Inn at Occidental is located in the small village of Occidental, California which lies 1 hour north of the Golden Gate Bridge in Sonoma Wine Country, The historic village of Occidental was established in 1856 as a railroad community hauling redwoods to the San Francisco Bay to build San Francisco. The village is surrounded by orchards, vineyards and redwoods. The village itself is no more than 6 blocks in length with 2 churches, 4 restaurants, 2 grocery stores, a dozen retail shops and the Inn at Occidental.