Left Coast Estate is consistently a favorite destination for our guests. Maybe it’s their gorgeous vineyard with sweeping views of the Valley, maybe it’s their sustainably produced and delicious wines, their wood fired pizza (one guest told us it was the best pizza...
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Hops Capital of the World
The Willamette Valley might be famous for its wine, but we wouldn’t be able to show our faces in the Pacific Northwest if we didn’t also have top-notch beer and microbreweries to offer. In fact, the city of Independence was called “the hops capital of the world” from...
CYCLING AROUND INDEPENDENCE – Fall Edition
October is one of the most beautiful months in the Willamette Valley, and The Independence Hotel makes a perfect homebase for exploring the Valley on two wheels. With the leaves starting to change colors and fall breezes cooling off the hotter summer months, take...
Quarantine Dance Challenge
Back in April 2020, when we are still at the beginning of distancing and quarantining, we held a dance video contest on our social media. We put together a playlist for everyone who needing to just "dance it out", we received video submissions and selected four...
Harvest in the Willamette Valley
Is there anythign better than wine tasting when summer transitions to fall? At The Independence Hotel, we are located in the Willamette Valley near the Eola-Amity Hills AVA and Van Duzer AVA, as well as several wineries on the Heart of Willamette Trail. It's the...