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Scenic winery set in an Italian-inspired landscape with a selection of wines, featuring a tasting room, patio, and tranquil koi pond. Enjoy a meal amidst elegant water features and gardens.
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  • interviewtraveler
    Washington686 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The lake is beautiful, and the downtown Chelan area is fun and walkable. There were people around but not too many in the springtime.
    Written April 7, 2024
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  • Mistaya
    Chelan, WA1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Staff is top notch: friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable about the area. Scenery is beautiful, the Cascade mountains are breathtaking. If you go on a bluebird day in December or January you won’t regret it. Day trips are fine, but reserving a cabin in Stehekin in the off-season offers a special kind of remote family experience you can’t access many other places. Cozy up by the fire place with a good book or board game and have the best unplugged week of your life. Lots of core memories have been made in Stehekin!
    Written December 12, 2024
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  • tumbleweedchris
    Richland, WA1,025 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Slidewaters is a small, but fun, regional waterpark in Central Washington. It contains about 12 slides, a surfing experience (upcharge), lazy river, and a couple pools. There are no duds in the slide lineup which has a decent variety. The day I went had minimal waits and was perfect, but I could see a busy day being rather chaotic given the small size of the park. I'd recommend setting up your towels on the grassy hill near the volleyball and lazy river area. It gets you a little ways away from the main traffic of the park. My favorite ride was the funky tube slide where you go down a series of dips with shallow pools between them. It's a fun game of tube pinball. You should be able to do everything though and all the slides have something fun about them. The food was good for a small park. I recommend the chicken tender basket as the burgers add on about 5-10 minutes to your wait as you have to wait for them to be grilled. This is a really wonderful waterpark that is worth taking a detour to check out. It is great on a lower traffic day, but I could see a busy day turning into a bit of chaos given the lack of queue structure and limited number of services.
    Written August 25, 2024
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  • wuzfuzz08
    Kennewick, WA87 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    There were 4 couples that stayed at the park. This park is Immaculate.!! Entire park is grass , with plenty of trees. All pads were asphalt and very level. Our campsite was about 50 ft or less from Columbia River . Restroom facilities were constantly cleaned. The entire staff we encountered were extremely friendly & helpful. Chelan is a 10 minute drive from the park. Wenatchee is about 30 minutes away. We will be returning next year for another visit. It is also very quiet.
    Written September 15, 2024
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  • Evelyn C
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I love lake Chelan it’s like my second home. I go here every summer with family and friends the lake may be cold but you will get used to it! good to boat and fish and the best part is the milkshakes they have at the shop definitely recommend! if you have kids they will love the park, it has nets to play volley ball and a open space to play soccer! definitely come here! it’s worth the 3 hour drive from Seattle!
    Written July 30, 2024
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  • wuzfuzz08
    Kennewick, WA87 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We ( brought brother /sister in-law from Oregon) spent 10 days in the Chelan area in RV's . Tsillan Cellars Winery was the 2nd Winery we visited. We were greeted immediately as we walked through the front door.
    We did a flight sample of some spectacular wines. My sister-in law and myself bought several bottles when we left. We had a great time, great venue, view of the lake and staff as well. Tsillqn Estate Winery will be a winery we will return to in the future. They also have a dinner area as well. A must winery to visit !!
    Written September 15, 2024
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  • interviewtraveler
    Washington686 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We came here for the beach access. It's beautiful here with the lake and the mountains. We also liked the drive in restaurant next door.
    Written April 7, 2024
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  • ABZ
    Brazil477 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Pros
    -amazing venue with gorgeous views
    -reasonable prices
    -decent Reds- order "CRU"
    -friendly staff- smile, happy...
    -delicious salads

    Cons
    -server did not time meals correctly... She brought my meal first while others who had pizza waited. Servers & Chefs need to time food correctly. I ended up eating alone while others waited for pizza. Plus I was still finishing my appetizers.

    -server never once poured our wine. Might train servers to do this especially in such a fine dining venue

    -need stronger and better umbrellas. Umbrella fell and almost hit one of the guests
    -only two real food items- lamb and risotto... rest is pizza & salad... maybe add two -three more items- like a chicken, fish, and pasta
    Written July 8, 2023
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  • Payden M
    Atlanta, GA56 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    We enjoyed the sparkling wine here! It’s done in the traditional French method and each one is slightly different. The gardens and atmosphere are great.

    My only feedback would be that we made reservations for Father’s Day brunch but there wasn’t much of a brunch menu - if anything that would be considered brunch. It seemed to be their regular lunch menu.

    The flight of bubbles we had and the bonus pour that Bob shared was terrific.

    They have a great shaded space and the bubbles were poppin’!
    Written July 1, 2024
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  • Gail M
    Marysville, WA2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    My husband and I took a recent trip to Lake Chelan. While there we visited the Lake Chelan Historical Museum in downtown Chelan. What an absolute delight! We often visit smaller town museums and this one was truly exceptional. The volunteers and staff were very friendly and helpful. The exhibits were very well organized and easily viewed - everything was clearly labeled without being long and overly detailed. We especially enjoyed the large photo of an early elementary class some years back with almost everyone in the photo identified on an easily readable document on the wall. We loved this museum and highly recommend to anyone visiting Lake Chelan.

    Gail and Paul Miller
    Written June 4, 2024
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  • Al T
    San Miguel de Allende, Mexico1,175 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This store has an amazing meat section with a lot of sea food as well, not only that, the produce section is a work of art. This ¨is¨ the only place we will shop in Chelan and buy locally.
    Written April 22, 2021
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  • Jeffcornwall
    Franklin, TN288 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Small winery with excellent wines! We really enjoyed the tasting we had during our visit. Breathtaking view of Lake Chelan.
    Written June 10, 2023
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