Our getaway at McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, Oregon was fabulous! We've been there before for dinner, so it was super cool staying there. Our King Suite -- Walker Bros. -- was absolutely gorgeous. The Lodge was built in 1922, so the architecture is from the Victorian era. Not all the rooms have their own private bath, but ours did. Yeah! Our suite had a living room, bath, fireplace, romantic bedroom setting and beautiful stenciling throughout. It also overlooked the grounds of this comely place. After dinner at the Ironwork Grill-- where I tried the catch of the day, catfish! Never had before...but Yum! -- we headed out to the grounds, where you can take your drinks with you. I love their Ruby micro. Very light. Anyway, out on the grounds we strolled along the chrildren's Cottage, willow trees, coneflowers, daisies and other breathtaking flowers, while live music adored the air from the Yardhouse Pub. Very romantic!
Our room was on the second floor. You can see it from the pictures -- it's the rooms behind the pillars.
The Grand Lodge inspired me for a future historical romance. I already have the plot mapped out.
And here we have photos:
McMenamins Grand Lodge, side view
McMenamins Grand Lodge -- taken on the disc golf course
I have no idea what type of flowers these are on the left, but they were really cool looking. I love daisies, and they are all over, mingled in with coneflowers
Children's Cottage, which was an orphanage in the
1920's and next to McMenamins Grand Lodge.
Our fabulous sleeping quarters.
The entire hotel has high ceilings with pipes.
Some of the beautiful stenciling about the Walker Bros. who were shoemakers & had a popular band in the 1920's
Stenciling on the pipes
Our living room. This picture does not do it justice -
the room was gorgeous!!!!!
...acting like a goofball. lolol This is inside
a fir tree cut out like a tee-pee, or something
Just after the sun set
Glads and coneflowers
Look! Snow! This is actually cotton at a park on our way home
