If you’re planning to tie the knot in Hood River, there’s a new gem in town to designate as your wedding weekend headquarters. LIGHTWELL HOTEL & SPA (@lightwellhotel), which opened last winter, is a 69-room boutique hotel located in a historic building—the former Waucoma Hotel, built in 1904—in the area’s buzzy downtown. (Couples take note: It’s just a quick jaunt to the weathered and equally historic wedding venue, The Ruins.)
Book your stay in the showstopping Sandbar Suite, then calm any pre-wedding nerves in Lightwell’s underground spa, featuring a warm soaking pool and dry sauna, along with myriad 60- and 90-minute massage treatment options. Convene for a toast or two in the hotel’s Lobby Bar, then journey upstairs to its fourth-floor rooftop to revel in panoramic Columbia River Gorge views and relax with friends by a fire pit. The morning of the big day, beeline to Basecamp Cafe & Provisions to secure coffee, breakfast, snacks or perhaps even a bottle of bubbly. All that’s left to do is say “I do.”
