Whew, this was a tough one. Earlier this summer, we asked you all to share your favorite things to do while at Seabrook. In a short time we received a lot of really good responses from both homeowners and guests! While that made it difficult to select the winner of the contest, we finally found one post that comprehensively summarized many fun things to do while on the Washington coast.

So without further ado, please join us in congratulating Dana H. for being the winner of Seabrook’s summer contest!!

Dana will receive a $50 Gift Certificate to Seabrook’s favorite dining spot, the Mill 109 Restaurant & Pub. Her response was very well written and had a very unique perspective given the fact that she lives in Arizona. Here is what she wrote:

Coming from hot Arizona, Seabrook is always a welcome relief from the dust and heat.

The top things that we have done in Seabrook and the Seabrook area are as follows:

• Relax. Seabrook is very laid back and it’s easy to just relax and kick back for a while
• Watch a movie. Most, if not all rental homes have a DVD player and after the drive from Seattle it is nice to just sit down, relax, and watch a movie to unwind.
• Cool Off. Especially for people like me coming from out of state it is nice to be somewhere it can be sunny and cool, cloudy and cool, or windy and cold. Any one of these is better than where I am coming from and an enjoyable experience. A great memory I have from Seabrook is sitting by the fire outside watching the mist “rolling through the air” from the trees. Hard to explain, just something that has to be experienced!

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As you may already know, the Coastal Living Ultimate Beach House at Seabrook was open for tours for 4 months, during which thousands of visitors from all over the country journeyed over to Seabrook for a sneak peek.

We thought it would be fun to enter every visitor into a contest, for a prize consisting of many fun little gifts straight from the Seabrook Giftshop and one main prize – a free weekend stay at Seabrook!

We recently compiled all the tickets together and drew one lucky guest. Needless to say, we have a winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, we are proud to announce that Kim M. from Burien, WA is the winner of the Ultimate Beach House Visitors Contest!

Congratulations to Kim from the whole Seabrook Team! Be ready to receive a gift basket of Seabrook goodies that will contain the free weekend voucher for your stay at Seabrook.

Didn’t have a chance to tour the Ultimate Beach House? You can now do so virtually, just head over to the Ultimate Beach House blog for all the pictures and videos!

Before the Coastal Living Magazine Ultimate Beach House opened on July 16, we asked our readers to share with us the “ultimate beach home” of their dreams!

We received plenty of original and inspiring entries that in many ways captured the facets of a timeless beach sanctuary similar to the Coastal Living Magazine Idea House and all the other homes around Seabrook. We even had our sales team drop by and provide an inspiration with their creative ideas!

While each and every beach home entry was unique and worthy of the grand prize, we had to pick one lucky winner to take home all the marbles!

So, without further ado, the Seabrook Blog is proud to announce the winner of the 2010 “Describe Your Ultimate Beach House” contest — Leisa!! Sincere congratulations from everyone at Seabrook, we hope you will enjoy your visit to the beach and your tour through the Ultimate Beach House.

Here is Leisa’s winning entry:

“My Ideal Beach House would be some where that the surf could be heard and the waves could be seen. It would have easy access to the beach, but be walking distance to town. It would have lots of windows, so there were plenty of opportunity to use natural lighting.

The main floor would include a flowing open area that contain living, eating, and kitchen areas that would be perfect for entertaining, but take advantage of the view of the shore too. There would also be a guest bedroom and mud/utility room and a 1/2 bath. The second floor would have 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a large sitting room with a huge picture window to watch the surf, somewhere that could be used for reading or crafts, with big comfy chairs. The 3rd floor would have a media room that would also have plenty of windows, and sleeper sofas for times when the guest room just isn’t enough. There would also be a 3/4 bathroom. The interior of the house would feature a peaceful beachy decorating scheme to compliment the views from the window.

Outside of the house there would a wrap-around porch accessed from french doors off of the living room. There would be lots of Adirondack chairs, a hammock, and a stone fireplace so that the outdoors could still be enjoyed in our cooler NW weather. There would also be a covered outdoor BBQ. A hot tub and outdoor shower, and covered walkway from the garage to the house would complete the amenities. The yard would be low maintenance with native vegetation.

Sounds a lot like a house that could easy be found right there at Seabrook, doesn’t It?”

It sure does Leisa! Just a reminder, here is the prize for the contest Leisa just won:

• 2 Seabrook Glass Floats
• 4 Tickets to the Ultimate Beach House at Seabrook
• Exclusive Tour of the Idea House!

Leisa, please contact us at rewards@seabrookwa.com to claim your prize!

To everyone else – thank you very much for participating and for sharing with us your dream beach house ideas! We will have many more fun contests coming up at the Seabrook Blog in the future! To make sure you get all the details first, subscribe to the blog and get every post right in your email inbox!

Krista!

Her comments…

“Seabluff, hands down! Ocean view and patio…this beautiful home beckons for a novel to be set here. And that gourmet kitchen? It is begging me to make seafood gumbo within its walls. My 3 closest girlfriends and I would open a fine bottle of red and let our fast-paced work lives slip away for a moment…”

Krista, to claim your beach getaway, please email rewards@seabrookwa.com.

Thank you to all the Seattle Picks readers who entered the June beach vacation giveaway right here on the Seabrook Blog. If you haven’t done so already, become a follower of Seabrook and be the first to learn about new and upcoming beach vacation giveaways and hot bargains on beach vacation rentals.

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Stay tuned, we’ll be tossing up some amazing contests and bargains all year!

The Seabrook Photo Challenge winners will be announced right here on 11/15/07. Thank you to everyone who submitted photos, it will be no easy task sorting through the 287 potential winners!

For those who live in the great Pacific Northwest, keep your eyes peeled for our new billboard on Interstate 5, in Fife, WA. My personal hope is that seeing this board will take you away from the daily commute and bring back fond memories of cherished time previously spent at Seabrook.

Have a great weekend and we hope to see you all soon!