“Getting away from it all takes on new meaning at this one-of-a-kind inn, located on a tiny island in San Pablo Bay. Accessible only by the inn’s private launch, East Brother Island has unsurpassed views of most of the Bay Area, including the city of San Francisco to the South.”

- Mary Olmstead, Fodor’s California’s Best Bed & Breakfasts

“The first best thing to do is stand up on the widow’s walk outside the light and just gaze.”

- Jon Carroll, San Francisco Chronicle

“Special occasions are a key element in many East Brother sojourns.”

- Laura Bly, Los Angeles Times

“It doesn’t have a posh spa or room service, but [this] lighthouse makes for a cozy waterside getaway, fog and all. . . East Brother Island offers you all the quiet you need for true romance.”

-Ken McAlpine, American Way magazine (American Airlines)

“It’s late afternoon when I arrive – in time to watch the sunset – so I climb the spiral staircase leading up the lighthouse tower to a walkway. . .The view puts me in a philosophical mood: I can’t help but think of the lighthouse as a beacon of hope. . .”

- Denise Dowling, Islands Magazine

“Although I’ve heard the food can be good, I was not prepared for the extraordinary meal of mushroom soup…Salmon Wellington…(and) a dessert of flawless crème brulee.”

- Douglas Cruickshank, Travel and Leisure

“East Brother is one of the West Coast’s most striking lighthouses, with the light in a tower atop the Victorian keeper’s home. . .”
- Karl Samson, Sunset Magazine

“You can sit and watch big ships and little seals cruise by, or gaze at the reposing birds or the rushing tide below the dock. There’s a sense of intimacy here and a feeling of remoteness, even though it’s just a short distance to the mainland.”

- Doug McConnell, Bay Area Backroads