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New Year! New Website! and MORE!
Celebrating 10 years since the reboot of the Shafer Baillie Mansion, we are beginning 2016 with the launch of a new website. Our 10-year-old website is like that dress you hate to get rid of because you still like it and maybe it even still fits and you get compliments on it, BUT it’s becoming …
Volunteer Park Water Tower
One of the many perfections of the Shafer Baillie Mansion location is our proximity to Volunteer Park, the "jewel of the Seattle parks system." Just a block north of the Mansion is the park entrance and in particular, the iconic Water Tower. This brick tower, erected in 1907, is a major neighborhood landmark as well …
Brenda’s first post!
There is a longstanding Seattle tradition at St Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral a few blocks from the Mansion—a Sunday evening Compline service of plainchants that I had attended once before and found to be enjoyable… a good quiet time. Lew and Clarke, some dear friends for over a decade, were on vacation recently in Seattle and …
Meet Brenda!
Remember last time when I said the biggest news around the Mansion these days is our 3 new guest rooms on the third floor, opening in mid-May? So maybe I lied, a little. The really, truly, honestly biggest news is the latest addition to the Mansion team, our new fulltime innkeeper, Brenda Mallonee!Brenda hails most …
Lion Hearted
For over 10,000 years, majesty, nobility and protection have emanated from lion statues, greeting visitors to homes and cities since the beginning of civilization. We like the idea of welcoming our guests and keeping them safe with the aid of ancient, mythological symbols. When we bought Shafer Baillie Mansion in 2004 we were delighted to …
12 Fantastic things to do in downtown Seattle
The downtown area of Seattle encompasses Pioneer Square ( where old Seattle was born) and part of Chinatown-International District to the South just shy of the Century Link Field ( home of the Seahawks) and stretches north towards the Space Needle to Denny Way. The waterfront area as well as Pike Place Market are also … Continue reading "12 Fantastic things to do in downtown Seattle"
12 Fantastic things to do in downtown Seattle
The downtown area of Seattle encompasses Pioneer Square ( where old Seattle was born) and part of Chinatown-International District to the South just shy of the Century Link Field ( home of the Seahawks) and stretches north towards the Space Needle to Denny Way. The waterfront area as well as Pike Place Market are … Continue reading "12 Fantastic things to do in downtown Seattle"
Favorite restaurants in Capitol Hill
I’ve been asked to write a few blogs about my favorite places to eat in Seattle. I hope to write about Monsoon, Coastal Kitchen, Harry’s Bar, and several others. Why go downtown to eat when the best restaurants in Seattle are just a few blocks walk from the Shafer Baillie Mansion; my home and my …
The Best Seattle Brewery Tours to Experience
The Best Seattle Brewery Tours to Experience The fall season has arrived in Seattle and of course one thinks of October Fest and beer tastings. Seattle has been at the forefront of beer making for decades if not a century, and it continues to grow with microbrews . Since drinking and driving is not a … Continue reading "The Best Seattle Brewery Tours to Experience"