Alpine Inn

Washington Cascades


Run by Crystal Mountain Hotels, this Bavarian-style inn looks as if it was dragged across from kitschy Leavenworth on the other side of the Wenatchee National Forest – in 1975. Cozy, comfortable and playing deftly on its European image, the inn boasts a restaurant, a bar and a ski-snowboard shop. Its proximity to the gondola makes the location hard to beat.


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