The Red Lion Hotel Wenatchee is on the main thoroughfare through town, next to Highway 2 and just 15 minutes from Pangborn Airport via complimentary airport transportation. During your stay, you will want to tour the Applets & Cotlets Candy Factory and our hydro-electric dams and enjoy recreation on the Columbia River. The Gorge Amphitheatre (40 min), Lake Chelan (35 min), the Bavarian Village of Leavenworth (20 min) and the Cascade Loop are all close by. Wenatchee Valley College is less than 1-1/2 miles from the hotel. Our hotel is entirely smoke free and has 149 spacious guest rooms, including one suite. Each guest room features all of the services and amenities you would expect of a first-class hotel, including free wireless Internet access, telephone dataports, and laundry valet service. Kick back and relax in our seasonal outdoor pool (closes Nov 1) and year round whirlpool or work out in our fitness center. Packages are available for golf at Desert Canyon and Highlander Golf Courses and skiing at Mission Ridge. Also nearby you can enjoy waterskiing, beaches, river rafting, and tennis. The Roaring Start Breakfast Buffet is served from 6am to 10am Monday-Friday and 7am to 10am Saturday and Sunday. The Grizzly Lounge offers dinner, a special appetizer menu, drinks and six TV's to watch your favorite sporting event. With 7,678 square feet of meeting and banquet space, we are also able to accommodate up to 650 guests for your next conference or special occasion. For business or pleasure, the Wenatchee Red Lion Hotel is committed to provide care, comfort and value throughout your stay.

The Wenatchee Valley is located at the base of the Cascade Mountains, where the Wenatchee River meets with the Mighty Columbia. A dry climate, with normal summer temperatures in the 90's, allowing for river fun, golfing, hiking & fishing. This dry climate makes the best sking ever at Mission Ridge, just 12 miles up the mountain! Four distinct seasons make our Valley enjoyable year round.

Aplets and Cotlets Candy Kitchen(NW): Take a right out of the parking lot on Wenatchee Ave. Follow the road North, and continue as it turns left towards Cashmere. Take no exits. 7 miles up the road, turn left at the 2nd light into Cashmere business district. As you travel into town, there will be a sign in the business district which will direct you to turn left, and Aplets & Cotlets candy factory is one street over from the main road. If you miss this turn off the highway, dont fret...the next light, turn left, and it brings you in from the other end, and things are marked there too.
Apple Loop Trail(NE): Left out of the parking lot, take a left on 9th street, across the rail road tracks, and drive directly into the entrance. If you wish to continue to the Walla Walla Ball fields, rather than drive into the parking lot, follow the bend in the road, and continue just past Lowe's Hardware. Take a right into the main entrance for 4 ballfields, picnic areas. If there is a train on the tracks, you may continue down to 5th street, which offers an underpass.
Desert Canyon Golf Course(NE): Take a right out of the parking lot onto Wenatchee Ave. As you cross the Wenatchee River, there will be a road that veers off to the right. This is Easy Street. Take Easy Street and go two lights. This takes you to Highway 97/Highway 2. Turn Right onto this highway and cross the Columbia River. At the light, take a left Highway 97 & 2, and continue thru Orondo (Do NOT follow the signs to waterville) As you pass Orondo, you will then come to a hill with Daroga Park on your left. At the crest of the hill, watch for the Desert Canyon sign on your right and head up the hill. Everything is well marked.
Gorge Amphitheater(SE): 30 miles away. Take a left out of the parking lot on Wenatchee Ave. Follow Wenatchee Ave South. As you near the George Sellars Bridge, get in the right lane, as this lane will exit only up and onto the bridge. Cross the bridge and continue straight (do not turn left on Grant Road) following the Columbia River to Quincy. This is Highway 28. As you enter Quincy, the road will direct you to take a right on highway 281 which leads to Interstate 90. It is the road on highway 281, that you will find a sign to turn off to the Gorge.
Lake Chelan State Park(N): Take a right out of the parking lot on Wenatchee Ave. As you cross the Wenatchee River, there will be a lane that veers off to the right, which is Easy Street. Take it, and move right. At the first light, Penny Road, take a right, and follow the road. This is Alternate 97 heading for Chelan. You may continue thru the tunnel to Chelan, and as you drop down into the valley, take a left at Pat & Mikes and follow the South Shore to the State Park...OR...you may turn left just prior to the tunnel and take Navarre Coulee as a short cut to the park. This is well marked.
Mission Ridge Ski Area(SW): Take a left out of the parking lot on Wenatchee Ave. At the first light, take a right. This is 9th Street. Go two blocks and take a left on Chelan St. This is a one way heading South. Stay on this street all the way to the Mountain. Chelan St (one way South) will merge with Mission St (one way North) to become a two way. At this point, move to the right lane, and stay there, so you will continue straight. The other lane goes over the George Sellars Bridge into East Wenatchee, and you do not wish to go that way. Stay to the right and go straight.
North Central Washington Museum(S): Left on Wenatchee Ave, down to Yakima Street. Right on Yakima Street, Right on Mission Street (a one way going North). Museum is on the right as you turn onto Mission Street
Ohme Gardens(N): Right out of the parking lot, follow Wenatchee Ave, across the bridge of Wenatchee River. Veer to the right on Easy Street. Just past highway and 2nd light, take a right on Ohme Gardens Road, and follow signs.
Rocky Reach Dam(N): Take a right out of the parking lot on Wenatchee Ave. As you cross the Wenatchee River, there will be a lane that veers off to the right, which is Easy Street. Take it, and move right. At the first light, Penny Road, take a right, and follow the road. This is Alternate 97 heading for Chelan. Rocky Reach Dam will be 7 miles up the road.
Stanley Civic Center(S): Take a left out of the parking lot, and continue to 2nd street. Take a left on 2nd, and park back behind the buildings, which is the entrance to the convention center.
Alcoa(SE): Take a left out of the hotel on Wenatchee Ave, and travel South thru town and along the Columbia River. This road leads to Malaga and directly by the entrance to Alcoa.
Central Washington Hospital(SW): Left out of the parking lot. Right on 9th street, 3 lights to Miller. Take a left on Miller, and follow Miller South, past the high school. Take a left on Red Apple Road, or just past it into another parking lot. Both will lead to the emergency entrance, which is Red. The green entrance is for surgery.
Pangborn Memorial Airport(SE): From the airport, take a left onto Grant Road. Follow Grant Road down the hill to the main Highway intersection light at Highway 28. Take a right and move into the left lane which goes across the bridge and Columbia River. Move right and take the 1st exit after crossing the bridge on Wenatchee Avenue. Follow Wenatchee Avenue past 9th Street. The Red Lion Hotel will be on your right-hand side a 1/2 mile further.
Seattle-Tacoma Intl Airport(W): I-5 or I-405 to Eastbound I-90. Cle Elum turn off, crossing HWY 97 Blewitt Pass, which "T"'s with HWY 2. Take a right, and follow road into Wenatchee Ave, taking no exits. In town, move to left lane