Sunday, 12 April 2009

Places to Stay in Leavenworth/Lake Wenatchee Area

There are a bevy of places to plant yourself for a night or three while attending our wedding -- hotels and motels in and around Leavenworth -- the Bavarian-style village 15 minutes east of Lake Wenatchee. Rental houses, cabins, golf course condos and campgrounds in and around Lake Wenatchee & Plain, WA.

My future father-in-law, Prof. Gerry Philipsen, put together this thorough list of places and prices in Leavenworth:

There are many and varied places to stay in and around Leavenworth.
Here is a good sampling of them with contact info and approximate
pricing in peak season. Based on arrival July 17/departure July 19.
Staying in any of these would put you within .4 miles of the other members of the wedding party.

Best Western Icicle Inn (92 rooms & condo apts.)
www.icicleinn.com | 1-800-558-2438
approximately $180 per night (includes buffet breakfast)
505 Highway 2 (just outside downtown Leavenworth)
*10% discount for wedding attendees, available on all rooms. 20 room block held until June 17.

Obertal Inn (27 rooms & suites) | www.obertal.com
$139-$179 (includes continental breakfast)
922 Commercial Street
1-800-537-9382

Mrs. Anderson's Lodging House (10 rooms) | www.quiltersheaven.com
917 Commercial Street, across street from Obertal Inn
1-800-327-7212
$59-$127 per night (includes continental breakfast)
Some rooms for 2+ people. Located on the second floor of Leavenworth's
superb quilt shop

The Evergreen Inn (40 units; some multi-room) | www.evergreeninn.com
1117 Front Street | 1-800-327-7212
$79-$139
Close to the Obertal and Mrs. Anderson's Lodging House

Gasthaus Wunderbar (9 2-bedroom suites)
www.destinationleavenworth.com
downtown Leavenworth | 1-866-904-7368
approximately $400 per night for four people with 2


There are also multiple rental and campround listings in the more immediate vicinity of Lake Wenatchee:

Lk. Wenatchee Cabin & Vacation Rentals:
http://www.bluegrouse.com/html/lake_wenatchee_hide-a-ways__in.htm

Comfy Cabins:
http://www.comfycabins.com/

Lake Wenatchee State Park:
Reservations: https://secure.camis.com/WA/LakeWenatcheeStatePark
http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Lake+Wenatchee

Nason Creek Campground (closest to Pine River Ranch/ Does NOT accept reservations):
http://www.publiclands.org/explore/site.php?search=YES&back=Search%20Results&id=4864

Vacation Rentals By Owner Leavenworth:
http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/washington/leavenworth

If you have more good ideas, don't hesitate to comment and we'll update this section as information becomes available. Thanks.