10 Best Hotels in Washington Cascade Mountains and Valleys, Washington

This homey woodland hideaway, 6 miles southwest of Mount Rainier National Park's Nisqually entrance, includes a lovingly restored Craftsman-style home with gorgeous Douglas fir floors, interesting antiques, and three guest rooms, as well as a separate modern chalet with three suites that have private entrances and kitchenettes. Surrounded by towering old-growth trees, the property feels every bit as pristine as the park. Visitors in rooms in the main inn can use the common kitchen and watch TV in a comfy living room.

This thoughtfully updated motel with rooms and a few cabins offers reasonable rates and a peaceful location along U.S. 12, a bit north of downtown Packwood and within easy striking distance of the Stevens Canyon Entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. Rooms have flat-screen TVs, plush bedding, and refrigerators, and cabins are a nice option for families, as they sleep four and have full kitchens—they also have jetted tubs, an especially pleasing amenity on chilly winter nights.

Lush gardens surround this Victorian-style inn, and the elegantly decorated interior features a river-rock fireplace and extends to spacious guest rooms done with luxe fabrics and polished wood accents. Suites have fireplaces, whirlpool tubs, and private decks or balconies. Breakfast is served in the large, restaurant-style dining room. 

With a quiet location in Tacoma's residential North Slope Historic District, this Stick Victorian mansion with four lavishly decorated rooms is an excellent choice for being away from the urban bustle and close to some of the city's hippest shopping and dining districts. Typical features in these antiques-filled rooms include hand-painted ceilings and period wallpapers, and one suite has a fireplace and claw-foot soaking tub. Guests can relax in the verdant garden.

This warmly furnished hotel dating from 1907, making it the oldest in La Conner, is set amid downtown's many atmospheric shops and galleries. Its homey rooms are furnished with handmade country-style furniture. A shaded courtyard enhanced by garden sculptures is the place to linger in serenity.

At this rambling motel-style property all the spacious rooms have private outdoor entrances, vaulted ceilings, gas fireplaces, refrigerators, and pleasant country-style furnishings; several have whirlpool baths. The lodge hosts weekend wine receptions and movie gatherings, and massage services are available in the privacy of your room or in the inn's treatment room. The on-site Oyster & Thistle restaurant and pub is one of the top dining spots in town.

When it opened in 1908, the Olympic Club was an exclusive gentlemen's resort; now it's owned by microbrewery moguls the McMenamin brothers, and has European-style rooms with shared bathrooms down the hall, a restaurant, a bar, a pool hall, and a vintage movie theater. Tiffany chandeliers and various signage ("women's patronage not solicited" hangs above the entrance) remain almost as they were when the club opened. This place not only brews beer but also bottles its own wine, distills spirits, and has a line of coffee.

This handsomely restored 1930s lodge-style home with tastefully and quirkily furnished guest rooms is surrounded by colorful gardens and sits on the western shore of pristine Lake Whatcom—it's one of the most tranquil settings of any lodging in the area. The View With A Room suite is a favorite for special occasions, with its huge bathrooms outfitted with a two-person jetted tub and an enormous walk-in shower; it also has a private balcony overlooking the lake. A full breakfast, with a focus on healthy ingredients, is served each morning in a sunny room.

On the north side of the tiny town of Packwood, this quiet motel is 40 miles from both Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens, and 17 miles from White Pass Ski Resort. Rooms here have pine paneling, hardwood floors, and in many cases log furniture, microwaves, and refrigerators; family suites have fireplaces and sleep six. There's also a picnic area.

Antiques and lace grace every room of this stylish, peak-roofed 1887 Queen Anne/Eastlake Victorian mansion that sits high above fragrant gardens and landscaped lawns. The rooms offer views of the capitol and the inn's breezy gazebo. The Astoria Suite has a four-poster bed and a two-person hot tub; the smaller Columbia Room has a claw-foot tub. Breakfasts are a treat and might include Italian Parmesan eggs or a hearty egg soufflé.