Staycation for Seattle (Suncadia Resort & Swiftwater Cellars)!!

Suncadia Resort and Spa - is a wonderful home away from home, especially for folks living and working in the city like us.  Suncadia has the most breath taking expansive mountain views and river view, it looks like it is located in the Swiss Alps. Our first trip there, we stayed at the Suncadia Inn as oppose to the Suncadia Lodge.  We had a balcony room which is standard at the Inn facing the resort instead of the mountain view / golf course.  At the Inn, breakfast is included, at the Lodge, it is not. The room at the Inn is an equivalent to the One bedroom Suite at the Lodge in appearance. It was amazing, big Jacuzzi tub, fireplace, two rocking chairs on the balcony, king size bed, awesome rain shower, nice TV (does not work with an Apple TV though), keurig machine, coffee, teas and 2 robes.

 


There are 4 options that you can select from when coming to this amazing place.
You can opt to stay at:

1)	Inn at Suncadia - this is great for couples, since it is very small and private (there is mini fridge, coffee maker, sink, free continental breakfast, one restaurant onsite, closer to fitness/pool/rental center, fireplace in all of their units, big Jacuzzi tub)
2)	Lodge at Suncadia - this is great for families, lots of children activities throughout your stay, there are rooms with kitchens - the one bedroom suite, the studio has a kitchenette, so microwave, coffee maker, mini fridge, and there is even an option for a double bed room with no kitchenette or microwave or fridge - so plan to eat out daily.
3)	Suncadia Rental Home - this is great for large families that are planning to stay for a while, pricier as it is significantly bigger (not really intimate for 2 people)
4)	Trailhead Condominiums - another great place for both couples or families - full kitchen, allowing for you to cook for your family similarly to a one bedroom suite

The Inn at Suncadia

PRO: The pro about staying at the Inn versus the Lodge, is how quite it is, there are not a lot of rooms so less people and the rooms are significantly bigger for the same prices as the lowest one bedroom at the Lodge.  Includes breakfast and there is a restaurant onsite that offers happy hour. More focus on adults wanting some alone time. It is closer to the fitness center, summer rentals, paddle boarding, mopeds, and pool.  In the winter, the summer rental area becomes an ice skating rink.




CONS: The only downfall to staying at the Inn versus the Lodge is you are aware from the activities conducted at the lodge, specifically kids activities.  There are two restaurants on site at the Lodge, both good, one adult only and the other family.  However, it is not a very long walk, 5 minutes to walk over from the Inn.

The Lodge at Suncadia

The Lodge River View

PRO: The biggest pro with staying at the Lodge to us, is the breathtaking view.  You must get the room with a river view to get this expansive view of the mountains and river. Great place to just on your balcony or outside and have a glass of wine while taking in nature's finest creation.  The other pro is if you have kids, there are a ton of activities that are planned for them. For example: during the winter seasons, there are making ornaments classes, breakfast with Santa, dancing classes, crafts classes and so much more. 


For adults, the resort has a spa located by the main Lodge that has 3 coed hot springs, 1 female only and 1 male only. The cost is $60 a day just to use or if you book anything at the spa, it's included.  The spa has it own menu which is prepared by the main Lodge kitchen so ordering can take up to an hour before you would get your food, however, it is extremely worth the wait.  The food at the spa as well as every restaurants at the Lodge are exceptional and they are generous with their portions.  The spa menu for services are also reasonable and standard comparable to other spas, however, their massage therapist are also exceptional (very experienced, does amazing with a deep tissue as well relaxation massages), they also do specialty services such cupping) in comparison to other resorts.

On the side of the lodge - hiking trails

The ambiance of the spa is serene and absolutely divine.  There are outside seating on lounge chaise on both side of the waiting area with beautiful man made creeks and ponds, with amazing landscaping. Inside, there are giant bean bag seats as well comfortable oversize recliners.  There are also a make your own tea bag station with a variety of loose tea to create your own blend.

We booked our stayed through Jetsetter (use this link to get a 5% savings) to your booking.


There is also a store on site, next to the lobby to buy emergency necessities (i.e., toothpaste, emergent-C, deodorant,etc..), a fresh cup of latte, some pre-packaged meals,


CONS:  Not much, other than some of the rooms does not have kitchenette and a fireplace.  Breakfast is NOT included so you are either eating at the restaurant onsite - which ranges from $12-25 for standard breakfast dish.  With a kitchenette, you can at least have a mini fridge to store some breakfast items or microwave something.

Amenities on site: at the lodge, they do s'mores from 7-9 on the weekends (free) so that is fun. Lots of planned events for kids to participate in, for example: making their own ornament, or breakfast with Santa.