Please
call (360-961-8925) or email with questions about the
Bennett Guest House.
The Bennett Guest House is a cozy two-bedroom home with fabulous bay and island views in an established, respected residential neighborhood in Bellingham, Washington. Located within walking distance of charming Historic Fairhaven, the Bennett Guest House provides easy access to the one-of-a-kind shops, locally owned restaurants, unique artisans and more that call Fairhaven home.
You'll love watching the Alaska Ferry from the oversize kitchen window. Relax in the mature garden as you take in breathtaking sunsets over Bellingham Bay. And wake up to island views every morning.
In the summer, the Bennett Guest House is a gardener's delight. Revel in the fragrant roses. Enjoy the apple trees, grape vines and blueberries. And delight in the multitude of flowers.
Walk out your front door and within two short blocks you'll find the Taylor Dock. Follow it out over Bellingham Bay and into Boulevard Park or head into Fairhaven for a cup of Tony's famous coffee and a kayak or bike rental. Then spend the afternoon browsing the new and used book stores, shopping for beads for your next project, selecting a wonderful piece of art glass or local pottery, and picking up some fresh flowers. When you come home, just drop your shoes in the mud room and take a relaxing sauna.
The Bennett Guest House is ideally situated to allow visitors to take advantage of the area's numerous available activities, including snow skiing, bicycling, kayaking, sailing, bird watching, whale watching, shopping, museums and more. Visit our Attractions page for more information on what to do during your visit to Bellingham and Whatcom County.
Guest House Features
Front Bedroom
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Back Bedroom
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Master Bedroom
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- 3 rooms with beds: Master has King-size Simmons Beautyrest bed, other rooms have Queen-size beds
- 400 thread count sheets and luxurious down comforters cover Simmons Beauty Rest mattresses
- 1 spacious Full Bath with tub and shower; luxurious, oversize towels
- Each bedroom includes two cozy robes for guests use while staying at the home
Kitchen
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Living Room
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Sauna
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- Well-stocked kitchen complete with microwave, dishwasher, coffee maker, toaster, pots & pans, dishes and cooking utensils
- 6-8 person sauna
- 2 televisions both with DVD/VCR players
- Cable TV
- Stereo with CD player
- Telephone with free local calls
- Free wireless Internet access (you provide computer)
Fireplace
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Dining Area
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Master Bedroom
Dressing Table
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- Quaint electric fireplace in Living Room adds warmth and ambiance on cool nights
- Books and games
- Comfortable dining area with large windows
- Outdoor lawn furniture, picnic table, barbecue grill and fire pit
Rates
The Bennett Guest House is available for rental at a minimum of 30 days. Please call or email us with your dates to see if they fit ours. Rates are determined by season and are based on 1-2 occupants. 
Winter Rates (Nov. 1-April 30)
Sunday-Wednesday -- $139 per night
Thursday-Saturday -- $169 per night
Weekly -- $949
Each additional person -- $20 per night
Monthly -- $3,250 (monthly rate includes up to 6 guests)
Summer Rates (May 1-Oct. 31)
Sunday-Wednesday -- $159 per night
Thursday-Saturday -- $189 per night
Weekly -- $1,069
Each additional person -- $20 per night
Monthly -- $3,650 (monthly rate includes up to 6 guests)
Guest House Details
The Bennett Guest House accommodates as many as six people. Please call 360-961-8925 with questions.
The Bennett Guest House is a non-smoking home.
We provide a welcome package that includes dish soap, dishwasher soap, garbage bags, paper towels and toilet paper.
Small, well-behaved pets may accompany you on your stay with prior permission. Please review our Pet Policy for complete details.
Nearby Services
There are three grocery stores within walking distance or a short drive, including a natural foods co-op. During the summer, you can walk to the Wednesday afternoon Fairhaven Farmer's Market or take a short bike ride to the larger Saturday Bellingham Farmer's Market.
Historic Fairhaven is host to an excellent newsstand and independent book store, laundromat, pharmacy, post office, library, movie rental store, several banks, a variety of restaurants and much more.
Fairhaven also is home to a number of hair salons and spas. The Bennett Guest House is just two short blocks from the full-service Chrysalis Spa. Visit www.fairhaven.com for complete information on shops, galleries, events and festivals, restaurants and everything wonderful that Historic Fairhaven has to offer.
Guest House History
The Bennett Guest House is named after Nelson Bennett, a driving force behind the development of Fairhaven in the late 1800s. According to the old records we were able to locate, it appears that the Bennett Guest House itself was built around 1898.
Nelson Bennett was a mover and shaker of his time. Originally from the East Coast, he was an ox or mule driver who made his way across the plains and through the Rocky Mountains. When he was young, he saw the enormous profits being derived from the overland trade, and soon he was driving his own teams and selling his own goods. As railroads were extended in the desert and highlands, wagons became obsolete for transportation of goods, and Bennett began to contract to build railroads.
According to an article written by Frank Wilkeson for the March 2, 1890, edition of the New York Times:
He built railroads in the Rocky Mountains, on the Great Plains, in the arid basin that is between the Rocky and Cascade Mountains, and in the latter range. He blasted the long tunnel through the Cascade Mountains, through which the Northern Pacifics cars roll when on their way to and from Puget Sound. Every contract he undertook he fulfilled and made money in blocks at the work. He became thoroughly familiar with the whole country west of the Missouri River. He knows its freight producing capacity. He knows the probable output of all the great mining camps. He built street car lines and established electric plants in towns in whose future he had confidence. His investments are scattered over half a continent, and every night he knows precisely how he stands financially with the world.
When he reached Tacoma, Wash., Bennett proceeded to build it into a tremendous city. Then he set his sights further north.
According to the Whatcom Museum of History & Art's web site, Fairhaven was founded in 1883 by Daniel Harris. (Youll see a life size bronze statue of Dirty Dan, as he was affectionately known, in Fairhavens Village Green park.) Nelson Bennett came along in 1888 and bought the area from Harris. Bennett was intent upon turning Fairhaven into a thriving hub of business and industry complete with major railroad and steamship links.
Bennett successfully attracted other developers, including C.X. Larrabee and James Wardner to his venture. Real estate boomed. Buildings went up so fast they forgot space for alleys in the business blocks. Roads were graded and land was cleared to make Fairhaven the hub city of North Puget Sound! states the Museums web site.
The site continues, The big depression of 1893 halted all the action. The boom quickly became a bust. Banks failed, businesses closed, the depression took Fairhaven down with it, as well as activities in the other three cities (Whatcom, New Whatcom/Sehome and Bellingham) located on Bellingham Bay. The year 1900 brought slow growth, and Fairhavens deep water made it the site of the majority of the areas industry even though the majority of the bay population was in Whatcom, to the north. In 1903, the residents of Fairhaven and Whatcom voted to consolidate as the city of Bellingham.
But the infrastructure of Fairhaven has survived. Many of its original buildings remain standing. And today, the Bennett Guest House is located on Bennett Avenue, so named for the man who helped build the area more than a century ago.
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