| MICHAEL GELLER |
Having recently received new Nexus cards, Sally and I decided to take a trip to the States this past weekend. It was our first trip in more years than we can remember. We initially thought about visiting Port Townsend, a favourite destination over the years, but our favourite hotels were booked up. Also, I was cautioned about relying on Washington State Ferries. They are not as reliable as in the past, and this was confirmed in the Sunday edition of the Seattle Times.
We then considered La Conner, another longstanding favourite destination, but it too was completely booked up, except for one tiny room in the Hotel Planter. This prompted me to choose Seattle where we often visited when I was working with Narod Developments 40 years ago. (As vice-president development Vancouver and Seattle, I often drove down in the morning for a meeting and returned that evening.) But rather than stay downtown, we investigated Bellevue on the eastside of the city.
Since the Arbutus Club has a reciprocal arrangement with the Bellevue Athletic Club, we checked it out and discovered it has a 66-room hotel. Not only that but it offers Canadians a discounted rate. (15% off regular rates) https://www.bellevueclubhotel.com/bellevue-hotel-specials/neighbourly-love/ ) And so we checked in for two nights. I am glad we did.
| MICHAEL GELLER |