Named after the famous "Wild Rose" of the goldrush camps, this suite would certainly have delighted Klondike Kate of the Yukon. Travelling throughout Western U.S. and Canada, Kate was a favorite performer in the Wild West during the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Unlike the dancehall saloon and parlor girls of her day, Kate maintained a singular reputation as a lady and performer throughout her career. Displaying talent, charm and a heart of gold, she won the hearts of many and was considered an early ambassador of the Pacific Northwest.
Featuring antique velvet theatre curtains, thick renaissance fringed bedding atop a high 4 poster mahogany bed and highly ornate one-of-a-kind antique pieces throughout, The Wild Rose would have been the perfect abode for a theatre performer of Kate's caliber.
Kate might also have been pleased to learn that she's reclaimed her "rightful place", next to the Pantages Suite (Kate, having fallen in love with the young, passionate Alexander Pantages, helped to fund his dream of creating a theatre empire, only to be left behind for a woman from "the right side of the tracks", once Alexander's financial position was secured).
Over 600 sq. ft, the Wild Rose was the private quarters of Lucius Manning (the original owner of this estate). The suite is very private (encompasses the entire east side of inn on the 2nd floor - no adjoining guest walls), spacious, bright and secluded. Relax in front of your own personal forest of 100+ yr old Japanese maple and cherry trees -- large bay windows frame the high 4 poster mahogany rice bed, while the gas fireplace fills the room with a warm, rosy glow. A massive ornately carved Eastlake bevelled glass mirror reflects light from the bay windows throughout the room.
Enjoy your coffee while watching the ships and traffic below from the bay windows in the bedroom sitting area. Beyond the burgundy velvet curtains, another sitting room includes a luxurious Jacuzzi tub-for-two. A spacious writing desk for two sits in front of the tall window, overlooking the garden - perfect for reviewing the day's reports, cruising the internet or catching up on your journalling. Lucius Manning used this very room as his own private study - we took the liberty of adding the tub (yes, combining business with pleasure - hope he doesn't mind -- Kate would surely have approved!). An original art nouveau rendition of Kate, "The Wild Rose", hangs in the study.
Beyond the study and Jacuzzi area is a private bath with shower. As with all of our rooms, the Wild Rose also has cable TV/VCR, guest phone with modem access jack and large, fluffy robes for lounging. There's even a working servant intercom that was considered state-of-the-art at the turn of the century, should you wish to summon up the spirits of servant past (Or perhaps Kate might entertain you with an evocative tale of early enterprises in the Western frontier...).