I checked out several properties online in the Fort Bragg area before booking the North Cliff Hotel. It was an excellent decision - confirmed when my wife and I got to Fort Bragg and checked in to the North Cliff. We had a Top Floor King Suite, with balcony, fireplace, sitting area, comfy bed - and amazing ocean view. That view: that's what we were here for. The staff were friendly and helpful, there were plentiful grab-and-go breakfast choices, including healthy options. There's a wide path (old dirt road) that leads alongside the hotel down to the harbor, so you don't need to drive to the restaurants in the harbor. There's another paved path just north of the North Cliff Hotel's driveway that is part of an extensive coastal walking/biking trail through Noyo Headlands Park and beyond. We checked out the other hotels we'd seen online; they seemed nice, but the North Cliff Hotel was clearly the best of the bunch. It appears that all the rooms have great views of the ocean. Note that there are no elevators to the rooms, all seem to require stairs. We were in the middle of the property and could hear a bit of traffic from the highway when the balcony door was open. I suspect rooms farther south, closer to the highway, might hear the traffic more. But the surf and wind drown out the traffic and it's usually cool in Fort Bragg, so this might not be an issue. With the windows closed, it was quiet.