Inn at Ship Bay
Address: 326 Olga Road , Eastsound, 98245 - on Orcas Island
Host: Geddes & Mary Anna Martin
Phone: 360.376.5886
Toll Free Number: 877.276.7296
Email: shipbay@rockisland.com
Web Site: www.innatshipbay.com
Rooms: 11 - 10 staterooms and 1 suite
Rates: $125 - $295
As we relaxed on our water-view deck, we watched the Head Chef/Inn Owner recycling Salmon carcasses by feeding them to the Bald Eagles, who came swooping down to the bluff; that's recycling Orcas island style.
With an unobstructed view of the East Sound of Orcas Island, the Inn at Ship Bay has been an historic landmark on the bluff since 1869. The farmhouse, the second timber-framed home built on the island, was originally the home of Michael Adams, whose apple, pear and plum orchards were part of the cornerstone of this island's historical agricultural economy.
Today, the original farmhouse serves as the inn's restaurant while the ten state rooms and one suite are in surrounding buildings that were built in 2000 to match the vintage farmhouse. Located just one mile from the village of Eastsound, it offers some of the most comfortable accommodations on Orcas Island (the "horseshoe-shaped island"), which is the largest and most mountainous of all the San Juans.
This is the only place we have found on Orcas where you get fine dining and accommodation in one place. We will be back!!
Jay & Cara - Seattle