The newest hotel in Fort Bragg is the 54 room Holiday Inn Express, on the corner of the intersection of highway 1 with CA 20 from Willits - overlooking the wooded canyon of Hare Creek and just 0.2 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Other nearby attractions (within 2 miles) are the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens and the California Western Railroad Skunk Train, while the center of town is a mile north and the Boatyard Shopping Center is just across the street. The hotel has an indoor pool, heath/fitness center and breakfast bar.

The Best Western hotel in Fort Bragg has a beautiful location within sight of the Pacific Ocean, towards the north end of town along the main road (highway 1); the lodge overlooks a sandy beach and rocky coves where a small river (Pudding Creek) flows into the sea, and is linked to the shore by a pedestrian tunnel under the highway. The various buildings of the hotel are surrounded by 6 acres of landscaped gardens, and provide a range of accommodation including standard rooms, deluxe oceanview rooms, fireplace suites and kitchen-equipped cottages. For dining there are various restaurants a short walk south along Main Street.

Quality Inn & Suites Tradewinds is centrally located in Fort Bragg at 400 S Main St (CA 1), with an corridor of shops and restaurants to the east, and a patch of woodland to the west, beyond which (one mile) is the Pacific Ocean. The hotel has an above average range of facilities - a restaurant (TW's Grille & Bar), gift shop, fitness center, indoor pool, massage services & beauty shop, cocktail lounge and guest laundry. Free full breakfast is served, and all rooms contain a microwave & refrigerator.