Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Leavenworth Getaway

The Cascade Mountains near the town of Leavenworth, Washington


Last winter I won a 3 night stay at a spa/hotel in Leavenworth, Washington. Leavenworth is an charming village at the eastern base of the Cascade Mountains. It's a German-themed town and a wonderful place to visit. In August, I "cashed in" my prize and took my best friend, Susan with me as her birthday present. We each took our daughters along too which made it the perfect girls' weekend getaway.

After driving 8 hours, we were ready to enjoy the pampering at Solstice Spa Hotel. This great boutique lodging has three plush rooms above a full service spa and retail salon. A very quiet and intimate setting, it's perfect for couples or like we did, a girls getaway. Our room had a fireplace, leather furniture, two plush queen beds and a bathroom that seemed larger than my house! From the spa breakfast of fruit juices, yummy spa cookies and Tillamook Yogurt, to the box of fine chocolates placed upon each bed every day, no detail was left undone.

We enjoyed great massage treatments from the Solstice staff and then melted back up to our rooms. We shopped till we dropped and enjoyed great food and fun in the charming town of Leavenworth. It's definitely a place to visit!