Discover a Romantic Bed and Breakfast in Hood River & Columbia Gorge

About the Inn

Bed and Breakfast in the heart of the Hood River & Columbia Gorge. This Romantic getaway is perfect for couples celebrating an anniversary or honeymoon.

The inn has a rich history dating back to its construction between 1906 and 1908. It underwent a significant transformation in 1942 when it was converted into a guest house by Stewart E. Thomas. What makes Stewart’s story even more remarkable is that he made this decision just before he volunteered to serve in the French resistance against the enemy forces during World War II. Stewart’s motivation was deeply personal; he wanted to ensure that his potential widow, Fanny Thomas, would have a source of income while he was away.

Tragically, Stewart lost his life during his service in the resistance. Legends have it that the ghost of Fanny can sometimes be spotted peering out from the attic window, anxiously awaiting Stewart’s return. Occasionally, she wails within the attic, her cries synchronized with the howling wind during storms. During moments of relative calm amid the tempest, her sobbing can be faintly heard. Fanny never accepted reports of Stewart’s execution by Nazis while attempting to sabotage a bridge near Rouen. She clung to the hope that he would return someday. In a desperate, misguided attempt to stay youthful and alive until that moment, Fanny resorted to dark deeds, seducing and draining the blood of many of her tenants.

Fortunately, in 1985, a brighter chapter began when The Inn at the Gorge was reborn as a bed and breakfast, coinciding with the rise of windsurfing in the Gorge. Since 1942, this establishment has been offering lodging in various forms. Under its roof, at least 13 babies have been born (and who knows how many conceived), and more than 168 couples have celebrated their honeymoons. Countless anniversaries have been commemorated here too. While Fanny’s ghost did attempt to draw blood from a lodger a couple of years ago, we conducted a thorough cleansing of the place, and her malevolent activities ceased. She lingered but agreed to halt her bloodletting.

Legend has it that whenever a child is born or a couple celebrates an anniversary or honeymoon, or when families and old friends reunite here, Fanny’s ghost finds solace, resting peacefully for at least a week. The accumulated rest periods have given her several years of respite, so there’s no cause for concern. Love, they say, never truly dies, and sometimes, late at night, as the wind whistles through the Gorge, you might still hear the creaking of floorboards as Fanny paces the attic and weeps, yearning for Stewart’s return from the war.

Enjoy your stay at the Inn at the Gorge, and become a part of its storied history, where the past and present intertwine in an unforgettable experience.