How to Find Luxury Hotels in Whidbey Island, Washington
Whidbey Island, Washington, is one of the most popular island destinations in Puget Sound. Visitors can explore the quiet, relaxing small towns and villages, and enjoy numerous outdoor activities in the scenic state parks before retiring to one of the island's many luxury accommodations.
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Things You'll Need
- Computer with Internet access for making reservations
- Map of Whidbey Island, Washington
Instructions
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Choose Your Location and Luxury Accommodations
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Select the type of luxury accommodation that suits you. Bed and breakfasts are quaint and romantic, country inns are laid back and personalized, cabins and cottages are rustic and private and hotels offer many services and amenities. To book accommodations, contact Whidbey Island & Camano Island Official Tourism and Visitor Website at (877) 747 7777 or visit their Web site (see Resources, below).
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Book luxury accommodations in any of the towns of Whidbey Island. Prices range from $100 to $300 per night for a three- or four-star hotel with amenities such as pool, restaurant, bar and spa.
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Stay in historic Coupeville. Look for a luxury inn by the waterfront so you'll be near great shopping, museums and many local festivals and events. Expect to pay around $200 per night.
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Learn the ropes from your Washington hosts in a charming Greenbank bed and breakfast. This area is more rural, with farms and wineries to explore.
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Seek out boutique lodgings in tiny Langley, an artists' village featuring beautiful galleries and renowned restaurants.
Prepare for Your Stay
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Arrive on Whidbey Island by car, ferry, boat or even chartered seaplane.
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Travel by car using Deception Pass Bridge. If you travel via ferry, arrive from Mukilteo Ferry Dock (located outside of Seattle) or the Keystone-Port Townsend ferry route from points on the Olympic Peninsula.
Decide What to See and Do
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Take a laid-back, relaxing hike or bike ride and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Whidbey Island's many state parks.
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Enjoy a movie at Oak Harbor's drive-in cinema, one of the few in the United States that still show first-run double features.
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Visit a farm or garden to commune with nature. Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens' 12 acres are a paradise of blooms in the springtime. Specialty farms abound, including Langley's Chocolate Flower Farm, which features chocolate (dark-colored) perennials, flowers that actually smell like chocolate, and chocolate-themed gift items.
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Tips & Warnings
Plan for sunshine, as Whidbey Island is in the rain-shadow of the Olympic Mountains and receives only half of mainland Seattle's copious annual rainfall.
Whidbey Island is composed of six small towns: Clinton, Coupeville, Freeland, Greenbank, Langley and Oak Harbor. While searching for accommodations, expect all of these names to appear.
Visit Whidbey Island during the spring and summer for spectacular vacation weather, but be sure to book reservations early; accommodations fill quickly.
Bring a light windbreaker; evenings on Whidbey Island are cool no matter the season.
