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A Castle on Oregon's Coast
Oregon's shoreline has plenty of secrets: veiled satisfaction and surprises, clandestine, deserted beaches and covert gems peppering the towns in the form of lodgings or dining establishments.
However perhaps the most stunning trick on all of Oregon's coast lies simply outside of the art and culture capital of Cannon Beach, on the north coast. 네이버 seo There's a castle a bit south of town, concealed behind the walls of trees just north of the Arch Cape Tunnel. You can become king and queen here, at this remarkably romantic spot that smacks of something in between the Bavarian castle that inspired Disneyland's signature structure and the Oregon ski lodge featured in "The Shining."
St. Bernard's Bed & Breakfast is a remarkable and elegant construction peppered with artistic details, including 7 striking guestrooms filled with antiques, lovely home furnishings and a sense of the Victorian merged with contemporary grace.
On one specific night in April, I get to St. Bernard's near 8:30 p.m., and it's pitch black. I've been here before a couple of times and seen bits of it, however for the very first time I park in back, finding the charming strings of lights in the garden and on the walls, in addition to the 2 deer figures made from light bulbs. I stop to glare and gaze at these, and at the archway going through the building, half expecting to see a member of some royal household show up in a carriage and be ushered out by some servant.
Inside the massive front door, owner Barbara Dau welcomes me in and up the snaking, stone stairway into the living-room. Here, chandeliers and sophisticated furnishings inhabit the location, with an awesome little rounded nook in one corner - undoubtedly part of the "tower." In the early nights, Barbara hosts "social hours" for the guests here, including red wine and friendship in front of the fireplace.
It's a no-pressure event, and with unbelievable beaches just a block away - who can blame them? In front of it sits a beautiful stretch of beach that runs for miles to the north, while right away to the south hovers a craggy basalt cliff, where access to a strange and wild rocky cove is occasionally given by low tides.
The rooms at St. Bernard's Bed & Breakfast are jaw dropping - at the extremely least. The "Ginger" ($179) features blue and white fabrics, asian ginger jars and a love seat, with a king size bed from Austria. In "Gaugin" ($169) there's a cozy window seat, a funky bath tub, muted pastels of a queen and the artist size bed.
My space was the "Tapestry" ($209), with an amazing economy size bed, engaging tapestries on the wall and flooring, a big French armoire, and enormous soaking tub that shouts honeymoon hangout. There's a curious little reading nook with a stained glass ceiling, and the TV comes enclosed in a cute replica of a castle.
In the evening, the ocean was the only sound you heard: comfortable and soothing beyond belief.
In the morning, I notice the window (ironically) gazes right out to a view of Castle Rock - just offshore from Arch Cape.
Early morning also implies a luscious, premium, house prepared meal prepared by Dau herself. Dau was a chemist in her previous life in Chicago, and joked that meal making need to be an extension of that part of chemists that like to cook things. (Given this castle ambiance, I laugh to myself and envision her in a lab coat, babbling maniacally as she whips up a dish while lighting thunders all around).
Guests sit together in the stunning atrium-like dining-room, where they get and chat to understand each other. I sat with a young couple from Portland and another older couple from Michigan who have actually been regulars given that the place started in 1995. They were amongst the very first guests in its very first 2 weeks.
These various, remarkable facilities, St. Bernard's deals gift certificates. Dau also offers wedding event packages that accommodate up to 60 people and her signature, fascinating cooking.
Other irresistible components of this location include more secret beaches just to the south and north. Its most intriguing landmark is a portion of road blasted out of a basalt promontory - a residue of when the beaches were the only real highway the coastal region had, back around 1910.
St. Bernard's Bed & Breakfast is on East Ocean Rd., simply north of the Arch Cape Tunnel. www.st-bernards.com. 800-436-2848.
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Perhaps the most stunning trick on all of Oregon's coast lies just outdoors of the art and culture capital of Cannon Beach, on the north coast. There's a castle a bit south of town, hidden behind the walls of trees just north of the Arch Cape Tunnel. You can end up being king and queen here, at this insanely romantic spot that smacks of something between the Bavarian castle that inspired Disneyland's signature structure and the Oregon ski lodge included in "The Shining."
(Given this castle ambiance, I laugh to myself and envision her in a laboratory coat, babbling maniacally as she whips up a meal while lighting thunders all around).
St. Bernard's Bed & Breakfast is on East Ocean Rd., just north of the Arch Cape Tunnel.
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