It's been years since I've been back and I go for ...

It's been years since I've been back and I go for the bar - though I have both stayed and dined on multiple occasions.

As many have said herein, the views are exceptional and the grounds are pretty. The rooms are fairly ordinary and the dining is hit and miss. Sometimes it's pretty good and sometimes the "Denny's" comment someone else made is legit.

I think it could be great, but great would require a lot more traffic than it actually gets to fund that greatness.

The biggest problem and block to SML getting the traffic that would make it world class is simply getting there.. If you're not from Washington, your choices are Seattle, Spokane or Wenatchee airports and then a 2.5 to 4.5 hour drive. You really have to want to go there to get there and if it's not already world class, why would you?

If SML put serious effort in getting something like Kenmore Air in Seattle to make regular flights to Twisp Municipal Airport (1/2 hour from SML), it might become more than it is.. short of that though, I don't know how this place ever gets the traffic to generate the revenue to achieve all that it could be..