Between La Push, WA. and Forks, WA off HWY 110 (Closest to the Hoh Rainforest on the Olympic Peninsula).
We decided to take a short weekend getaway vacation to celebrate our birthdays in early March. This lodge was an excellent place to unwind and our hosts were equally great. We decided against camping because it was just way too cold to sleep outside in a tent, but we wanted to stay close to the Hoh Rainforest and some Pacific Coast beaches.
I paid about $109/night to stay for a Friday and Saturday night in the Lily of the Mohawk room. Because of the layout of the main lodge, this was by far the best room in the house. This B&B does not serve a set meal in a large dining room like other places - instead, you get an ample breakfast “basket” set out for you to eat however you see fit. This is a great option for us, since we planned to eat well then head out for some local hiking. The basket idea does sort of take away from getting to know your fellow lodgers, but in the end, the convienence was more important to us. Also, there was a personal patio table that looked out from the deck across the main lodge area and fireplace - it doesn’t get any better than that.
Other awesome features:
- free wireless access; I used my laptop to check weather reports and driving directions to various hiking places.
- good selection of coffee/tea/hot chocolate; They also provide a personal toaster, microwave, and coffee maker in your room.
- semi-secluded location; Just far enough off the highway to be in a quiet and relaxing forest yet easy to find and get around to other places.
- books & games; the scrabble set was missing 40 tiles (it made an interesting game!) but there were plenty of other activities and artifacts to look at.
I personally would probably just camp most of the times I visit the Olympic Peninsula, but if I had to stay in any place on the west side, it would definitely be at this lodge.
As for the hiking part of the trip, I’ll add those entries in later. Overview of the trip:
Friday - took the Edmonds ferry to Kingston and drove straight to the lodge. Total trip was about 3.5 hours, we left Bellevue about 3:30pm. We ate dinner in Forks at Pacific Pizza (? unsure of the name), at the end of town on HWY 101. It left something to be desired (how can you mess up pizza?).
Saturday - went on a completely secluded and totally hard to find trail near the South Fork Hoh River. In the afternoon, we went to Beach 4 near Kalaloch and Ruby Beach and it had awesome tide pools. We ate left over pizza for dinner, probably a bad idea.
Sunday - packed up and checked out, went to the Hoh Rainforest Visitor Center and hiked the Hoh River Trail up to Tom Creek. Drove back to Kingston/Edmonds in the afternoon.
