Bond Ranch Retreat

Great hospitality, Morris and Tess are great hosts, enjoyed the conversation by the fire, the rooms were awesome, the decor magnificent, the breakfast was unbelievable, just wished I could have stay many more days.

We loved our stay at Bond Ranch Retreat. We stayed at The Cottage, which has its own kitchen, living room, etc. so it is a different experience than when you'd be staying in one of the rooms only and have use of the common areas for breakfast etc. The Cottage is clean, nicely furnished, a wonderful bed, nice kitchen. There was a huge basket in the fridge with fruit, yoghurt, OJ, eggs, etc to make our own breakfast. I dare you to find better fruit yourself. The owners are very nice and they'll do anything to make your stay the best it can be. Our stay was just perfect, I couldn't have asked for anything more.

We stayed at the Bond Ranch Retreat a few days before the July 4th weekend. I'll summarize our impressions before going into details - my kids (4 and 2) will remember their stay at the Bond ranch more than they will our hike up to Marymere falls, our trip to Lake Crescent, or watching deer at Hurricane Ridge. It is a family-friendly place with great rooms and friendly hosts at a reasonable price. The cottage: We stayed in a one bedroom cottage - it was clean, had a comfortable queen size bed, a futon in the family room and a complete kitchen. Our hosts even put some children’s books and toys for our kids. The cottage also had a garden with tables and chairs for eating out. With 4 of us in it, it didn’t feel small. And there was complete privacy. The food: Our hosts arranged for food. None of the junk like chips, candy and cola - instead there were lots of organic fruits eggs, juice, bread etc. We really relished this. The overall location: Bond ranch, in Sequim, was conveniently located close enough to the Olympics including Lake Crescent, Hurricane Ridge and other places. Week day commute was no problem. Also, the peace and quiet at night and seeing so many stars (we actually saw satellites too!) was refreshing. Hospitality: Tess and Morris make you feel like family, give great advice on places to visit and happily share their memories from the area. The "fun": Tess and Morris were excellent hosts. And Tess especially, being a retired kindergarten teacher, was wonderful with our children. She setup a “Toad hunt” at night – my children with her found ~15 toads with flashlights, held the toads, learnt about them – great hands on learning experience! She setup a campfire and roasted marshmellows for my kids. She and Morris gave a tractor and a Quad ride to my kids which they absolutely loved. And she helped my kids feed their beautiful horses. All in all, it was a wonderful stay. We will be sure to visit them again when we visit the area.