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WHERE TO STAY
Accommodations can be tight on the island
during July, the height of our summer season. We can't stress enough
the importance of making reservations as soon as possible.
CAMPING
Moran State Park
has formal camping facilities, but reservations are required and book up
early.
FOR AN HONEST TO GOODNESS
ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD...
1)
The Outlook
Inn (1-888-688-5665) is located on the water in Eastsound, the main town
on Orcas, so this inn provides easy walking access to all the restaurants
and stores in Eastsound. They have a number of different kinds of
rooms, including charming rooms with shared bath in the main building for
$84/night, nice motel type rooms in the East Building for $150/night (most
would sleep 4 people), and 2 lovely suites in the Bay View Building for
$215-245/night.
2)
A lovely B&B, about one mile from Eastsound run by friends who are retired
National Park rangers, has 4 rooms reserved which can sleep from 2 to 4
people. Unlike many B&Bs on the island they welcome children. Rates
range from $110 to $155/night including breakfast for 2. Additional
persons are $25/night. Contact them by phone at
888-371-2175
or by email at
Innkeeper@KangarooHouse.com.
MULTIPLE LODGING LISTING
SITES
Orcas has lots of B&Bs and small inns but
only a very few places with more than a few rooms. We know of at least
3 weddings on the island that weekend, and some inns and B&Bs are already
booked. Keep calling around or contact us, and we'll try to help you
find a place to stay.
The island really has too many places to list
them all. The following three sites all have extensive listings with
descriptions, phone numbers and website addresses for accommodations on
Orcas: (See below also for some of our personal favorites either because of
the place or the innkeepers or both.)
- Has a descriptive list of many B&Bs and small island
inns with their websites.
-Also
has extensive listings for places to stay with phone numbers and websites as
well as information about transportation and activities.
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The official Orcas Chamber of Commerce website also has extensive
listings (including a lodging vacancy Hotline) for most of the
accommodations on the island as well as lots of other information to make
your visit even more fun!
Orcas Island Eclipse Charters has a
very extensive list of places to stay on Orcas with website links.
SOME OF OUR OTHER PERSONAL
FAVORITES (EITHER FOR THE CHARM OF THE
PLACE OR THE INNKEEPERS)
The
Kingfish Inn is a lovely B&B looking out over the
waters of Westsound above a favorite island restaurant (only open until 7:30
pm, so no disturbing your sleep) run by a delightful couple. It's only
a couple of miles from our house.
Spring Bay Inn -
Another wonderful B&B located on it's own 40 acres on
a lovely cove near Obstruction Pass State Park (about 8 miles from
Eastsound). In addition to their lovely setting, their special touch
is morning (and sometimes afternoon) kayak tours led by the owners who are
retired California Park rangers. Tough to get reservations here, but
it's a special place.
The
Orcas Hotel - An historic hotel right at the
Orcas ferry landing..nice rooms and very convenient for walking on the
ferry. There are several small shops by the ferry landing and a tasty
restaurant and bakery (where every self-respecting islander gets their latte
or mocha when in line for the "red eye" ferry) right in the hotel.
Once
in a Blue Moon Farm - is just at the bottom of our
mountain and has everything from a 3 bedroom house to single rooms set in
lovely gardens on a farm complete with 5 llamas, sheep, goats, chickens (who
live in a brightly painted travel trailer...I don't think the chickens use
it for traveling) and horses. You can include horseback riding on the
extensive trails around our mountain during your stay. Very convenient to
our place and only a few miles from the ferry landing.
The Inn on Orcas Island an
absolutely first class B&B in Deer Harbor.
Turtleback Farm Inn
-(1-800-376-4914
info@turtlebackinn.com)
- is a charming B&B not far from us in a lovely pastoral setting that has
received rave reviews over the years.
And too many more great places to mention...I
really think it's hard to go wrong with the inns and B&Bs on Orcas.