entrally located in Northern Marin Country and close to San Francisco and the Wine Country, the Best Western Novato Oaks Inn has served as “command central” for many full length feature and commercial films and photography crews. Our helpful and experienced staff caters to your every production need, and our outstanding service and amenities help make your job easier.

• Hotel team experienced with the unique requirements of the film industry

• Production offices with multiple dedicated phone lines and high speed Internet access

• Complimentary and convenient parking to accommodate a wide-range of film production vehicles

• Staging area for car prep

• Executive guest rooms and suites with complimentary high speed Internet access.

• Voice mail and complimentary local phone calls

• Complimentary fax and photocopy service

• Early check-in and late check-outs available for production team’s convenience

• Wildfox Restaurant & Bar on site with room service available

Area location scouts:

• Les Milne: 707-765-6881
  

• Cheryl Rosenthal: 707-824-8475
  

• Russ Eddy, Panoramic Locations: 415-383-0231
  

Film permit information:
Filming on County maintained property: Marin County Department of Public Works

Filming within city limits:

• Belvedere: 415-435-3838

• Corte Madera: 415-924-0441

• Fairfax: 415-453-5928

• Larkspur: 415-838-0038

• Mill Valley: 415-388-9700

• Novato: 415-897-1164

• San Anselmo: 415-454-2510

• San Rafael: 415-454-4163

• Sausalito: 415-331-7262

• Tiburon: 415-435-5633

Filming within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Office of Special Park Uses

Important phone numbers:

• Marin County Parks and Open Space Permits: 415-499-6387
  

• County Road Permits: 415-499-3755
  

• Hwy Patrol: 415-924-1100
  

• Twin Cities Police Department: 415-927-5150
  

Car/van rentals:
Enterprise: 415-898-3500
Bayview Limousine: 415-461-1717

Equipment Rentals:
Big 4 Rents: 415-924-4444

Industry links:

• Reel Directory: Northern California's Premier Resource Guide for Film, Video, and Multimedia
  

• Film/Tape World: Northern California's premier production news magazine