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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 Rated
2019 Four Diamond Award
Colette’s has been Designated a
Four Diamond Establishment – 2011-2019
Nine Years Running!!
2019, 2020,2021,2022 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.
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
Select Registry Distinguished Inns of North America 2003-2021
Selected as one of the top 400 Finest Country Inns, Luxury B & B’s and Unique Hotels in North America.
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.
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.
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!”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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“Utopian Oceanfront Hideaway“
– The Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest, A Romantic Travel Guide 2008-12
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.
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.
Featured in National Geographic Traveler
Special Places of Washington
“Washington State’s top 40 places for Romance, Adventure and Gourmet Cuisine”
Quick Escapes from Seattle
“Recommended Lodging” Westbound Escape – Sequim, Port Angeles, Victoria B.C.
Weekends for Two in the Pacific Northwest: 50 Romantic Getaways
“One of those off–the–beaten track gems…the water vistas are magnificent.”
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.
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.
Insider’s Guide to the Olympic Peninsula
“The incomparable Colette’s Bed & Breakfast”
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!”
Voted “Best Bed & Breakfast”
– Peninsula Daily News
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.
Petals & Pathways Annual Garden Tour
– Master Gardener Foundation of the Olympic Peninsula
Voted “Best for Outdoor Enthusiasts”
– Arrington’s Inn Traveler
Voted “Best on the Waterfront”
– Arrington’s Inn Traveler