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SUNSET MAGAZINE

October 2018

PERFECT NIGHT

“With a prime location at water’s edge, Colette’s Bed & Breakfast offers tired adventurers five cliff-top suites, surrounded by lush gardens and eye-popping views.”

AAA Four Diamond Logo

AAA Rated

2019 Four Diamond Award

Colette’s has been Designated a
Four Diamond Establishment – 2011-2019

Nine Years Running!!

2019, ’20, ’21, ’22, ’23  Inspector’s BEST OF Housekeeping Award

2018,2021 – Inspector’s BEST OF Landscape Award

Each January, AAA announces hotels that received the Four Diamond or Five Diamond Rating during their latest evaluation. Hotels at these rating levels offer an extensive array of amenities and a high degree of hospitality, service and attention to detail. Among the 31,000 AAA Approved and Diamond Rated hotels for 2016, just 5.4 percent received the AAA Four Diamond Award and less than one-third of 1 percent received the AAA Five Diamond Award.

Featured in AAA Journeys Magazine

September 2018

30 Charming

Bed and Breakfasts

Across America

“….Travelers can experience unrivaled views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca at this romantic five-suite property on the Olympic Peninsula. All the luxurious suites at Colette’s Bed & Breakfast feature water views, fireplaces and private patios…..”

2015 Fodor’s “Top Choice” for the Olympic Peninsula, considered the very best.

A contemporary mansion curving around 10 acres of gorgeous waterfront property, this B & B offers space, service and luxury equaled by no other property in the area.

Fodor’s Pacific Northwest selected to showcase one of Colette’s stunning garden photos in the 2011-14 travel guide edition – Fodor’s Pacific Northwest 2011-14

www.fodors.com

Select Registry Photo of Colette's Great Room

Select Registry Distinguished Inns of North America 2003-2024

Selected as one of the top 400 Finest Country Inns, Luxury B & B’s and Unique Hotels in North America.

www.selectregistry.com

Sunset Magazine – Featured in “Weekend Trips – 62 Fall Getaways” – October 2015 Edition

Washington’s Olympic Peninsula Loop is the greenest road trip in the West. Colette’s Bed & Breakfast was chosen as one of the “Top Ten” destinations for a Fall Getaway in the “Weekend Trips” travel guide.

Sunset is a lifestyle magazine that focuses on homes, cooking, gardening, and travel, with a focus almost exclusively on the Western United States.

www.sunset.com/travel

Featured in Sunset Magazine

2016 Journal of Seasons / Nature Calendar – Front Cover and the Month of July

Featured in Keith Lazelle’s “Journal of Seasons” Calendar. Award winning Nature photographer Keith Lazelle captures images that explore both the subtleties and grandeur of nature’s presence.

“Journal of Seasons” has been recognized as a visual masterpiece, winning top awards in major national competitions and international competitions year after year.

www.keithlazelle.com

Magazine Cover, The Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest

The Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest, A Romantic Travel Guide.

Awarded the highest romance rating of 4 lips. “Colette’s caters exclusively to readers of this book – that is, couples seeking a romantic getaway…you’ll lack for nothing here.”

Front Cover Photo – Karen Brown’s Guide, Pacific Northwest Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries –
30th Anniversary Edition

Easily our top pick for the area…from the moment you walk into this exquisite inn, you will stop breathing!

www.karenbrown.com

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Fine Gardening Magazine – Front Cover and Feature Story – June 2011 Edition

Colette’s was featured in a special section on Garden Designs – Showcasing Colette’s stunning Four Season Gardens. The gardens are designed to be beautiful and colorful throughout the year as shown in this extensive 8 full page article. 

For over 60 years, the grounds of Colette’s have been transforming into the magnificent horticultural extravaganza they are today.

www.finegardening.com

Featured in Fine Gardening

Frommer’s Washington State

Deliciously Romantic … Exceedingly Luxurious … The bluff-top setting overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca will take your breath away”. Very Highly Recommended.

www.frommers.com

Sunset Magazine Cover 2013

Sunset Magazine – Featured in “Best of the West” – June 2013 Edition

“This Summer’s Olympics” – A drive around Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is the greenest road trip in the West. Colette’s Bed & Breakfast was chosen as one of the “Top Ten” destinations for a great 3-4 day escape in the” Best of the West” travel guide.”

Sunset is a lifestyle magazine that focuses on homes, cooking, gardening, and travel, with a focus almost exclusively on the Western United States.

www.sunset.com/travel/

Featured in Sunset Magazine

Cover, Fodor's Seattle Guide

Fodor’s Seattle 2011-14

The Olympic Peninsula is a notable and highly recommended side trip from Seattle. Colette’s has been selected “Top Choice” for the Olympic Peninsula, considered the very best.

Fodor’s Pacific Northwest selected to showcase one of Colette’s stunning garden photos in the 2011-14 travel guide edition.

www.fodors.com

Cover, The Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest

Utopian Oceanfront Hideaway

– The Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest, A Romantic Travel Guide 2008-12

Karen Brown's Readers' Choice Awards Lists Colette's as Greatest Value

Karen Brown’s Pacific Northwest Exceptional Places to Stay – “Top Pick” & “Greatest Value Award”

Easily our top pick for the area…from the moment you walk into this exquisite inn, you will stop breathing!

– Karen Brown’s Guide, Pacific Northwest Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries 2016.

www.karenbrown.com

Photo of Couple Watching a Sunset

Selected as one of the “Top Ten Most Romantic Inns “.

Colette’s was selected out of thousands of inns by I Love Inns, the bed and breakfast experts. Inns were chosen based on overall romantic attributes—scenery, location, amenities and personalized service.

www.iloveinns.com

Cover, National Geographic Traveler

Featured in National Geographic Traveler

www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/

Cover, Special Places of Washington

Special Places of Washington

Washington State’s top 40 places for Romance, Adventure and Gourmet Cuisine

www.specialplaces.com

Book Cover, Quick Escapes from Seattle

Quick Escapes from Seattle

“Recommended Lodging” Westbound Escape – Sequim, Port Angeles, Victoria B.C.

Cover, Weekends for Two in the Pacific Northwest

Weekends for Two in the Pacific Northwest: 50 Romantic Getaways

“One of those off–the–beaten track gems…the water vistas are magnificent.”

Book Cover

Featured in Keith Lazelle’s Journal of Seasons Calendar.

Award winning Nature photographer Keith Lazelle captures images that explore both the subtleties and grandeur of nature’s presence.

www.keithlazelle.com

Book Cover, Best Places Northwest

Best Places Northwest

“A very luxurious bed & breakfast with panoramic views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca”. Recognized for its atmosphere, intimacy and other romantic qualities.

Cover, Insider's Guide to the Olympic Peninsula

Insider’s Guide to the Olympic Peninsula

The incomparable Colette’s Bed & Breakfast

www.insiders.com

Karen Brown's Pacific Northwest Book Cover

Karen Brown’s Guide, Pacific Northwest Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries 2016

Easily our top pick for the area…from the moment you walk into this exquisite inn, you will stop breathing!”

www.karenbrown.com

Book Cover, Moon Handbooks Washington Guide

Moon Handbooks Washington

A luxurious 10 acre seaside estate

www.moon.com

View of Colette's from Back Garden

Voted “Best Bed & Breakfast”

– Peninsula Daily News

Cover, Fodor's Road Guide USA

Fodor’s Road Guide USA Washington/Oregon

Contemporary luxury…on ten acres of gorgeous waterfront property overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Fodor’s Pacific Northwest selected to showcase one of Colette’s stunning garden photos in the 2011-12 travel guide edition.

www.fodors.com

Flower Bouquet

Petals & Pathways Annual Garden Tour

– Master Gardener Foundation of the Olympic Peninsula

Couple Kayaking During Sunset

Voted “Best for Outdoor Enthusiasts”

– Arrington’s Inn Traveler

Daisies in Bloom at Colette's

Voted “Best on the Waterfront”

– Arrington’s Inn Traveler

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