It was a fabulous stay at the brand new Somm Hotel, located in the heart of Woodinville. This hotel has been now open for several months but this was my first chance to do a thorough review. Let’s just say that my visit did not disappoint. The stay left little doubt that this is the best hotel in Woodinville.
We checked in and then made our way to our room, located on the 3rd floor.
The room faced north and had a little view. I love the motif of the check-in area with bottle punts everywhere as an ingenious light feature. This is exactly the kind of thing that you would like to see in Woodinville Wine Country.
The room itself was a spacious corner suite with a pull-out bed that was perfect for our 3 year old. This room would be a great option of you are traveling with one or two kids. The main living room space leads into the bathroom and then the bedroom.
I loved the comfort of the bed. I slept like a baby and my wife did as well.
The room design makes sense for maximizing space. The bathroom was relatively smaller but had a large shower and really nice minimalist design. I decided to open up some fancy wine from my cellar, an older bottle of Cayuse ‘Cailloux Vineyard’ Viognier. It did not disappoint!
Cayuse shows here why they are making some of the best wines in North America. We decided to go downstairs and explore the bar area and eventually dine on the early side. There is a rather grand entrance to the bar with a long hallway leading to an exceptionally modern and well-appointed space. This place can get really busy and it was a Friday so it was already getting busy.
We sat down and ordered some chicken wings, This was now the second time that we had tried these and I can assure you that they were every bit as good as the photo depicts. They have homemade ranch that they serve it with as well that is lights out. The wings themselves are very large.
It was now time to head into the restaurant. I had brought a special wine from my collection, a 2017 Bordeaux from Chateau Phelan Segur. This wine had been opened for a day and was really singing by the time we had a chance to taste it.
Phelan Segur is consistently making some of the best wines from its area for the price and this one was in a great spot. It was also a terrific food wine as I didn’t want to order anything that wouldn’t match the food well.
These were very lightly coated with breading and were delicious. One of the best things I had was their Cesar salad which came a delicious homemade dressing. This was a lights out edition with a lot of textures.
We had ordered more foods and had a hard time deciding for our mains. Now would be a good time to mention the service at their restaurant, Bin 47.
They did such a good job managing everything and our kid as well. They were just delightful and things came out with clockwork cadence. I decided to try a great new wine from Rujaya. They have some impressive new wines that are featured at Bin 47.
The restaurant has an expensive wine list, so you are best staying away from champagne and sparkling wines. Washington wines are extensively featured but are also very expensive — in some cases like Dunham ‘Trutina’ having a 4X markup. They could improve this area.
Food quality was consistently great. We even had a visit from their chef, Chef Max, and it was great to see him. He has certainly done an amazing job curating the food program. Temperatures and portion sizes were great as well. The steak was extremely well-cooked and tender. This was one of the stars of the show for me and also a marvelous pairing with my 2017 Bordeaux.
BOTTOM LINE:
The Somm Hotel is an exceptional new hotel in Woodinville. There were very few quirks or things that I think they should have done better. The only one gripe would be the wine mark-up in the restaurant is exceedingly high. The restaurant easily makes up for that with food quality and you can easily bring your own wine.
The room was well-appointed and also a fun environment to stay. They were super accommodating to our 3 year old. We all had an amazing time and it was a stay to remember.