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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions – By Topic

Jump to a topic using this A-Z index, or scroll down the page.
The topic information will expand or collapse when you click on its title bar.

– A –
Air Quality (“Weather”)
Availability (“Booking Tips”)

– B –
Barbecue (“Cooking”)
Booking Help

– C –
Cabin Locations (“Maps”)
Cancellation
Cellular Reception
Check-in/Check-out
Children
Coffee (“Cooking”)
Contact Us
Cooking

– D –
Deposit & Paying The Balance
Directions Here
Discount
Dogs (“Pets”)

– E –
Electric Vehicles
Emergencies
Extra Guests

– F –
Fees
Firewood
Four Seasons Special

– G –
Gazebo (“Cooking”)
Gift Certificates

– H –
Hot Tubs (“Spa….”)

– K –
Kitchens (“Cooking”)

– M –
Maps
Massage Therapy (“Spa….”)
Meeting Space
Microwaves (“Cooking”)
Mt. Rainier (“Weather”)

– O –
One Night Stays (“Booking Tips”)

– P –
Paying My Balance Due
Pets
Phone Number (“Contact Wellspring”)

– Q –
Quiet Hours

– R –
Rescheduling (“Cancellation Options”)
Restaurants (“Cooking”)
Retreats

– S –
Sauna (“Spa….”)
Smoking
Snowshoeing (“Weather”)
Spa Amenities 

– T –
Tatoosh Lodge Options
Trails

– W –
Water (“Emergencies”)
Weather
Weddings
Wi-Fi

– Y –
Yurt (“Meetings/Classes/Retreats”)


Please email other questions to info@wellspringspa.com, as there is not an office phone for Wellspring.  We prefer to do all communications via email so that everyone has a record to refer back to!

If you are seeing a “Call Us” message, please refer to our Booking Tips topic, below.

EMERGENCIES AT HOME
Since there is not an office phone at Wellspring, we recommend that guests make a plan ahead of time to contact their loved ones or caregivers by phone or email at a pre-arranged time.  To receive messages from home, please see our next topic on connectivity: WI-FI & CELLULAR

It has been a hallmark feature of Wellspring to be “unplugged,” and yet there may be times while you are with us that communication must take place via electronics.

INTERNET
Wellspring offers a very low key network that is accessible in our covered open air Gazebo, but not guaranteed to reach inside cabins. The network “Wellspring Guest” has the password: restandrelax

CELLULAR RECEPTION
You might have adequate cell reception to receive calls, or to create a personal hotspot for Wi-Fi; these are things to test when you are here.  One guest advised that their reception improved when they changed their phone’s “cellular data” setting down from 4G to LTE.

If your cellular provider offers Wi-Fi calling, this can also help you use your own phone when within the range of our small network.

In addition, there usually is cell service on the highway and there is Wi-Fi at most of the local restaurants.

Should an Emergency arise during your stay, please contact our housekeeping/maintenance staff on their midday rounds. Our online assistance staff can answer an email written to info@wellspringspa.com to help you resolve an urgent issue.

WEATHER-RELATED POWER OUTAGES
Please know that in the forest, the electricity can go out for short periods of time.
— Please bring a flashlight with you for each person in your party, to use when you walk outside your cabin after dark. Wellspring provides lanterns to be kept *inside* your cabin.
— Bring extra battery packs for support equipment that you find important for your comfort (e.g. for cell phones or for a CPAP sleeping aid).
— Please pack adequate clothing layers and personal gear in case it is temporarily needed for warmth.
— The heat source is electric for these accommodations: Grace West, Turiya (except for the wood-fired sauna), Tioga (except for the stone fireplace), Treehouse, The Nest, and Trollhaven.
— Since weather and its effects are beyond our control, Wellspring cannot give refunds for power outages.

WATER SUPPLY:
– Wellspring’s tap water is sourced from its own deep, private well. The water is extremely pure and tastes wonderful!
– Should stormy weather shut off the electricity, there will be an interruption to our water pump.  Your cabin and bathroom are ready with water supplies for essential use.  Each bathroom at Wellspring has a large blue jug of water for toilet flushing.  An additional supply of water is under each cabin’s sink to use for drinking, cooking and spot bathing.

CHECK-IN time is anytime after 3pm.  CHECK-OUT time is by 11:30am.

QUIET HOURS
Please be a considerate cabin neighbor by observing Wellspring’s quiet hours: 10pm to 10am.

Parents with young children, please have quiet activities indoors in the morning before 10am, so other guests are not awakened by little voices at play outside.

WHAT’S THE EASIEST WAY TO SEE WHAT’S AVAILABLE?

On our booking page, each accommodation’s photo has a link to an interactive 3-Month Calendar View.  Vacancies for that cabin — including 1-night availability between other reservations — will show their date(s) on a white background; occupied dates are on a gray square.

 

WHY AM I GETTING A “CALL US” ICON ?

When your availability search gives you a “CALL US” message — (which means, “please email us at  info@wellspringspa.com“), the following may be the case:

1)   OCCUPIED ? — One or more nights in the date range you are requesting may already be booked. This will be made visible when you click on the “View 3-Month Calendar” button next to the booking photo for that cabin.

2)   PART OR ALL OF TATOOSH ? — Tatoosh Lodge can be reserved in several different configurations. At any given time, only one configuration will show as available online, in order to prevent double booking of the same spaces!  See our TATOOSH LODGE OPTIONS topic to learn when different configurations can be made available.

 

HOW MANY NIGHTS ?

Wellspring generally offers two-night minimum stays.

⦁ One-night availability sometimes occurs naturally between bookings. These can be discovered with our Availability Search Tool, by clicking on the “View 3-Month Calendar” button next to the cabin you are interested in.

 

HOW MANY PEOPLE ?

To start your reservation, before you click on the BOOK button, first enter the total number of paying guests.  A list will refresh to display which cabins can accommodate the total number in your group.

⦁ More info ~ see our “EXTRA GUESTS” topic.

 

ANY CHILDREN IN YOUR GROUP ?

⦁  Our “YOUNG CHILDREN” topic lists which accommodations at Wellspring are for children under 13.
⦁  On the Guest Information page, please type inside the “PREFERENCES” box the ages of children coming with you, and that you will bring a portable crib and linens for an infant or toddler who is staying for free.
⦁  If you are staying in a camper cabin, “PREFERENCES” is also the place to tell us whether you want the one king bed or two twins in the center of the room.

What is the difference between Tatoosh Lodge, Tatoosh Room, and Tatoosh Room With Loft?

⦁ Tatoosh Lodge is the whole building — which includes Tatoosh Room, the Loft, The Nest, and both bathrooms.

⦁ Tatoosh Room is the downstairs of the building and includes the full kitchen & long dining table, seating/sleeping area by the fireplace, and the one larger downstairs bathroom with jetted bathtub for 2 and waterfall shower.

PRIVACY: When Tatoosh Room is booked as a separate unit, the Loft is blocked off and no one can enter that space during your stay.

⦁ Tatoosh Room With Loft is the whole building except for The Nest, and includes both bathrooms.

PRIVACY: When Tatoosh Room With Loft is booked, no one may reserve or enter The Nest.


Why is there a CALL US message on the Tatoosh accommodation I want to book?

⦁ Please check whether at least one night in your series is already occupied by clicking on the “View 3-Month Calendar” button next to the accommodation’s booking photo.

⦁ Otherwise, the “Call Us” setting prevents double booking of the same space in different configurations of Tatoosh!  Sometimes the availability can be changed for you by a request email to info@wellspringspa.com (see circumstances in the next question).


When can the Tatoosh configuration I want be made available to book?

⦁ For either Tatoosh Lodge or Tatoosh Room With Loft — any dates that are not marked OCCUPIED on its Availability Calendar — can be requested for booking online by writing to info@wellspringspa.com.

⦁ For Tatoosh Room and/or The Nest:

– These smaller configurations can be booked two weeks ahead of time or less, when still available.

 

Please visit https://wellspringspa.com/tatoosh/
to learn more about the different parts of Tatoosh Lodge,
and to see all their photos in one place.

WHICH CABINS CAN HAVE EXTRA GUESTS?

Extra guests can be added to the following accommodations at an additional charge of $10, $15, or $25 per person per night.

When children under 13 are part of your stay, please type their ages in the PREFERENCES box.  More information supporting children’s stays at Wellspring are on our YOUNG CHILDREN topic.

Camper cabins (Trail’s End or Tumbleweed) – add 1 or 2 extra guests for $10 per person per night – Total capacity 4 guests.  ~ NOTE: besides adding extra guests for the side bunks, please type into the “PREFERENCES” box on the Guest Information which bed configuration you want prepared in the center of the room: one king bed? or two twin beds?

Tatoosh Room  – add 1 or 2 extra guests for $15 per person per night – Total capacity 4 guests.
* Note: Tatoosh Room becomes available 2 weeks ahead, if the larger configurations of the Lodge building have not already been reserved for a larger group.*

~FOR LARGER GROUPS~ please see our FAQ topic: “TATOOSH LODGE OPTIONS“.

Classic cabins (Tenaya, Tahoma or Tuolumne) – add 1 person for $25 per night – Total capacity 3 guests.  [please specify sleeping cushion or twin airbed under PREFERENCES]

Deluxe cabins (Tamarack, Tieton or Tioga) ~PLEASE NOTE~  All guests staying in DELUXE CABINS must be adults or age 13+.  – Add 1 or 2 extra adults/teens for $25 per person per night – Total capacity 4 guests.

Three Bears Cottage – The starting nightly rate is for the first 3 guests, of any age.  Extra guests in this Cottage are only charged if they are older than 12, and the total capacity of the cottage is 6 people of any age.  Add 1, 2, or 3 extra guests age 13+ for $25 per person per night.  (When not all guests are paying a charge, please let us know your total guest count in the PREFERENCES box as you make your reservation.  We also ask you to list children’s ages there, thank you! )

HOW TO ADD EXTRA GUESTS TO YOUR RESERVATION

To start your reservation, before you click on the BOOK button, first enter the total number of paying guests.

Next, on the Guest Information page, please type into the “PREFERENCES” box:
⦁   the ages of any children coming with you
⦁   state that you will bring a portable crib & linens for an infant or toddler who is staying for free in one of the allowable accommodations.  (Please see our “YOUNG CHILDREN” topic)

A deposit for the first night’s stay is collected at the time of booking your reservation.

After your departure, if any balance is remaining due, we will charge your credit card on file.  If you prefer, you may indicate a different form of payment on the Wellspring check-out card that is included in your key envelope, or leave a check, or leave cash.

CREDIT CARDS:
⦁   Wellspring accepts either MasterCard or VISA credit cards — or debit cards with either of those logos.
⦁   If the credit card on file for you is declined for the final payment on your reservation, Wellspring charges a $20 administrative fee to arrange payment of your balance due.
⦁   Make sure you are entering the exact address that your bank has on file for your card. You may need to include the ZIP+4 extension to your billing address’s ZIP Code for proper verification.
⦁   Please check for the expiration date or any billing address change, and email us your updates ahead of time!   info@wellspringspa.com

There is a $10 Administrative Fee to change your reservation after it is confirmed — specifically: to cancel or reschedule to new dates using the required 7-day or 14-day period.
⦁   Learn more about cancellation/rescheduling options on our FAQ topic: CANCELLATION OPTIONS.

Other fees:
⦁   To complete your reservation for you rather than you booking it with our website’s tool: $10
⦁   To process a gift certificate’s purchase, creation, and mailing: $10
⦁   To arrange payment after a credit card is declined: $20
⦁   To mail lost & found item(s): $20 minimum

Additional charges for extra guests above double occupancy (where allowed) is described in our EXTRA GUESTS topic.

CANCELLATION or RESCHEDULING PERIOD

The time period for rescheduling or canceling your reservation is at least 7 days prior to the arrival date that begins your stay, when renting one or two cabins.*

[* The cancellation/rescheduling period is at least 14 days prior when reserving 3 or more cabins, or when renting the entire Tatoosh LODGE or Tatoosh ROOM WITH LOFT.]

WEATHER DISCLAIMER

⦁   Wellspring remains open in all kinds of weather.  Please see our WEATHER topic for helpful tips and links.
⦁   Our 7-day (or 14-day) cancellation policy is in effect as long as Wellspring is able to provide lodging and is not closed due to a government mandate.

EARLY OPTIONS

When you email Wellspring well within the required period, you may

⦁   reschedule your dates, or
⦁   convert your deposit into a credit voucher to decide later when to reschedule, or
⦁   cancel your reservation and request a refund.

Each option has a $10 administrative fee.

CANCELLATION ON SHORT NOTICE

⦁   If your cancellation is not made before the required time, you are responsible for the full fare of those accommodations.
⦁   You may transfer (“gift”) your reservation to someone you know, but the remaining balance will be your responsibility to provide to Wellspring.
⦁   Otherwise, if you cancel after the required period and email Wellspring to make your nights publicly available, refunds are dependent on the original nights being re-booked in the same accommodations.

There is a $10 Administrative Fee for changes to reservations once confirmed.  Email: info@wellspringspa.com

You may purchase a Wellspring Gift Certificate for any dollar amount you wish, by emailing info@wellspringspa.com !   There is a $10 fee to arrange the purchase & details of the certificate and then send it by U.S. Mail.

TO PURCHASE THE CERTIFICATE

Once you decide on the details of your gift, please send an email to info@wellspringspa.com with the following information:

FOR THE CERTIFICATE ~
1)  To: _____________________________
2)  From: __________________________
3)  For: ___________________________
(example -“Lodging at Wellspring  or “Two Nights in a Classic Cabin at Wellspring” )

4)  Gift amount: (before the $10 admin fee) __________
(example – “$500” or “$350” or request we calculate the exact dollar amount to cover some number of nights in a certain class of cabin.)

5)  Mail to whom: (you or the recipient?)
Mailing Address: _______________________
__________________________________
__________________________________

FOR YOUR BILLING ~
Wellspring accepts either MasterCard or VISA credit cards, or debit cards with those logos.

For your security, please email us ONLY this billing info:

a)  the Name on the card
b)  the Billing Address
c)  the Phone Number associated with the card
d)  the Billing Email
e)  which method to convey the rest of your payment info, either via
____ an invoice Wellspring will send you from Invoicely.com for secure payment online, or
____ by a scheduled phone call ? (please choose one)

HOW OUR CERTIFICATES WORK

A Wellspring certificate works just like cash!  As such it needs to be physically left behind with the cabin’s check-out card in order for the certificate’s value to be applied to the guest’s bill.

The recipient will book their stay online, making a credit card deposit for the first night’s cost.  At the end of their stay, the certificate amount will first be applied to any outstanding balance on the reservation.  Then any remaining certificate value will refund a matching amount of the deposit paid by the guest.

Recipients are welcome to upgrade to any accommodation or number of nights not covered by the gift certificate’s value, by paying the difference.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO ASSISTING YOU with your gift purchase!

Thank you for helping others return to this favorite place, or for introducing new guests to Wellspring !

For Wellspring to keep its rates as low as possible all year around, prices listed on our website are the same for all our diversity of guests.  Instead of category discounts, we have a Four Seasons Special, which you can learn about here:   https://wellspringspa.com/four-seasons-special/  

* Meeting accommodations: The Tatoosh Room is a perfect setting for business planning or team building. A day use rate is also available.

* A magical 30’ diameter Yurt is available for private rental—an ideal setting for a workshop, meeting, catered dinner, yoga retreat, surprise party, seminar, or anything fun you can imagine!

* Enhance your retreat or meeting by spending time in our Woodland Labyrinth, a wonderful venue for group or individual outdoor meditation.

* Additional descriptions and photos are on our RETREATS page:  https://wellspringspa.com/retreats/

For rates and availability, contact info@wellspringspa.com

Firewood and starter materials are provided by Wellspring for all cabins with wood stoves or fireplaces, and are replenished once a day during housekeeping hours.  Just watch your kindling use to save some for the morning !

OUTDOOR FIRES at Wellspring are limited to the fire sphere at the Yurt and the Gazebo’s raised fire pit / grill, and firewood is provided there.  Please see more information about the Gazebo in the COOKING topic below.

* BURN BANS – Weather safety in wildfire season can take unexpected turns.  When critical fire weather alerts come to our area, Wellspring must bar fires in any cabin fireplace or wood stove, in the wood-fired Greenhouse sauna next to Turiya, in the fire sphere at the Yurt, and in the Gazebo’s raised fire pit. (The propane grill remains available.)

COFFEE
All accommodations at Wellspring have Mr. Coffee-type coffee makers with filters & fixings, as well as tea. Wonderful pre-ground organic, fair trade, shade grown coffee is provided; also ground Swiss water process decaf.  Cafe Mam is the roasting company from Eugene, Oregon.
⦁   If you are bringing your own whole coffee beans to use, please bring along a coffee grinder for your stay.

KITCHENS
Cooking is only allowed in these cabins, which have full kitchens equipped with appliances:
⦁   the Deluxe Cabins (Tioga, Tieton, & Tamarack)
⦁   Tatoosh Room, or Tatoosh Room With Loft, or Tatoosh Lodge
⦁   Three Bears Cottage

Please see more details about kitchens in these accommodations’ descriptions here:
https://wellspringspa.com/lodging/

MICROWAVES
Microwaves for simply heating food are in most cabins — except not in The Nest, nor in the three camper cabins (Timbuktu, Trail’s End, or Tumbleweed).  Please, no cooking on the wood stoves.

NON-KITCHEN OPTIONS
Otherwise, please plan your meals to either cook them in our Gazebo where you will find a wood-fired grill and a gas grill; or bring food not needing to be cooked; or enjoy some of the nearby restaurants. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g60907-Ashford_Washington.html

OUTDOOR GRILLING
The Gazebo is also the only location at Wellspring for outdoor grilling — either on the raised fire pit grill or on Wellspring’s own propane grill, with fuel and basic pans & utensils provided.  A
 sink and counter area is there for food prep and clean-up.  The two bathrooms at this location are reserved for private use by guests staying in our camper cabins.

* BURN BANS
If a critical fire weather alert comes to our area, Wellspring must bar fires in the Gazebo’s raised fire pit.  The propane grill will remain available for cooking.

For directions how to get to Wellspring from Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, or Olympia, click on the “Driving Directions” tab here: wellspringspa.com/map

Wonder where the cabins are on our grounds?  Here is a lovely hand-drawn layout of the accommodations and other features at Wellspring such as the Woodland Labyrinth or the Gazebo:    Wellspring Grounds Map

To view our trails, click here:  Map of the Trails at Wellspring

Hike out your door on The Meditation Trail, a one-mile adventure that loops through the old growth forest surrounding Wellspring. This trail begins at the Gazebo, switchbacks up the hill and returns alongside a beautiful creek with cascading waterfalls.  With other trails at Wellspring, your nearby exploration adds up to two miles.

⦁   Wellspring has four NEMA 14-50 charging ports in the parking lot that are designed for Recreational Vehicles, Teslas, or Electric Vehicles with special adapters.
⦁   Two of the stations also have a standard household 120-volt plug for adding 5 miles of range per hour on “trickle charge” for any EV.
⦁   It will take overnight to charge most cars and so the charging ports are for lodging guests only. 
⦁   Please bring your own charging cord and any necessary adapter.


shown here: a “trickle charge” adapter (standard equipment on a Nissan LEAF)

Wellspring remains open in all kinds of weather, including during the snowfalls that attract guests every year — a beautiful time to be in the forest near the mountain!

⦁   Please plan ahead for your confirmed reservation, keeping in mind Wellspring’s limited period to reschedule or cancel your stay:  7 or more days ahead when one or two cabins are booked, or 14 or more days ahead when staying in Tatoosh Lodge, or in Tatoosh Room With Loft, or when 3 or more cabins are reserved.

⦁   If for some reason you choose not to come on shorter notice, please see Wellspring’s full policy in our FAQ topic: Cancellation Options.

MT. RAINIER

Wellspring is just a few minutes (3.7 miles) from the Nisqually-southwest entrance to Mount Rainier National Park.  To enter the National Park in the winter season (Nov 1 – May 1) you must carry chains in your car. Take a look before you come for where chains may be rented.

⦁  The link for Mt. Rainier, hiking, and weather: https://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm
⦁  Projections for snow at Mt. Rainier generally refer to higher elevations than Wellspring’s lower elevation of 2000 feet.

FORECASTS for Wellspring (2,000 feet elev.)

⦁ Hourly or 5-day Ashford, WA forecast with snow elevation and accumulation:

https://www.localconditions.com/weather-ashford-washington/98304/hourly.phpwashington/98304/hourly.php

⦁ 10-day Ashford, WA weather forecast:

https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/Ashford+WA+USWA0018:1:US

HIGH WINDS

Please know that in the forest, the electricity can go out for short periods of time.  Although Wellspring supplies lanterns for  inside  your cabin, please pack a flashlight for each person in your party, to use when you walk  outside  your cabin after dark.

Guests can further supplement Wellspring’s emergency provisions by bringing extra battery packs for devices, or for the support equipment (e.g. for a CPAP sleeping aid) that they find important for their comfort.

Should stormy weather shut off the electricity, there will be interruption to our water pump.  Each cabin has a blue 5 gallon jug of water for toilet flushing; this water is also potable.  An additional supply of drinking water is under each sink.

Limbs or trees downed by wind in our extended area is a natural part of the overall serenity and beauty of being nestled in the forest.  Luckily our local utility, Lewis County PUD, is very responsive with their crews and updates when a storm-caused outage occurs. (https://www.lcpud.org/outages-safety/power-outages/)

WINTER WEATHER

DRIVING HERE
When there is ice or snow in our Ashford area, the county keeps the roads sanded and plowed — but be prepared with tires for snow and ice (e.g., traction tires or studded tires).
⦁   Good shoes for some slippery spots are important too!

Travel alerts and traffic webcams:   https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/map/

Daily updates on roads leading up to and beyond Wellspring, e.g., up to the Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier and Longmire:  https://twitter.com/MountRainierNPS

SNOWSHOEING

About snowshoe trails… There is an interactive chat link at visitrainier.com for recreation advice.  You can rent snowshoes at Mount Rainier Visitor Center, located inside the Summit Haus at Whittaker Mountaineering in Ashford. Park Rangers have given snowshoe walks in previous winters!  Watch elevation info for snow levels. Wellspring is only 2000 ft. — Paradise in the National Park is 5000 ft where snow will be more likely and the perfect place to explore on snowshoes!

WILDFIRE SEASON

BURN BANS
Weather safety in wildfire season can take unexpected turns!  When critical fire weather alerts come to our area, Wellspring must bar fires in any cabin fireplace or wood stove, in the wood-fired sauna next to Turiya, in the fire sphere at the Yurt, and in the Gazebo’s raised fire pit. (The propane grill remains available.)

SMOKE
Please plan your travel schedule with your own health in mind.  Our 7-day (or 14-day) cancellation policy is in effect as long as Wellspring is able to provide lodging and is not closed due to a government mandate.

Links for air quality:
https://enviwa.ecology.wa.gov/home/text/421#Forecast
https://www.airnow.gov/?city=Ashford&state=WA&country=USA

For visibility at Mt. Rainier, here is a link to their webcams: https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm

We are pleased to again be able to provide massages to our Wellspring guests.  Our excellend massage therapist will come to the Lodge, Deluxe cabins, Grace West guest room, or our Greenhouse Spa to offer these services.  Appointments are available between 10am and 7pm.

Access to Wellspring’s outdoor hot tubs and saunas will be exclusively available to the guests who book overnight lodging in either of our Spa Guestrooms: Grace West or Turiya.  Please have a look at our LODGING page for a full description of these two accommodations.

JETTED BATHTUBS
For a different way to have a soothing soak, these are the accommodations at Wellspring that have private indoor jetted bathtubs for 2 people:
⦁   all three Deluxe Cabins (Tioga, Tieton, and Tamarack)
⦁   Tatoosh ~ Room / Room With Loft / or the entire Lodge
⦁   The Three Bears Cottage

SHINRIN YOKU
Wellspring has two miles of beautiful forest trails with cascades and creeks to explore, the Forest Sanctuary to visit, and the Woodland Labyrinth for walking meditation.  You may already know this:  just walking in the forest can greatly improve the health of your immune system.  The Japanese call it Shinrin Yoku, or forest bathing, and Wellspring is ideally situated for this!  You can see the map of Wellspring’s trails here: wellspringspa.com/map/

Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to welcoming you to Wellspring soon!

Sorry, pets have to stay home with someone else while you’re at Wellspring. You may be lucky to see some of the native animals in the neighborhood!

Please note that service dogs are not allowed on the premises until approval is pre-arranged. Wellspring is allowed by Washington State to require certain information before being obliged to accommodate a service animal.

Children under 13 are welcome to stay as paid guests and in these cabins:

⦁   The Three Bears Cottage: our #1 recommendation by design, with many features to delight your family!
⦁   These two camper cabins: Trail’s End or Tumbleweed
⦁   The three classic cabins: Tenaya, Tahoma, or Tuolumne
⦁   Tatoosh Room: please note that Tatoosh Room becomes available 2 weeks ahead, if the larger configurations of the Lodge building have not already been reserved for a larger group.
⦁   When you book Tatoosh Lodge or Tatoosh Room With Loft, plan to have any children under 5 years old stay on the ground floor for their safety.

~ Those cabins are also where an infant may stay with you at no charge, on these conditions:
⦁   Please bring a portable crib for their safety, and
⦁   Write us this plan ahead of time, by email to info@wellspringspa.com or during your booking process  under PREFERENCES on the Guest Information page.

~ During your stay, please have quiet activities indoors in the morning before 10am, so other guests are not awakened by little voices at play outside.  Quiet hours at Wellspring are 10pm to 10am.

Three Bears Cottage – standard occupancy is 3
Add 1, 2, or 3 extra guests for $25 per person per night. NOTE – The starting rate is for the first 3 guests of any age. Only the extra guests that are over 12 years old are charged!  The total capacity of the cottage is 6 guests, whether of paying age or not.

Tatoosh Room  – standard occupancy is 2
Add 1 or 2 extra guests for $15 per person per night – Total capacity 4 guests
(Tatoosh Room becomes available 2 weeks ahead, if the larger configurations of the Lodge building have not already been reserved for a larger group.)

Camper cabins (Trail’s End or Tumbleweed) – standard occupancy is 2
Add 1 or 2 extra guests for $10 per person per night – Total capacity 4 guests

Classic cabins (Tenaya, Tahoma or Tuolumne) – standard occupancy is 2
Add 1 person for $25 per night – Total capacity 3 guests

HOW TO INCLUDE CHILDREN IN YOUR RESERVATION

1.  Before you click on the BOOK button, please enter the total number of paying guests.
2.  As you complete the Guest Information, please type your children’s ages in the “PREFERENCES” box, including that you will bring a portable crib and linens for an infant or toddler that is staying for free.

⦁  If you are staying in a camper cabin, “PREFERENCES” is also the place to tell us whether you want the one king bed or two twin beds made up in the center of the room instead.

Thank you for bringing children along to experience our forest wonderland!

Smoking is only allowed in the Gazebo over the cement floor or in the parking lot — with proper disposal of materials.  Please be respectful of guests who don’t want to be exposed to others’ smoke.  There will be no smoking allowed in or in front of any accommodation. Violators are subject to a cleaning charge of $200.