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!
Crystal says
Never been to Long Beach but would love to see it!
Erinn says
I LOVE~LOVE~LOVE Long Beach, it’s my families favorite beach to go to. Adrift looks like the hotel that is across from us when we stay at the resort across the street! Looking forward to staying at Adrift Hotel during our next trip. 🙂
Carrie Wells says
shared on FB and liked both your adrift fb page and queen bee
Carrie Wells says
i have never gotten to visit long beach. i have heard wonderful things and would love to take my family. The Adrift hotel looks perfect.
Grace says
#4..Liked Adrift Hotel & Spa on Facebook!
Grace says
#3…Shared on Facebook
Grace says
#2…Shared with my hubby
Grace says
#1…Would love to go to Long Beach with my family, we need a family vacation!
Cassie W says
I shared with my sister!
Cassie W says
Adrift looks like a great place to stay!
Danielle Covarrubias says
I liked Adrift on Facebook!
syl says
Sept with the hubby!
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syl says
Sleek style!
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syl says
Stayed in An Adrift in PA. Very Nice! Post 1
Lisa says
Well, after a little fussiness from FB, I finally got to check out Adrift’s page – thanks!
Kristina R. says
Liked Adrift Hotel & Spa on facebook.
Kristina R. says
I already like you on facebook and shared on facebook.
yuny says
I “like” Queen Bee Coupons on FB
Tammy says
I like Adrift FB page on Facebook.
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Tammy says
Would love this getaway! 🙂
Tammy says
Shared on Facebook!
Tammy says
I love Long Beach. Would love to win this! 🙂
Kristina R. says
Shared this contest.
Kris says
We love Ocean Shores but have never been to Long Beach!
Kristina R. says
My family has never been to Long Beach, and we would love to check it out.
Kaila says
Shared on Twitter 🙂
chris says
I never know where to stay in Long Beach. This sounds like an awesome place!
Kaila says
I’ve never been to Long Beach but would LOVE to go!!
Darwin Wakefield says
Looks like a great place and lots of fun…hope I win LOL
Sheri says
I’ve always wanted to go to Long beach!
Danielle Covarrubias says
Shared this post with my sister! 🙂
MEgan S says
Like you on FB!
kerry says
I haven’t been to Long Beach since I was a kid! Just moved back from Phoenix with my fiance & daughter, would be so fun to take them 🙂
Stacy T says
I have never been to Longbeach but it looks fantastic!
Danielle Covarrubias says
This place looks Amazing!
MEgan S says
Shared this giveaway with my sister in Porltand.
Lisa says
I’m already a Queen Bee FB friend!
MEgan S says
Looks like a lovely place for a family stay!
Lachelle says
I shared on twitter https://twitter.com/lachmun/status/495236685471293440
marlinda says
would love to win!!!
Janelle Diaz says
We would love a get away. Especially needed as we celebrated 21 yrs last week and had no time together to celebrate it. This could be our romantic getaway.
Tracye says
Already Like your FB page. Also, Liked the Adrift Hotel, and shared the contest on my FB page.
Lachelle says
Would love to win. Thanks for the giveaway.
Tracye says
Would love to win! With getting our life back in order (finally employed), the opportunity financially to take a vacation (even a mini-vacation) has not been possible. I actually have never heard of the Adrift Hotel, but your pics look amazing. What a perfect place to take a weekend away for a single mom and son.
Lisa Ward says
Long Beach is fun! I would love to win and stay at Adrift!
Shana E. says
I like Queen Bee on Facebook
Shana E. says
Shared with my best friend this morning.
Lisa says
Shared with my beach-loving friends 🙂
Shana E. says
We are planning an upcoming ocean trip and would love to try the Adrift! 🙂
Kelly says
As a momma of four little ones my hubs and I would sure enjoy a two night trip to the beach! Then bring our little’s the next time!