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A Castle on Oregon's Coast
Oregon's coastline has plenty of secrets: veiled surprises and enjoyments, private, deserted beaches and hidden gems peppering the towns in the type of lodgings or eateries.
Possibly the most stunning trick on all of Oregon's coast lies just outside 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 motivated Disneyland's signature structure and the Oregon ski lodge featured in "The Shining."
St. Bernard's Bed & Breakfast is a classy and impressive building and construction peppered with artistic details, consisting of seven striking guestrooms filled with antiques, gorgeous furnishings and a sense of the Victorian merged with modern grace.
On one particular night in April, I reach St. Bernard's close to 8:30 p.m., and it's pitch black. I've been here before a couple of times and seen bits of it, but for the first time I park in back, spotting the captivating strings of lights in the garden and on the walls, along with the 2 deer figures made of light bulbs. I stop to gaze and gawk at these, and at the archway going through the building, half expecting to see a member of some royal family show up in a carriage and be ushered out by some servant.
Inside the enormous front door, owner Barbara Dau invites me in and up the snaking, stone stairs into the living room. Here, chandeliers and sophisticated furniture occupy the area, with a clever little rounded nook in one corner - certainly part of the "tower." 광주안마 In the early evenings, Barbara hosts "social hours" for the visitors here, featuring white wine and camaraderie in front of the fireplace.
I show up far too late for this, naturally, however Barbara tells me these can often be lively and fun-packed, while at other times none of the visitors show up at all. It's a no-pressure occasion, and with extraordinary beaches simply a block away - who can blame them? Simply throughout the street are the pristine, immaculate sands of Arch Cape, a small unincorporated community which includes one store and a smattering of houses. In front of it sits a stunning 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 wild and weird rocky cove is periodically approved by low tides.
The rooms at St. Bernard's Bed & Breakfast are jaw dropping - at the very least. The "Ginger" ($179) features blue and white materials, asian ginger jars and a love seat, with a king size bed from Austria. In "Gaugin" ($169) there's a relaxing window seat, a funky tub, soft pastels of the artist and a queen size bed.
My space was the "Tapestry" ($209), with an incredible king size bed, engaging tapestries on the wall and floor, a huge French armoire, and massive soaking tub that screams honeymoon hangout. There's a curious little reading nook with a stained glass ceiling, and the television comes encased in a cute reproduction of a castle.
During the night, the ocean was the only sound you heard: calming and relaxing beyond belief.
In the morning, I see the window (ironically) looks straight out to a view of Castle Rock - just offshore from Arch Cape.
Morning also implies a luscious, premium, house prepared meal prepared by Dau herself. Dau was a chemist in her former life in Chicago, and joked that meal making should be an extension of that part of chemists that like to cook things. (Given this castle vibe, I laugh to myself and picture her in a laboratory coat, babbling maniacally as she whips up a dish while lighting thunders all around).
Guests sit together in the lovely 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 been regulars because the location began in 1995. They were amongst the first visitors in its very first two weeks.
Besides these numerous, memorable facilities, St. Bernard's offers gift certificates. Dau also uses wedding event packages that accommodate approximately 60 people and her signature, marvelous cooking.
Other irresistible elements of this location consist of more secret beaches just to the south and north. Its most interesting landmark is a chunk of roadway blasted out of a basalt promontory - a residue of when the beaches were the only genuine highway the seaside 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.
For more on this region see www.beachconnection.net/vtour_cbeach.htm.

Possibly the most spectacular secret on all of Oregon's coast lies simply outdoors of the art and culture capital of Cannon Beach, on the north coast. There's a castle a bit south of town, concealed 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 influenced Disneyland's signature structure and the Oregon ski lodge included in "The Shining."
(Given this castle vibe, I laugh to myself and picture her in a laboratory coat, cackling maniacally as she whips up a meal while lighting thunders all around).
St. Bernard's Bed & Breakfast is on East Ocean Rd., simply north of the Arch Cape Tunnel.
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