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In my opinion, the optimum duration to visit is after the new year - before valentine (ie. 10 January to 1 February). The winter festival's decoration last from November 25th to February 14th. In late January, the hotel price is lower than half of the peak season in November-December. In addition, the road has no thick snow which makes driving easier.

The scenery was breath taking at night, with the town all lite up with Christmas lights. The shop owners and staff were very friendly and helpful. If you would like to add a sleigh ride during your trip, you need to schedule that well in advance. We checked a week out before our trip and they were completely booked for the time we were going.

Leavenworth is beautiful during the summer months but it’s spectacular during the winter and the decorations for Christmas are gorgeous. The sleigh ride was fun. The food was great and we had a fantastic time.

Steve was at front desk & he was very nice & shared the Leavenworth Aloha when we checked in. He was very welcoming to us. I was visiting all the way from Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii & felt right at home. Mahalo to Steve.

Visited Monday-Wednesday in mid November and found that some of the restaurants are only open on the weekends which was too bad. The main strip of town seems to open around 11 am and close at around 6 pm with the exception of bars and the few restaurants that are even open. Ludwigs, although very short staffed, has amazing food and unbelievable giant pretzels. We had to wait to be seated but the food was worth it. This was where we ate both evening meals but we were forced to drive to Peshastin for breakfast because nothing was open yet. The Nutcracker museum was cute and there are definitely a few great historical representations of nutcrackers from all over the world but it's mostly modern stuff. The passive aggressive notes all over the museum trying to get parents to control their children are good gor comic relief!! Kris Kringle shop is beautiful and whimsical! There's a salon with a couple of very aggressive salespeople who will drag you off the street and pretty much way-lay you for an hour in an attempt to coerce you to buy incredibly expensive products. They're nice people but you can spot the scam within seconds! Just say no! We were disappointed that we didn't find much in the way of German gifts or products. Most of the gift shops have cheap trinkets with your name on them. Didn't see a single wooden windmill and only one shop had cuckoo clocks. We had a great time but once you've gone, there's no need to go again. One full day was enough to see what Leavenworth had to offer.

Leavenworth is an attractive town and we live in Mukilteo, WA, just 2hour’s drive away. So we visit eastern washington almost every year. I think Leavenworth is one of the famous places where many people want to visit. I hope it gets rapid recovery economically from covid 19 damage. Good luck Leavenworth!!