Columbia Gorge Hotel & Spa

My husband Brian and I discovered the hotel and its sublime grounds and views earlier and had determined to stay there one day. My sisters' visit from Texas was the perfect occasion. The hotel is of great historic and aesthetic interest. We were treated wonderfully by all the staff, starting with Kristi (sic?) at the front desk, our terrific server at dinner, Paul the gardener, and others. The hotel manager took the trouble to greet us, something I greatly appreciate. Let me single out for especial praise the concierge Rick Vaughan, who went out of his way to give us an optimal experience through his consideration, taking the time even to take photographs of our group against lovely backgrounds. And our dinner was memorable...Altogether a superb experience. Did I mention the waterfall that runs from the manicured grounds to the Columbia River? Or the sublime views from our windows?
7 years ago (26-04-2018)

My girlfriend and I both wish we had stayed two nights instead of one. The room was quaint with an excellent north facing few of the Columbia river. We had the window cracked in the evening so we could enjoy sounds of the waterfall in the background. However, the blue tape over the old fire alarm system was an eyesore, and the TV remote was not programmed so we couldn't really watch TV in the morning. The piano player & singer in the bar was so fun! The whole room was singing along at one point! For vegetarians(us) the menu at the restaurant isn't super impressive. There were really on 2-3 options. But there's so many places in town nearby it wasn't hard to decide on a place to eat.
7 years ago (22-04-2018)

Proposed to my girlfriend here and the whole weekend was amazing. We felt secluded when we wanted to be with 5 star views of the Columbia from the cliff view. The restaurant was top notch for lunch. The staff were so nice and accomadating. We honestly felt like royalty here and it will always be a special place for us.
7 years ago (08-05-2018)

There are meals and places in life, that remain exquisite memories. This spectacular spot is one of them. Only stopped in for brunch and a few months later, the tastes and sights linger on. The ingredients fresh, the servings perfect. The honey dripping on your toast and the sweet flavour of nature. The service on a scale a fussy Brit would, and does, reminisce on of an era gone by. Do yourself a favour, go.
7 years ago (14-03-2018)

There's an affinity I've got with this hotel and restaurant. It was in the 80's, when a restaurateur from Washington revamped this century old hotel, brining new light and life to it. It was my privilege to have installed coffee equipment and to adjust the brewing, so as to achieve a great flavor of coffee. Though it's been awhile since I was there last, i know that it's an exquisite place and the quality of the experience can be no less now than then.
7 years ago (09-05-2018)