Matchbook Monday: Salish Lodge, Seattle

Today’s Matchbook Monday is from a top notch hotel, spa, and restaurant not far from where I live.

Salish Lodge & Spa is about 30 miles east of Seattle on the Snoqualmie River.  The lodge is in a rustic setting, overlooking the 268-foot Snoqualmie Falls, but it is also elegant and steeped in northwest history.  The lodge is just as romantic as its setting, and is a popular spot for proposals, anniversary celebrations, and other special events.

The lodge has gone through a variety of reincarnations since it was first opened in 1919.  Originally it was just a small in known as Snoqualmie Falls Lodge, catering to visitors to the falls.  Today the only remaining part of the original structure is the lobby fireplace.

You can take a look at the falls, the top of which is about 100 yards from the parking lot.  There’s a great viewing area that is perfect for a photo op.  Or, you can walk down the trail to the bottom of the falls and get a look from a different perspective.  (Hiking the falls was a popular day trip when I was a teenager, so the spot is a sentimental favorite for me.)

And, if you need a nap or just want to burrow in for the evening, there are wood-burning fireplaces in your room.  Very naturally cozy.

Photo credit:  personal collection

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