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Conveniently located between the coast and the Avenue of the Giants. My Apple maps listed the Avenue of the Giants as 'Permanently Closed'. It is NOT closed and I am glad I looked up the current news for the area. I'm glad that I took the drive again and got out to walk in the forest and breathe!

Actually I didn't like anything about the Hotel, We have stayed there many of times and it as always been great. But this time the bed was terrible. It was on a metal frame w/mattress not like most hotels with boxs strings and mattress. Plus I walked on the floor bear foot and when going to bed looked at my feet and the were black. Now you tell me? We will not be staying there again they have also let they place run down.

Eel River Brewing is a fabulous place to drink beer and eat yummy food. All needed services were located in Fortuna. We used Fortuna as a hub to visit Willow Creek, Avenue of the Giants, Trees of Mystery, Redwood Forest, the coast and Fern Canyon. Fortuna was right in the middle of all of them.

Fortuna too small to visit. Just continue to Eureka. Ate at maybe the best seafood/steak and it was good. But it may be the only one. Getting around was easy. I would stay at Fortuna only to sleep over and fuel up/easy access to freeway.

Convenient to the Avenue of the Giants. Brewery with good food is a short walk away. Room was clean and comfortable. Breakfast option were limited. Room was overpriced, but everything seemed overpriced for off season mid week rates in Fortuna

Fortuna seems to be the town in the middle of a tourist area where all the workers live. As a result it's a little short on good restaurants. You have to travel to nearby towns to find anything more than a fast food place. The town itself is not attractive or interesting. Go to the surrounding towns of Ferndale, Rio Dell, and Scotia for ambiance. But as a place to stay for base camp while exploring the surrounding area it's fine (as long as you plan to eat somewhere else before going back to your room). The surrounding area is wonderful. The Avenue of the Giants and Humboldt Redwoods are magnificent and very inspiring. I didn't get to the coast but it seems to be nice too. The area is heavily influenced by the marijuana trade. There are cannabis shops on every corner and residents distinguish between legal and illegal growing operations. They still warn that it might not be wise to wander off established routes because of the danger of interfering with an illegal growing operation (which could get you killed). As a result, the economy isn't thriving. But it is a nice, remote getaway spot and has some very nice opportunities for quiet, introspective moments which are hard to find in more developed areas. If you are looking for theme parks this is not the place to go to.