The Willows Inn on Lummi Island
Address: 2579 West Shore Drive NE, Lummi Island, 98262
Host: Riley Starks & Judy Olsen
Phone: 360.758.2620
Toll Free Number: 888.294.2620
Email: reservations@willows-inn.com
Web Site: www.willows-inn.com
Rooms: 8
Rates: $120 - $350
The Willows is one of the few true country inns in the state and one of our favorite mid-winter places to stay, to walk the beaches and to enjoy wonderful organic, farm-to-table dining and warm hospitality.
For years, Mardi and I passed the "Lummi Island" exit on our way to Canada and wondered what the island was all about. One day our curiosity got the better of us and we took a detour to check it out. That's the day we fell in love with the Willows Inn.
Situated eight miles west of Bellingham, Lummi Island is reached by a 10-minute ferry ride. Once ashore, the inn is just three and a half miles from the ferry landing. A 1910 Craftsman bungalow, it is on the west side overlooking Rosario Strait and the San Juan Islands. Sunsets are spectacular.
The little 8-car ferry over to Lummi Island is a kick! It only got better when we were shown to our water-view room. And then to be served hand-caught salmon and organically grown vegetables at dinner, I was in heaven. What a wonderfully undiscovered place!! As "Arnold" said "I'll be back."
John & Susan - Pt Loma, CA