KANGAROO HOUSE BED & BREAKFAST, Eastsound
Property overview
Rooms
Kangaroo House Bed & Breakfast has rooms named after wild birds that frequent the backyard sanctuary. All rooms feature private bathrooms. The Steller's Jay Suite, located on the first floor, includes a king bed, stained glass reading lamps, an antique armoire, a private sitting room with 1860s wing back chairs, and a stained glass picture window. It also features a full-size bed hidden in the cabinet. The private bath includes a sink custom-installed in an antique birdseye maple dresser, and a full-sized tub/shower combination. The Northern Flicker Suite, on the second floor, offers a Mission style King size bed, a chaise, and a separate sitting room. It also includes a private bathroom with a standing shower and a 32" flat screen. The Goldfinch Room, on the second floor, features a king bed with sleigh headboard. This room includes an antique chest of drawers, dressing mirror, hand-carved chairs, a marble top occasional table, and a private bath with a tub/shower combination. Guests enjoy a view of large Douglas-Fir and Western Redcedar trees to the north and a green expanse of a variety of plants to the east from the bathroom. The Nuthatch Room is the coziest and most unusual room and has a second-floor window that overlooks the trees and gardens of the back yard. It features an elevated Queen-sized private chamber, fully enclosed on three sides. The bed is draped in rich red tapestry with an antique chandelier hanging above the bed casting an amber glow. There is a twin bed tucked under the eave, an antique marble vanity and a pedestal sink & mirror in the bedroom, and then a door separating the private bathroom with shower. The Chickadee Room, a small, bright room on the second floor, looks out over the south-west meadow of the back yard. It has a Queen-size bed, antique armoire & chest of drawers, and white wicker chairs. It also has a pedestal sink and vanity mirror in the main room, and a fully private bathroom with shower. Each suite also has its own wifi network and a selection of DVDs.
Breakfast at Kangaroo House
Kangaroo House Bed & Breakfast serves a full breakfast made from scratch. The breakfast uses organic ingredients. The ingredients include seasonal fruits, vegetables, smoked salmon & meats and other locally sourced ingredients. Breads, pastries, and muffins are made and baked in the kitchen. Your morning meal may include fresh cut ripe fruits, Blueberry or Cherry Clafouti, a local egg and sauteed vegetable Frittata, hearty wedges of Alsatian Rosti, Wild Alaskan Salmon Quiche, Stuffed Baked Pears, Homemade and Home-Baked Granola, Pecan Pie Bites, Cloudcakes, and home-marinated crispy bacon.
Leisure & Entertainment
Guests can relax in the lodge-like living room with its field stone fireplace and mission style furnishings. Guests can use the open-air garden hot tub. The garden has been certified as a Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Guests can cruise to view orca, minkes, humpbacks, seals, sea lions, porpoise, white-sided dolphins, cormorants, puffins, golden eyes, bald eagles, golden eagles and lots of other wildlife.
Location and Transportation
Kangaroo House is near Eastsound Village, the center of island life, where you will find the island's historical museum, shops, dining, spas, and a one-screen movie theatre. It is near potteries, birding opportunities, organic farms open to the public, the Orcas Center for the Performing Arts, Turtleback Mountain, and Moran State Park. Orcas Taxi has a van which can carry bicycles. You can arrange a packaged train ticket which includes ground transportation from Amtrak to the Anacortes ferry terminal, as well as ferry transportation to Orcas. Private pilots and chartered flights can fly into Eastsound.
Services
Kangaroo House Bed & Breakfast is featured in Moon Handbook's Guide to the San Juan Islands, their Guide to Washington State, The Essential San Juan Islands Guide, Washington- An Explorer's Guide, and other sites and blogs. The guest deck provides an overlook to the gardens. The Inn provides terrycloth robes & beach towels for hot tub use, a hair dryer, and a flashlight. People of all nations, beliefs, genders, and pronouns are safe and welcome here. Audio and visual emergency warning devices are available throughout the inn.
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Facilities
General
- No smoking on site
- Wi-Fi
- Parking
- VIP check-in/ -out
- Express check-in/ -out
- No pets allowed
- Adults only
- Smoke detectors
- Fire extinguishers
- Key access
Services
- Housekeeping
Dining
- Special diet menus
Children
- Board games
Spa & Leisure
- Sun terrace
- Garden area
- Jacuzzi
Room features
- Heating
- Sitting area
- Dressing area
- Terrace
- Garden furniture
Bathroom
- Free toiletries
Room decor
- Carpeted floor
