I've never written a review but felt compelled since our experience was so different. When we first arrived, Anna Maria asked about our tastes and recommended an ideal lunch spot. The location was great & the room included many wonderful extra touches. The soaps were awesome. The kitchen was well stocked included wonderful teas, microwave popcorn, fresh OJ & a spice rack. (I almost never cook when I'm away b/c who wants to buy entire bottles of herbs to fix a single meal?) The housekeeping was excellent. In addition to the standard stuff, they washed & put away the dish & glasses we left in the sink. They had treats waiting for the kids. Kids borrowed a couple videos from their library. We had reservations to go whale watching and the place called & cancelled us under an hour before we were supposed to set sail. Anna Maria made a few phonecalls (because she knows everyone on the Island) and got us booked with another outfit. She also let me keep the book I was reading (Devil wears Prada) from the inroom library. The food was so good, I'm not surprised Anna Maria has published a cookbook! Exceeded our expectations.

We stayed four nights at the Harrison House in Friday Harbor and were disappointed. The room was dusty, the shower door would not close properly and the towels smelled like mildew. One day, the maid left a bunch of wet towels and trash in our room and we found broken glass in the sink. Our first day there, we stepped out of the shower to find a painter at our window noisily scraping off loose paint. We asked the owners if they could hold off on the painting until we were gone from our room. He was back in a couple of days in exactly the same spot. The traffic was loud and noisy right outside our window. A truck idled for about 30 minutes filling our room with the smell of deisel. We were in the Orcas suite, supposedly one of the nicer units. The breakfasts were the only bright spot, but that's a lot of hassle for a good breakfast. After we persisted we got a modest discount off of our room. We wished we had stayed somewhere else. B&B's are hit and miss. This one missed.

Had a great stay at the Harrison House. The owners and the innkeeper are super friendly and every request was accommodated with enthusiasm. The food was first rate and they made a special dinner for our group of four adults and five children taking into account the children's different ages, likes and dislikes. Our room was very comfortable and clean. Easy walk to town.

We stayed this past weekend for a quick relaxing vacation. The Harrison House Suites seemed like a home away from home, replete with our own family in the Innkeepers. The breakfasts were gourmet feasts- we could hardly finish the desert course.

The room we stayed in Overlooked the harbor- and we had our own hot tub which was surprisingly clean and well kept. It was just so peaceful looking out at the boats passing- we could have stayed in the room and never even ventured out to the town. But we eventually did- on foot- as the "main" street and attractions are about 2 blocks away. when we came home there were warm homemade cookies waiting for us.

Overall, the bed and breakfast is very clean and almost luxurious- ti's much nicer than other places we've stayed here. Now that we found it, we will definitely book here exclusively from here on out.