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!
Brittany E says
I sent this to friends and family via text and email.
Brittany E. says
We just went to long beach for the first time in June, but my children were horribly sick and we were pretty miserable the whole time. However, on the last day we went to pickled fish and explored Adrifts lobby… So awesome!!!
Marnie says
Already like you on Facebook, just liked Adrift!
Marnie Cockrill says
I’m in graduate school. Could really use a beach get away!
Mary Potts says
Love Long Beach summer days – – especially the Kite Festival, the view of the ocean from the boardwalk, strolls down the heart of town, handmade peppermit taffy at one of the local shops, and their local parade! Our kids hunted for Easter eggs on the beach in the spring, read books to their Grandma’s pet goat and never turned down a ride on a go-cart!!
Tasha says
Liked Adrift on FB.
Tasha says
We always go to the Oregon Coast. Never been to the Washington Coast. I can’t wait to stay @ the Adrift!
Lorinda says
Would be amazing– never been! Currently battling Breast Cancer Recovery~ would be an amazing getaway for my husband and I.
Leilani Owens says
Shared and liked on Facebook!
Lorinda says
Shared with friends(-:
Leilani Owens says
I’ve never been to long beach!
Lorinda says
Liked Queen Bee
Lorinda says
Liked Adrift
Shaelynn Zurcher says
Liked the adrift on Facebook!!
Shaelynn Zurcher says
Liked your page!!
Shaelynn Zurcher says
Shared via Facebook!
Shaelynn Zurcher says
We would love to try this place out! We love long beach!!
Spencer says
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Spencer says
I love this place so much. I need some ocean time!
Marie B. says
Like Adrift on Facebook!
Marie B. says
Like you on Facebook!
Marie B. says
Shared with our awesome neighbors!
Marie B. says
We haven’t been to Long Beach yet but keep hearing the nicest things about it. Would love to go!
Karma Suchan says
Love following Queen Bee, saves me money all the time! 🙂
Melanie says
I’m heading over to FB now to like Adrift there! Great to know they have a FB page (and are announcing discounts and deals throughout the year).
Melanie says
I’m sharing with my colleagues (and my Mom)!
Melanie says
I like QB on FB. 🙂
Karen says
I’ve heard of this Hotel and would love to win! =)
Shannon g says
Liked adrift on fb
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Shannon g says
Awesome giveaway! Hope I win 🙂 looks like an awesome hotel!!
Renea Gould says
What an amazing place for a much needed family time!!! Liked and shared
Zené says
Follow qb on FB
Zené says
Like the adrift on FB
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Zené says
We LOVE the Adrift! It’s the best place to go!
Lori says
What types of fun things are there to do?
nancy says
Shared on FB
nancy says
Have wanted to stay at Adrift for a long time – looks like fun!!
Shannon says
Like Adrift Inn on Facebook
Shannon says
Already like you von Facebook (actually love you)
shannon says
Shared on Facebook
shannon says
I would love to be able to take my daughter to long beach. She has never been to the coast and I think it would be the best.
Ashley Estrada says
I like your page on Facebook 🙂
Ashley Estrada says
I shared this giveaway on twitter and by text message!
Cecilia says
Just posted this on Twitter! 🙂
Cecilia says
I’ve never been to Long Beach, Washington, but the photos of the hotel look great!
Ashley Estrada says
I have never been to long beach it looks like so much fun. My kids would love playing on the beach and digging in the sand like your little ones did. I would love to try that sundae! Yum! Thanks for a chance and for sharing your trip with us!
Melanie says
Long Beach is such a great beach town. I’ve been there, but my family hasn’t!