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Winter in Hood River: Less People, Lower Prices

Hey there. I’m Sasquatch. Squatch for short, and I write about Lodge 902 and Hood River, Oregon.

Last summer, Hood River was teeming with wedding goers, family reunioners, mountain bikers and windsurfers.

But winter is coming. And soon the town will become nice and quiet, just how I like it.

Hood River, Oregon is just an hour from Portland, Oregon and 45 minutes from Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort. It draws outdoorsy folk from all over the world to its natural beauty, restaurants, breweries and wineries.

Soon, the traffic will go way down, and so will the cost to rent out Lodge 902.

For the next several (colder) months, Lodge 902 has dropped its prices so that your group can rent all three floors of comfort and fun. All to yourselves — at a reduced rate.

Lodge 902 has six bedrooms (plus two more if you need them). Each bedroom is professionally decorated in a unique and campy way. Each one is outfitted with 1800 thread sheets and your own bathroom.

The lodge was beautifully outfitted for large groups... with so many places you could hang out with others and so many spots you could tuck yourself away for some quiet time. The kitchen was well equipped for the family dinners that were whipped up every night. The location was fantastic, as there are so many shops, restaurants, coffee shops, wineries that were just a short stroll away.
— Julie, 5 Star Airbnb Review, June 2023
... Each room had plenty of privacy and their own bathrooms. Very cool game and entertainment room in the basement. A nice view from the dining room. Would love to come back!
— Julian, 5 Star Airbnb Review, June 2023

So, before all the good winter and spring reduced-rate nights are booked, round up your favorite moms, your college buddies, ski group, book group, knitting, investing, wine-tasting, meditation, or couples group, and reserve Hood River’s Lodge 902, where you can walk a few blocks to downtown or simply stay in and take a jetted bath (4 our of 6 tubs are jetted).

See pricing and availability for Lodge 902 on Airbnb.

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Why Lodge 902 is Ideal for your Group's Retreat

Why Lodge 902 is Ideal for your Group's Retreat

If you are a part of a group i.e. of writers, readers, fishermen, meditators, skiers or moms, Lodge 902 is the ultimate spot this winter or spring for your flock’s RETREAT. Hey large families! Greetings, all you crafters, co-workers, soccer teams, cosmetologists, knitters, surgeons, snowshoers, Toast Masters and road bikers! We invite you to chilax in Hood River’s most cozy, most unusually decorated house. Men’s groups, church-goers, storytellers, crotchet practitioners, long-time friends, couples, sorority sisters, beekeepers! Imagine your clan cooking, mingling by the fireplace, soaking up the veranda views and strolling on the Columbia in between sessions of connecting.

Walk to Wine Tasting in Downtown Hood River, Oregon

Walk to Wine Tasting in Downtown Hood River, Oregon

Hiya! Sasquatch here. Squatch for short.

Here's my latest tout about Hood River -- Oregon's most celebrate getaway town -- through the blog of its newest, funkiest bed and breakfast Lodge 902.

You humans love that squished-and-stowed-away-for-lengthy-amounts-of-time grape drink, wine, but lucky for squirrels and Chihuahuas, you don't love sipping it and then steering your four-wheeled metal-n-glass boxes. Kudos to the Hood River Wine Alliance, a cluster of 8 downtown wineries with walk-to tasting rooms, for solving this quandary.  People, you can sip. And, yes, walk on.