SPECIAL RATES & November Fun in Seattle

STAY 2 NIGHTS & GET A 3RD FREE
(must request at time of booking)

Stay any 2 consecutive nights at Inn of Twin Gables Bed and Breakfast and get a 3rd night free.

Offer good November 11 - November 24 & November 29 - December 23, 2009

Come to Seattle to do your Holiday shopping or just for a fun visit while the crowds are not here.

Here's a few fun things going on in Seattle this month:

Plants: Volunteer Park Conservatory, ongoing and free. This time of year has some of the best colors in and around the conservatory, if you want to get out of the rain and cold. See beauiful tropical plants and their wonderful collection of orchids. (Tuesday - Sunday) 10 am - 4 pm, with a special night opening December 4.

Libations: Fall Cider Celebration, Nov 12th, $30. Approximately 13 brands representing over 30 hard (alcoholic) cider varieties will be poured during this open tasting, paired with hors d'oeuvres.

Christmas Ship Festival, starting Nov 28th and goes on through December 23. Cruise around the water, take a look at all of the pretty homes with lights, enjoy a cup of hot chocolate, and sing a few Christmas carols. Or, if you don't care to go on the ships, they visit many locations around town, including Gasworks Park, Olympic Sculpture Park, Pier 66, the Locks and Golden Gardens - all close to Inn of Twin Gables.

First Big Storm in Seattle

Last night Seattle and Inn of Twin Gables had our first big storm of the season. About 7:45 PM the electricity went out, but fortunately all of the power-out lights we have at the inn did their job and gave us some bright lights so we weren't completely in the dark. The power company said the shortage was in most of Queen Anne Hill and Magnolia and was estimated to be repaired by midnight.

What to do ?!?!? After making sure everyone was OK we lit a roaring fire in the fireplace in the living room and pulled out some board games. It was kind of like camping out in the safety and warmth of the inn. I make some hot tea with the water in the reserve of our coffee machine which is constantly hot and we settled in to relax. The lights came back on early, around 9:15 PM, hurrah!! After a nice time in front of the fire, everybody went to bed. About midnight the thunder and torrential rain started and didn't stop for a long time. I had to take our little toy poodles Poppi and Misty to bed with me to keep them from shaking from the roar of the thunder.

Well, summer is totally gone now although the last few days were just delightful with sun and a little warmth. The leaves and nuts from our giant black walnut tree are almost gone, the maples have changed colors to oranges and crimsons and are losing their leaves every day, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner.

If you're coming to Seattle to visit over Thanksgiving, we still have a couple of rooms available. Hope to see you soon.