We left Seattle and made the three hour drive down to the Columbia River Gorge and the town of Stevenson. We stayed at this wonderful place tucked into the scenic valley called Skamania Lodge.
The view from the lodge was incredible and something I looked forward to seeing every morning when we went down to the lobby where they had FREE COFFEE!
The Lodge was big but cozy. The staff was excellent and very nice.
View from the lodge adirondack chairs
We would have breakfast in the dining room (pretty reasonable) and dinner in the bar. There was a stone fire ring with adirondack chairs and more chairs lined up in the back of lodge where you could sit and read and look at this view. There were two weddings while we were there and this view was the view from the little amphitheater where the weddings took place. We were 40 minutes from Portland and only minutes from various incredible waterfalls and hikes. There is a Forest Ranger Station inside the hotel that is very helpful and you can buy whatever permits you may need there. (We only had to buy one for our hike to Falls Creek Falls which was definitely worth $5.00.)
The rooms all had fireplaces and air conditioning.
The lobby always had a huge fire going and opposite this fireplace where these giant windows that viewed the lawn and river. You needed your sunglasses in the morning to hangout in the lobby, the sun was so bright!
We loved it here and would go back in a minute.
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