Olympic National Park
This turn-of-the-century lodge is handsomely furnished with antiques and surrounded by giant fir trees. There's a wide variety of lodging available, but…
Must-see hotels in Washington
Belltown & Seattle Center
In 17 suites decorated '50s-style, above the type of anachronistic steakhouse, the Inn at El Gaucho offers a particularly oversized, swaggering American…
Olympic Peninsula
Spread out along a wild stretch of beach, these cabins aren't fancy, but if you're here to surf, fish or hike out to Shi Shi Beach (a few miles' walk;…
Washington Cascades
Adjacent to the White Pass Ski Area, this condo complex is open year-round, meaning it's also good for sorties into Mt Rainier National Park (12 miles…
North Cascades
In a storybook-cute turn-of-the-century farmhouse, this inn has eight rooms decorated country style with handmade wrought-iron beds, beautiful quilts and…
Washington Cascades
This campground is a 5-mile hike or cycle from the park entrance along the old (now closed) Carbon River Rd. It has 12 campsites and one group site. There…
Spokane
Built in 1899 to house miners and laborers who wearily landed here, Spokane's oldest hotel has since been freshened up by the owners of the Ruby hotels…
Around Seattle
Continuing the Northwestern penchant for Victorian-style B&Bs, this place does it up with plenty of lace curtains, patterned wallpaper and old-fashioned…
Belltown & Seattle Center
This well-located, boutique 'art hostel' has colorful murals painted by local artists splashed on the walls of every room. There's also a common room, hot…
Ballard & Discovery Park
This small, intimate hotel with a European feel (the Scandinavian influence?) offers a far cheaper alternative to the nearby Hotel Ballard. The building,…
Queen Anne & Lake Union
A convenient place to settle in for a lengthier stay, the Residence Inn has work-friendly studio suites and family size two-room suites, all with kitchens…
Central Washington
This lodge takes the Bavarian theme to luxury levels in a plush, clutter-free establishment with modern – but distinctly German – rooms complete with gas…
Washington Coast
Westport's contribution to the vintage B&B scene is this stately house with 10 acres of gardens, wild meadows, evergreen forests and lots of deer. Rooms…
Around Seattle
Within walking distance to the ferry terminal and the shops and restaurants of the island's main drag, this dependable hotel offers both streamlined guest…
Northwestern Washington & the San Juan Islands
Rustic and decidedly unresortlike place with many options, from large beachfront houses to tiny cabins and yurts. Rowboats are available to borrow, and…
Around Seattle
This behemoth of a hotel has more cultural charm than others of its size in Tacoma's downtown. There's a grand lobby full of dramatic art installations…
North Cascades
This is the best location in town, beside grassy Lakeside Park, which boasts Chelan's most idyllic municipal setting along with the town's best stretch of…
San Juan Islands
This magnificent seafront mansion built by former shipbuilding magnate Robert Moran in 1904 is now the centerpiece of an upscale resort, and the setting…
Washington Cascades
Run by Crystal Mountain Hotels, this Bavarian-style inn looks as if it was dragged across from kitschy Leavenworth on the other side of the Wenatchee…
Southeastern Washington
While it's a long way from Prince Edward Island – the setting for Anne of Green Gables – this inn in a 1909 Craftsman-style home plays heavily on the…
Washington Coast
Calling yourself a rustic lodge when you're slap-bang in the middle of a metro area and next to a freeway might seem cheeky to some, but this place…
Queen Anne & Lake Union
Silver Cloud is a pleasant Pacific Northwest chain (with 10 hotels in Seattle and Portland, OR). This branch with 184 rooms overlooking Lake Union is…
Around Seattle
This inn consists of a series of five c 1909 houses that served as WWI officers' quarters and are now rented as overnight accommodations (the rooms sleep…
San Juan Islands
Not much has changed since this collection of cabins, tucked into a magnificent cove, was a 1940s-era salmon fishing camp. Each cabin (sleeping two) has a…
North Cascades
Blessed with an outstanding view of Mt Baker, this simply furnished cabin-in-the-woods, two-bedrooms-only place is as friendly and cozy as B&Bs come. The…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
The rooms at this wood-paneled, gay-friendly hotel are a little smaller than at some other downtown hotels and they get a bit of street noise, but it’s a…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
This reliable but not flashy hotel, located next door to the Seattle public library, dates from 1928 but feels a lot more modern. Rooms are fairly small…
Washington Coast
Such a sweet spot: cozy cabins that sleep two to 10 people, with big windows and stone fireplaces, snuggled among the evergreens with spectacular views of…
Northwestern Washington & the San Juan Islands
Once the home of the oldest store (1890) in Skagit County, the Majestic was restored as a hotel after a fire in 2005. Its plush modern amenities offer the…
Around Seattle
Campsites in Fort Casey State Park run the gamut from just a spot for a tent to spaces with water and electric hookups. It's beach adjacent (the spots…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
If you’re coming to Seattle to shop, this is the hotel for you. Attached by an indoor walkway to the Westlake Center, it’s also handy for taking the…
Olympic Peninsula
Incredible value, these homes sit very far apart from each other on 20 acres, with views of the soaring Olympic Mountains; it's quiet bucolic bliss only a…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
Seattle’s W, like W hotels worldwide, offers comprehensive, upscale facilities with an abstract touch. The dark, minimalist Living Room bar out front sets…
Seattle
A bit of a walk from Fremont's commercial center, but a short one to the fabulous Woodland Park Zoo and Green Lake, the Chelsea Station Inn has a…
San Juan Islands
Built in 1904 and refurbished in the 1990s, the rather pokey interior and small rooms of the Orcas Hotel are like something from the pages of a Jane…
Bellingham
A 1950s motor inn that's been given a stylish makeover, this fun motel has 17 ground-floor rooms in various configurations, plus a secluded grassy yard…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
The Paramount has 146 large rooms that, like the lobby areas, are furnished with heavy antiques perhaps meant to give the relatively new hotel an old…
Butler's Motel & Nature Museum
Olympic Peninsula
Located one block off the main drag, these neat, simple little motel rooms and cabins are lovingly tended by the sweet and ever-helpful Nancy. All come…
San Juan Islands
Welcome to another rustic cabin-resort that feels like its own small village, with a shop, cafe and marina on a shimmering waterfront facing crimson…
North Cascades
These 142 campsites skirt the Thunder Arm of Diablo Lake on either side of the highway. On the southern side, several walk-in campsites among dense woods…
