Sip Northwest, Fall 2016

73 S I P N O R T H W E S T C O M welcome family retreats and bachelorette parties alike to the 120 acre private waterhole with 16 lakeside cabins providing everything youd expect om home including air conditioning gas fi replaces full kitchens and enough beds to sleep two or even 11 people For elite rustic lodging the Mount Robinson lodge suites off er alpine opulence with king beds whirlpool baths sitting areas private decks with valley views and more Wrap the experience up with a bow at The Dining Room a reservationonly farm to table eatery that hosts quarterly wine dinners and holds the keys to the awardwinning cellar Local purveyors make up the majority of the menu and the restaurant even posts the most requested recipes to its website SIP TIPS This part of the state sees an annual 300 days of sunshine so be sure to enlist in any activity the lodge suggests while that bright star is shining The concierge can help organize a surplus of recreation including horseback riding paddle boarding and sleigh rides Cap off your stay with a trip into town for a beer on the sun soaked patio of the Old Schoolhouse Brewery or get a taster fl ight of the orchard based ciders at The Methow Valley Ciderhouses new location at the edge of town 604 Patterson Lake Rd Winthrop sunmountainlodge com THE DESTINATION Thompson Seattle LOCATION Seattle THE ALLURE Downtown Seattles newest hotel is chicly composed and intricately designed to exempli a metropolis meetsrustic Pacifi c urban oasis Floor to ceiling windows and cinematic spectacles of Pike Place Market and its water ont expansion stun guests in their temporary abodes while an in house lobby restaurant and roo op bar run by prized local restaurant group Huxley Wallace Collective continues to satis the senses and provide nourishment in the visually pleasing tenor the company is known for Artwork om local purveyors and creators line the walls bookshelves guestrooms and meeting spaces while the latter are all named for classic aircra s like Blackbird and Dreamliner Two esteemed concierges home in on their strengths one off ering guests sharpened knowledge regarding food drink and culture in Seattle and the other specializing in guidance for the natural riches and wonders of the Pacifi c Northwest FINE PRINT The Emerald Citys own contemporary design masterminds Olson Kundig Architects conceived the longawaited hotel in tandem with the hotels owners bringing both local and national perspective to the build Twelve fl oors were erected just one block om the citys top foodie tourist attraction with 158 hotel rooms and 95 rental residences next door adjoining by several sky bridges and a separate entry Keeping with the aerial theme the rooms put a bedroom spin on the cozy aesthetics of business class with cushy beds that stretch far beyond your wingspan and ground you with real hardwood fl oors The Nest the appropriately named roo op lounge is unique to the city A glass house holds a couple dozen stools at the bar and seating arrangements of dapper couches chairs and wooden décor with the expansive patio reaching across the square footage of the hotel and delivering a birds eye view of the city sprawl SIP TIPS First come fi rst serve except for parties of 10 for roo op grandeur at The Nest but the doors are also open early for breakfast lunch dinner and late night at Scout the lobby adjacent restaurant equipped in plaid camp style ornaments and other outdoorsy details redolent of Wes Andersons Moonrise Kingdom The director screenwriters fi lms have o en played muse to many a Huxley Wallace restaurant designs Order whatever drink praised beverage director John Nugent suggests particularly his proprietary Very Old Cow a mezcal laced sipper set to tip over your very old preconceived notions about the agave spirit 110 Stewart St Seattle thompsonhotels com