Holiday Greetings from the Harrison House Suites

‘Twas the night before Christmas & out on the ranch The pond was froze over & so was the branch. The snow was piled up belly-deep to a mule. The kids were all home on vacation from school, And happier young folks you never did see- Just all sprawled around a-watchin’ TV. Then suddenly, some [...]

Bicycle Adventures on San Juan Island

World-renowned cycling operators annually sponsor cycling adventures around the islands.  In fact, “Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2010” ranked the San Juan Islands on its list of “World’s Top 10 Cycling Routes” and both Harrison House Suites and Tucker House Inn play host to these energetic gatherings.  But you don’t have to join a cycling [...]

Four-legged Friends in Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA

We always say that we have the best doggie guests. We had the pleasure of hosting the cutest 3 1/2 month litter mates last weekend – Makena and Daisy. They were so lovable and couldn’t get enough attention. They played hard each day exploring every inch of the Island and crashed at night. We look [...]

San Juan Island Deals, Washington

For our guests: Lodging and Dining-Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA. Harrison House Suites and Tucker House Inn Coho Restaurant

Friday Harbor Bed and Breakfast Washington

These are the sailor sentry bears that great guests in the Shaw Suite. The Shaw Suite is decorated as a boat so they are so appropriate. Last week’s guests were so enchanted by them that they renamed them Gaye and Carlton, their own names. Lodging and Dining-Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA. Harrison House Suites [...]

San Juan Island Destination Weddings Washington – Harrison House Suites

We host many weddings at the Harrison House Suites each season. Here are some photos from a wedding this fall in our San Juan Suite. The table settings. In the background, the dessert table is the backdrop for the wedding cake. Favors for the Guests. The San Juan Suite can comfortably seat up to 35 [...]

San Juan Islands Bed & Breakfast; Friday Harbor, WA – Tucker House

Most of our guests do not take the time to post their impressions of their stay on travel sites and blogs. We thought we would use this space to share the written entries from our guest books or the electronic entries we receive via email. Here is an email we received last week: you really [...]

San Juan Island Vacations – Friday Harbor Washington

Thanks for the Memories! We receive so many wonderful photos from our guests that we can’t include them all in our newsletter. We will post our favorites here on our blog. Paul from Zimmerman Minnesota stayed with us this July. He received our newsletter and wanted to share these three stunning sunsets of his vacation [...]

San Juan Island Washington Photographs

San Juan Island Lodging WA e-newsletter

Hi! We launched our first e-newsletter last night. This morning when I checked my email, I was overwhelmed by the outpouring of responses from those of you who have stayed with us over our 5 year journey as innkeepers. Thank you so much. It is so heartening to hear how your stay on San Juan [...]

Wedding Bells at the Harrison House Suites

We were thrilled to be able to prepare a local wedding feast for Adam and Shannon yesterday at the Harrison House Suites. We served a butternut squash soup with coconut milk and roasted pepitas, smoked lamb satay with Brazil nuts, Smoked Synergy Farms chicken with rosemary and roasted garlic, homemade manicotti, Blue Moon Farms broccoli, [...]

Friday Harbor Accommodations – Fly to the Islands

Flying is quite a popular hobby on the Island – almost a necessity for Island life. Dave fulfilled his dream and got his private pilots license this past April. This winter he is going to work on his instrument rating. This past summer, Dave made good use of his new hobby. He flew off weekly [...]

Wedding at Harrison House Suites

Candia & Dale and their extended family celebrated their wedding day on San Juan Island. They were married on the Odyssey (one of the whale watching boats) and the Harrison House Suites staff prepared a wedding feast upon their return – a fall harvest meal from the Islands. Thousand Flower Farm & Nootka Rose Farm [...]

Harrison House Suites Hosts Two for the Road Cyclists

Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting Naomi and Paul who are biking from Alaska to South America. You can check out their adventures at www.twofortheroad.info.Naomi and Paul fell in love with our granola and they bought some to keep them fueled on their journey. We sent them our recipe so when they get [...]