Our Vacation rental named "Brew House Boarding" is located in the historic 100 year old Carrico Building in downtown Kittitas, WA. Built by a Barber, James Carrico, it was used for many types of businesses downstairs and has always been room rentals upstairs. When we purchased the building our vision was to provide a space for a small microbrewery on the first floor. We set about renovating the downstairs and in 2013, Colockum Craft Brewing opened for business. It survived about 2 years and promptly went out of business. We had already planned the upstairs spaces and continued the renovation. Fortunately Thrall & Dodge Winery have occupied the old tap room with their tasting room and are doing a marvelous business! This unique property is perfect for a destination style vacation where you can enjoy Thrall & Dodge Wine, Cheese & Meat Platters, and even a BBQ sandwich before retiring to your upstairs suite. It's a short drive to the hub bub of Ellensburg but here we offer a quiet, quaint experience of home town rural life in the small farming town of Kittitas.

When we purchased the building in 2011 it was being used as low rent apartments. It had been unloved and neglected to a point where we were unsure it could be renovated. We talked of tearing down the building. Finally rolling up our sleeves, we began the 4 year task of total interior demolition. There was little that could be saved besides the original wood flooring found under the nasty carpets. With the remodeling nearly completed, doing the majority of it ourselves. We struggled between renovation and running our hardware store a short walk from the building. We created the upstairs suites to reflect our heritage being born and raised in the great Northwestern United States. My husband grew up on a ranch in Salmon, ID and rode bareback horses for years before purchasing the Hardware Store in town. I grew up on small farms and a dairy as a child and have always been a bit of a tom boy. Renovation & building seems to be something my husband and I do naturally. The rooms are a labor of love we especially enjoy sharing. Many of the furnishing are from our past. We choose to share them with our guests with hopes of creating a unique experience you won't find anywhere else.

Located in Downtown Kittitas, WA we're just a block from the John Wayne Trail and a short, 8 mile drive to Ellensburg, Our small Main Street has a Grocery Store, Hardware Store, Pawn Shop, Wine Tasting Shop, Saloon, Espresso Stand, Cafe, Fruit Stand/Gift Shop, all night Truck Stop, and 2 well maintained City Parks. One with Toddler play ground equipment. All are within walking distance of Brew House Boarding. In addition we are a mile from Olmstead Place State Park, a short drive to the Columbia River and the Gorge Amphitheater. The Wild Horse Wind Farm Interpretive Center is close by and more Wine Tasting toward Mattawa on the Columbia River. Kittitas hosts it's own Kruisin' Kittitas Car Show & Burnouts on Main St. the 2nd week in August every year and a lighted Tractor Parade in December. Ellensburg is an active town with a Saturday Farmers Market in the Summer and many events all year long. So much to do, you'll have to visit more than once to see it all!