My wife and I stayed at the Mt. Hood B&B for four nights in October and we could not have picked a better place to stay.
First - hospitality: Mike and Jackie were great hosts, nothing was too much trouble and their tips about what to do and see were the kind of local knowledge you aren't going to find in guidebooks and on the Internet. We went on hikes deep into the woods to see waterfalls and lakes and views that we would have never found on our own.
Second - breakfast: We needed to go on lengthy hikes to work off the incredible breakfasts Mike served us. To say we were well-fed when we walked out the door for the day's adventures is an understatement.
Third - location: How does the idea of waking up in the morning, opening the shades and seeing a picture-postcard view of Mt. Hood out your window strike you? We joked that this vacation was the trip of "WOW". Just incredibly beautiful views from the B&B. A couple of minutes down the road is Parkdale which (for a VERY small town) has a great supermarket, a coffee shop, a wonderful BBQ place and it's own brew pub! (with some excellent beers - try the hefeweizen). And 20 minutes away is Hood River, a very cool town with restaurants, bars, shopping, coffee shops and - of course - more brew pubs. Want to get up on Mt. Hood? The Timberline Lodge is a spectacular 30 minute drive south on Rt. 35. And Multnomah and the other fantastic falls are a short drive away.
If you are looking for a great place to stay to explore the Columbia River Gorge and Mt. Hood you can't do better than the Mt. Hood B&B. Say "hi" to Mike and Jackie for us. We will be back next year.
