Columbia Gorge Hotel, historic hotel in Hood River, Oregon, USA
The Columbia Gorge Hotel is a historic hotel in Hood River, Oregon, built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with a red tile roof, white stucco walls, and rounded arches. It stands on a bluff directly above the Columbia River, giving the building a prominent position over the water below.
A first building on this site, called the Wah Gwin Gwin Hotel, opened in 1904 and was later replaced by the current structure, commissioned by Simon Benson and completed in 1921. The property changed hands several times over the following decades before being restored and reopened as a hotel in 1979.
The hotel is known for its multi-course farm breakfast, a long-standing tradition that draws visitors from beyond Hood River. Guests sit in a dining room with direct views over the Columbia River, making the meal itself part of the experience.
The hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and functions as a working hotel, so visitors can stay overnight or visit for a meal. It works well as a base for exploring the Columbia River Gorge, and the grounds are most comfortable to walk in spring or fall.
The grounds border a waterfall called Wah Gwin Gwin Falls, which drops directly into the Columbia River and can be seen from the gardens. This same waterfall gave the original building on the site its name back in 1904.
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