Port Townsend
"Road Trip USA" writes: "Few places in the world can match the
concentration of natural beauty or the wealth of architecture found in
tiny Port Townsend." Fort Worden, on the north side of town, served
as a location for "An Officer and a Gentleman."
I stayed at the Waterstreet Hotel, found in the National
Registry of Historic Places:
As the street name implies, the hotel is right at the water. I
arrived about 8 or so, and they were closed. However, there was a
note with a phone number to call. So I called and got a room. While
I was checking in, someone called and apparently asked for a room in
June. The lady said that she knew that they were booked solid for
July, but that there were still a few openings for June. But it turned
out, not for the desired day in June. It is great to travel in early
May and just walk in late and get a room!
The Waterstreet Hotel is a classical hotel fully restored in the Grand
Old tradition. I got a suite (number 16) with kitchen, bathroom, living and
bedroom and way high ceilings all for $65 or so. Some tax payers
somewhere where obviously paying for my stay. Despite the restored
turn-of-the century interior, the accomendations were well up to
modern standards with good plumbing. The only minor inconvenience was
no telephones in the room, so I had to go a floor down to check my
E-mail. I loved the interior though, including the mirror walls in
the bathroom.
I had excellent top sirloin with crab filling at "The Surf",
a restaurant with a beautiful bay view.
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