Takaki House

We have stayed at this property both in the studio and the two bedroom main house four times now. Each time was an absolutly relaxing treat. The property inside and out is always spotless and well maintained. The views from the patio are unobstructed Puget Sound, fruit trees and Art pieces strategically placed throughout meticulously maintained gardens. Margaret is the owner and operator of Takaki House and is one of the most interesting, artistic, no nonsense people you will ever meet. We will continue coming back to Takaki House and visiting Margaret… oh and «Joe» the dog for many years to come.

Do not stay here if you want a good night’s sleep! I know it’s not the owner’s fault, but the hourly church bells are completely obnoxious. We thought, «surely they will stop after midnight!» But nooooooo… slept like 30 minutes all night anticipating the next dinging session.
Also, we didn’t get breakfast and wanted it, and didn’t know whether to ask or not. Felt a bit awkward. I would have liked some breakfast from the happy and fat chickens in the back yard but was not asked :-((
All in all, would not stay again. It was lovely and clean but the noise was too much. Also, no TV in the small room which would have been a nice distraction to drown out the bells and the continuous police sirens, motorcycles and car horns going on. Again, not the owner’s fault at all, but I have had quieter nights on Broadway in NYC.
Good in a pinch! :-))

Few rooms were available in Port Townsend in mid-​summer, and fortunately my wife found this nice B&B. It is hard find on the web even knowing it’s address, which is probably why there was space. We rented the room, apparently there is also a guest house that was already taken.
Very nice room filled with artworks of many kinds, quiet, reasonable price, and the owner was easy to find and quite pleasant and helpful. Breakfast is an option we didn’t choose. There is a cute garden filled with the owner’s sculptures for reading. The backyard has chairs with a great view out over the water and surrounded by striking scuptures, lavender, and even a small hen house.
One detail — if it’s very hot, leaving the windows open at night is a problem because the town chooses to blast hourly church bells even in the middle of night?! This would be a problem for any B&B on the bluff. I hope that was a temporary set-​up, what a bad idea!
It is about 5 blocks from the coastal downtown, an easy walk along the top of the bluff.