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About Us

DESCRIPTION, PHILOSOPHY, AND STAFF BIOS

We are located in Olympia, Washington. We offer comfortable accommodations at affordable rates, catering to travelers, visitors, and students. Chez Cascadia is run out of our home in the Northwest neighborhood. Just two blocks from major bus lines, there is easy walking, biking, and bus access to restaurants, grocery stores, bars, the Capitol, The Evergreen State College, and the historic downtown area.

PHILOSOPHY

We at Chez Cascadia feel strongly about the importance of providing accessible, fun, safe and affordable accommodations.  Having traveled a fair amount internationally, and truly appreciating the network of hostels and guesthouses that facilitate cross-cultural exploration and the development of a community of passionate and quirky travelers, we are excited about being able to bring that opportunity to the area. We are happy to be filling a niche in greater Olympia. Olympia is a wonderful place that we are proud to call our home and we are thrilled to share it through Chez Cascadia with our wide range of guests.

The hostel serves as our home. As well as making logistical sense, this was in part an ideological decision. Based loosely on the kibbutz model, we feel that there is great value added to a commercial enterprise by making it holistically connected to the broad and interesting lives of the innkeepers. We hope that the care and investment that we put into our home is evident in your stay. In turn, we ask that you respect our private space and be mindful of the staff and facilities.

We are firmly committed to supporting and exploring sustainable lifestyles, low-impact building practices, minimizing our use of harmful energy, and using environmentally sensitive products.  Our remodel four years ago utilized low-toxicity paints including clay-based interior paints, recycled materials, cotton insulation and cob. We participate in our utility's green power program, so they generate electricity from solar, wind, and biomass energy plants on our behalf.

STAFF BIOS
Current Innkeepers

Anna, Hisham, and Cory are currently the innkeepers at Chez Cascadia.

Click here for past staff bios.

 
Hisham and T will get their pics and bios up soon!

Page updated Jan 2012.

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