29 turnoff for Lakeport, turn left onto Main St. Upper Lake. The hotel is on the right. Time: about 2 1/2 hours. (Note: the Hwy. 175 cut-off from Hopland on Hwy 101 to Hwy. 29 at Lakeport and on to Upper Lake often recommended by online services is a pretty but very curvey road not preferable to the route described above.)
From Oakland and the East Bay: Take Highway 80 to Highway 580 and across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge to Highway 101 north. Then follow the route described above to Ukiah and Upper Lake.
As an alternative, head north on Highway 80, over the Carquinez Bridge and through Vallejo. Go left on the Marine World Parkway (Highway 37). Then turn right on Highway 29 through Napa, St. Helena and Calistoga in the Napa Valley. Turn right through Calistoga (still on Highway 29), over Mt. St. Helena, through Middletown to the Junction at Lower Lake. Continue straight at this junction (the road becomes Highway 53) until it intersects with Highway 20 to Ukiah. Turn left on Highway 20 along the east side of Clear Lake until you turn right onto Main St. Upper Lake. The hotel is on the right. Time: about 2 3/4 hours.
