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.
**************************************************************
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!
Diana says
Shared on FB
Jessica Wijangco says
I “liked” Queen Bee Coupons on Facebook
Jessica Wijangco says
This would be a great babymoon getaway for my husband and I since we’re expecting our our first baby in November. It’s been a crazy and busy summer for us since we moved to our new place and also dealing with my difficult pregnancy. I would love to take him here to relax and have some quality time together before our little prince arrives. Thanks Heather for an amazing giveaway.
Ruth says
Shared! 🙂
Diana says
I used to go camping in long beach with family friends, last time was in 94′ would love to go back!
Laura Bean Wilson says
We’ve never been to this place. Is it nice?
Ruth says
Used to live in Washington. Beautiful state!
Diana says
I used to go camping in long beach with family friends, last time was in 94′ would love to go back but not for camping 🙂 two kids under 2 do not sound fun in a tent!
Jessica Brown says
Love the Adrift and Inn at Discovery Coast!
Kelsey says
Liked the Adrift facebook page 🙂
Christina S. Guel says
Shared on twitter.
Kelsey says
I shared the giveaway on facebook 🙂
Jonathan Farnsworth says
Shared and already had liked on Facebook
Christina S. Guel says
Who has stayed here recently?
Kelsey says
I love long beach, the Adrift looks awesome 🙂
Jonathan Farnsworth says
Shared on pintrest
hollycoty says
Shared with Abby.
hollycoty says
Liked Adrift.
Jonathan Farnsworth says
Liked adrift
Annette P says
Entry 4 liked adrift on fb
hollycoty says
I am soooooo stinkin ready for a vacation!
Jonathan Farnsworth says
Thus looks awesome!
Monique Carmona says
Just went and liked Adrift on Facebook
Monique Carmona says
Love queen bee on Facebook
Monique Carmona says
Shared
Annette P says
Entry 3 posted to my fb wall. Already a queen bee fan.
Monique Carmona says
We would love a mini vacation! We have never been and it looks amazing.
Annette P says
Entry 2 shared via email
Sarah lanto says
Liked on facebook
Sarah lanto says
Liked on fb
Sarah Lanto says
Shares via email
Sara says
Liked Adrift on Facebook.
Sara says
Shared on Facebook
Annette P says
Entry 1 for me looks hreat!
Sara says
Shared by texting the info to my sis in law 🙂
Sarah Lanto says
I’ve never been to long beach before but have just moved back to the area and would love to go sometime! This place looks awesome!
Sara says
A weekend at the beach would be the perfect getaway for my family 🙂
Autumn says
I love long beach
Kayla Tremper says
Already liked Adrift 😉
Kathy says
I Like your Facebook page.
Kathy says
Shared on Facebook.
Kayla Tremper says
Pick us to win! This was our baby’s first vacation destination a few months ago!
Kathy says
Looks like a really nice place!
Kayla Tremper says
We love staying at Adrift! It’s the perfect getaway for our whole family (and our furry family member)! 🙂
Savanna says
Liked Adrift!
Tracy Johnson says
I like QueenBee
Tracy Johnson says
I would love a walk on the beach
Savanna says
Liked and Shared on FB 🙂
Savanna says
Did and will always share about this great mini-vacation spot!
Savanna says
Love Adrift! Many early memories with our little family!