Update – Thanks to everyone entered this giveaway! The winner was selected August 15, 2014. See winner information here.
I’m thrilled to announce a very generous giveaway for Adrift Hotel in Long Beach, Washington. We LOVE this place! In fact, we just had the pleasure of going for two-nights this month and I couldn’t wait to tell you all about it.
Adrift Hotel and Spa is located right on the beach in Long Beach, Washington – about a two-hour drive from Olympia, Washington. It’s our go-to place every time we want to escape to the beach. The rates are affordable, the rooms comfortable and the customer service top-notch. They are incredibly pet-friendly if you like to travel with your four-legged friends, but they also have pet-free rooms available as well.
Adrift Hotel is very urban, chic and minimalist – which I adore. Most all of the design, furniture and decor is made with reclaimed wood and supplies. The lobby is probably one of my favorite hotel lobbies ever.
Think pallets and mason jars. It’s minimalist design but still comfortable and hip.
The lobby has a great mini-store with snacks, wine, beer and local treats.
And complimentary coffee and delicious water – which I love. It’s the little things like this, I think, that make you feel like you’re on vacation. They even have a dog bowl in the lobby, if you’re bringing your pets. There are no coffee pots in the room, but they have fresh-brewed coffee in the lobby that is locally roasted and delicious!
They have a line-up of complimentary beach cruisers for guests to use.
Rooms
The Adrift Hotel has two buildings – the main building (West Building) with the lobby, restaurant, etc. and then an East Building with additional rooms. We have stayed in both buildings before and enjoyed them both. This last time we stayed in the East Building and I loved the decor in our room (see photo above). It had “Embrace Family” painted on the wall, simple photography, clean lines and the room was tidy and comfortable. You can see photos of all Adrift rooms here.
We stayed in a room with two queen beds – which works great when we travel with the kids.
The beds are nothing fancy but SO COMFORTABLE – we always sleep so good when we stay here. In the summer we leave the windows open and you can hear the ocean, complete with salty sea breeze.
Many of the rooms has a great view of the beach. Each of the rooms has a basic TV and DVD player. They have a bunch of movies in the lobby that they rent out on the honor system. We watched Chicken Little one night after a long day at the beach. They also have board games you can borrow from the lobby – which we usually take advantage of during the winter months when we aren’t outside as much.
Pickled Fish and Live Music
The [Pickled Fish] restaurant in the hotel is AMAZING! We look forward to eating here every time we are in Long Beach.
They have high-quality ingredients and delicious combinations of local, organic, and humanely raised ingredients. Check out the current [Pickled Fish] menus here.
Every time we go to the Adrift we bring the kids along and the Pickled Fish kid’s menu is one of the best kid’s menus we’ve ever seen. Pictured above my daughter ordered a plate of macaroni with parmesan and butter.
And this would be the cheeseburger my son ordered from the kid’s menu! Both kid’s meals were under $5 each – and they put as much effort and quality into them as they do the regular menu items – which my kids sure enjoyed! They make their own brioche buns – amazing. And the french fries are perfect. 🙂
My husband ordered the special of the day – a halibut with an olive tapenade, resting on a pile of pork belly/pulled pork hash. It tasted as good as it looks! I ordered the cheeseburger with local cheese and apple-smoked bacon, washed down with a Dog Days Pale Ale from Fort George brewery. I can’t recommend this restaurant enough – you definitely need to stop in and eat!
And if you’re up for dessert – check out the ice cream sandwich sundae they have on the dessert menu – we shared it between all four of us and it was delicious. For about $6 the dessert was enough to satisfy all of us!
If you’re into good beer and drinks they have an amazing bar. They always seem to have local beers on draft and fancy cocktail drinks. They also have LIVE music most nights.
The beach
One of my favorite things about the Adrift is it’s close proximity to the beach. It’s just a short walk and you’re playing in the sand. This makes it incredibly convenient – especially when going with small kids.
Between the hotel and the beach you’ll find a public restroom and picnic tables. The picnic tables have fire pits and act as a shelter to the wind.
The Adrift lobby has some beach toys for kids to use for playing at the beach that you can check out on an honor system. But we always just pack a big bag of toys (the Dollar Tree is a great place for beach toys!). We like to pack: sand buckets and shovels, beach towels, sunglasses, sunblock, kites, frisbies or sports balls, flip flops, change of clothes, snacks/picnic foods. Expect to be covered in sand – that’s part of the fun. You will have to vacuum out your car when you’re done – but I promise it’s worth it.
We could spend hours building things in the sand and running around. You can also spend lots of time beach combing.
Or digging holes. . .and filling them with water. The beach is always a lot of fun for everyone in our family – and don’t forget the beach is FREE entertainment!
We adore the Adrift hotel and have recommended it to many friends and family members looking for a place to stay in Long Beach, Washington.
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ENTER TO WIN —> NOW FOR THE FUN! Adrift is giving one lucky Queen Bee reader a 2-night Adrift hotel stay valued at $250!
A two-night stay in a West Queen + or a Double Queen depending on family size, both can be pet-friendly Midweek two night stay starting September 14 through February 14, 2014. No holiday or event weeks. FREE amenities include complimentary bikes for taking rides on the beach, DVDs/games in the lobby and game room on second floor. Transportation to Long Beach not included. One person will win. Please only enter if you live in the Pacific Northwest (or are visiting in the near future) and would be able to redeem this prize.
There are FOUR possible entries per person. Leave a SEPARATE comment for each entry. Each comment counts as one entry. Don’t cheat or you will totally be disqualified.
1.) REQUIRED entry. Leave a comment on this post. Any comment will you do. Some ideas for comments – Have you been to Long Beach before? What are your favorite activities to do in Long Beach? Have you stayed at Adrift before?
2.) Share this giveaway with someone! Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, email, word-of-mouth, text message, homing pigeon, sky writer – whatever way you want, just share the love. Tell me you shared it in a separate comment as your second entry!
3.) Head over to Queen Bee Facebook and “like” us. If you’re already a Facebook fan, share the giveaway with your friends by posting it on your wall. Leave a separate comment on this post saying you did this.
4.) Head over and like Adrift on Facebook. This is a great way to stay in the loop about discounts, promotions and events happening at the Adrift Hotel. Leave a separate comment letting me know you did this.
This giveaway will end Friday August 15, 2014 at 9 p.m. PST. I will select one winner using a plugin called And the Winner is and I will email the winner to notify you – so pay special attention to the email you use when you enter.
This post is sponsored by Adrift Hotel. The Adrift Hotel has hosted my family for two-nights in exchange for sharing this giveaway with you. All photos, opinions and content is my own. I truly adore this place and for this reason I’ve reached out to Adrift to coordinate this giveaway!
Jessica says
My family and I would love to stay at the Adrift Hotel! We’ve been to Long Beach once and loved it!
*First entry*
amy says
It’s been way too long since my last visit to long beach.
Margaret says
I would live this it’s close toe but far enough to be a getaway
Rachel says
I “like” Adrift on FB.
Lacey says
shared this with a few friend who could use a get-away 🙂
Rachel says
We love Adrift for a family vacation that includes our dog, too!
Renee Fontaine says
My family loves Long Beach, but we’ve never stayed at the Adrift. Would love a chance to try it. 🙂
Lacey says
This place looks great for family or just for 2!
Carisa says
WOW….that food looks amazing!! Long Beach is so fun, so many childhood vacation memories were on that beach! Can’t wait to take my kids!!!
Alissa Farias says
I already like your page!
Alissa Farias says
I’ve liked Adrift’s Facebook page
Audrey Dorrian says
I liked the Adrift Hotel Facebook Page…I’m officially a fan! PLEASE PICK ME!!!
Alissa Farias says
I shared this post!
Alissa Farias says
I can’t remember the last time I went to Long Beach, maybe 3 years ago.
Audrey Dorrian says
I posted the giveaway to my facebook 🙂
Audrey Dorrian says
JUST SHARED IT WITH MY HUSBAND 🙂
Jen says
Liked Adrift on FB!
Karen Malloy says
This place looks like a fun place to stay during a winter storm. Gotta try it.
Jen says
Liked Queen Bee on FB!
Audrey Dorrian says
I have never been here before but it looks awesome!!!
Jen says
Shared with my mom and sister sitting next to me. Shared on FB!
Jen says
Went to Long Beach every year as a kid for the Washington State International Kite Festival. Would love to go back and this looks like an amazing place to stay!
Penny Rusco says
i like adrift on FB 🙂
Penny Rusco says
already like queen bee for years… <3 sharing queen bee fb page on fb
Penny Rusco says
shared on fb
Shawna says
I liked Adrift Hotel on Facebook.
Shawna says
I liked Queen Bee on Facebook.
Shawna says
We’ve never been to Long Beach, but would love to go!
Penny Rusco says
Wow, this looks amazing…l have never been North of the Astoria bridge … wow
Jennifer Hixon says
I have never been to long beach. Very cool offer!
Carrie says
Shared the fun giveaway! Thanks!
Carrie says
We love the Beach! Its been a few years since we have been to Long Beach though so this would be fun!
Jenifer says
Liked adrift on Facebook!!
Jenifer says
Shared offer on Facebook!! Hope we win!:)
Lisa says
I’ve been wanting to take another trip to Longbeach!
Jenifer says
Like queen bee coupons on Facebook!!
Sara says
i liked adrift’s facebook page
Jenifer says
What a great offer!!
Sara says
I am already a facebook fan so i shared the contest on my wall
Jodik says
I like Queen Bee on FB
Sara says
i shared this contest with my friends at work
Sara says
i would love to stay here. one of my favorite places is the cottage bakery in long beach super yummy deli sandwiches and pastries.
Jodik says
Shared
Jodik says
Would love to take my son!
jayme says
We love taking the kids to the beach for our family vacations. Love to win this!
Jason gray says
Looks like a great place!
Amanda says
Shared the giveaway with my mom by email!
Amanda says
Liked Adrift on Facebook.
Amanda says
I already liked Queen Bee on Facebook so I shared the giveaway.
Amanda says
I went to Long Beach a long time ago as a teenager. I’ve never stayed at Adrift but would love to with my husband and 2 kiddos!