Shelton WA lodging at Arcadia
Shelton WA lodging at Arcadia comes down to four places to stay on a cedar park estate where clothing is optional. We named each one for a figure from Greek myth, in keeping with Arcadia’s Greek origins. Two of them carry the names of gods of love.
Three lodgings have full kitchens, and Eros has a kitchenette. Two have a mirrored canopy over the bed. Every lodging has Wi-Fi.
Each lodging is different. Athena is a suite in the manor house. Aphrodite and Europa are mobiles with a 1950s and ’60s look, and Eros is a cedar cabin. Choose by the bed you want and by how close you like to be to the pool and hot tub.
Jump to a lodging:
double occupancy for high season summer.
What comes with every Shelton WA lodging
We provide linens, swimming towels and kitchen basics: pots and pans, dishes, paper towels and seasonings. You bring the coffee, breakfast and lunch. We don’t serve food here, so pack what you’ll want to eat and drink. Saturday dinner is a shared potluck, so plan on a dish for that too.
A stay in any of our Shelton WA lodging units includes the swimming pool, the 24-hour hot tub and the Saturday gatherings. Membership dues are pay-as-you-go and already built into your rate. The only additions are tax and credit card charges.
Lodgings run $170 to $210 a night, double occupancy, in the high summer season. Rates for each unit are on our Reservations & Rates page.
Our lodgings are pet friendly, and we welcome all socially trained dogs.
Lodging entrance
Athena
Athena is in the manor house. Of all our Shelton WA lodging, it has the closest access to the community center and the hot tub.
A flowery garden entrance leads in. French doors open to gardens, ferns and statuary. Past them are the sunning lawn and the Grecian pool. Bring plenty of sunscreen.
The upstairs bedroom has a king sleigh bed under a mirrored canopy. The den has a beamed ceiling and a large-screen TV, so the layout gives you a bedroom upstairs and a separate room to relax in.
Athena’s kitchen is full service, with a microwave, coffee brewer, toaster, range and refrigerator. For cooking outside, there’s a propane barbecue in the covered pavilion next door.
Athena fits a stay built around the pool and hot tub, since it sits closest to both.
Aphrodite
Aphrodite, the goddess of love, gets a 42-foot, two-bedroom mobile themed as a walk back to the 1950s and ’60s. The master bedroom has a queen bed with a canopied mirror overhead, and mirrored closet doors add to the view. The smaller room next to it has a full-size bed.
The kitchen is larger, with ’60s Naugahyde chairs and table and 1960s appliances that still work. The bathroom has a shower and tub.
Aphrodite has a covered veranda and a deck for morning coffee. A back entry opens toward a forest path through ferns and tall trees.
With two bedrooms, Aphrodite can take an additional couple at an added per-person membership rate. It’s the only mobile in our Shelton WA lodging with two bedrooms.
Aphrodite lodging is a 42 foot mobile, landscaped with morning coffee setting.
Europa
Europa is a cedar-sided single-wide mobile with a 1950s feel. Wood interiors run throughout, kitchen included. It sits alongside the cedar forest.
Inside you’ll find a full-size bed, a love seat sofa and a full kitchen with a microwave, coffee brewer, range and half-size refrigerator.
Europa has one full-size bed and a cozy sitting area. Its own sunning area, right beside the mobile, is the feature to plan around.
Eros
Eros, the god of love the Romans called Cupid, is a cedar-sided cabin in a cedar grove. It has two bedrooms: a master with a king canopied bed and an upstairs loft with a queen bed. The cedar interior keeps the cabin cool on summer days.
Eros has a kitchenette, with a full range, microwave, toaster, coffee brewer and apartment-size refrigerator. The bathroom has a shower only, no tub. Outdoor table seating covers everything from breakfast to a barbecue dinner, and the cabin looks out on the sunning lawn and pool.
Cool and woodsy, Eros is the best performer in our Shelton WA lodging lineup each summer. Like Aphrodite, it can take an additional couple at an added per-person membership rate.
EROS Cabin
The grounds around your Shelton WA lodging
Gerry and Kathy opened Arcadia in 1994 on a cedar-grove estate, and it is a woman-owned getaway in its 32nd year. Our guest members helped build much of what you’ll use, including the pool, the pavilion and the garden outdoor shower, and bi-annual work parties still pitch in.
Our Grecian-designed swimming pool, the Sea Nymphs Muses pool, is the center of summer days, with music poolside. Chaise lounges line the sunning lawn for sun and private conversation.
The hot tub is open 24 hours. It’s indoors, in the hot tub lounge, where you can soak and still enjoy the view outside.
The grounds include Greek statuary, private retreat gardens, fountains and a pond. There’s a mermaid fountain by the court. Forest paths wind through ferns and tall cedars.
We have indoor and outdoor showers, a cottage restroom and a covered pavilion with a propane barbecue for outdoor picnics.
A typical weekend at Arcadia
Lodging visits run from 11:00 a.m. to a 1:00 p.m. check-out the following day. On your first visit, we’ll give you an orientation and a tour.
The campfire burns any night of the week, and that is where arrivals meet the folks already here. Saturday morning starts with au naturel sunning poolside. Afternoons are for swimming, soaking, reading in a chaise lounge or walking the forest paths.
Saturday brings the gatherings and the potluck dinner, then more time by the campfire. You can join in or head back to your lodging. Clothing optional really does mean optional, and socializing is optional too. Guests choose their own level of interaction.
Check the events calendar to see what’s planned for your dates. That includes our Couples Fantasy events, which we hold to keep loving lit up. Couples Fantasy rates for each Shelton WA lodging unit are on the rates page.
Before you book a clothing optional Washington stay
We are a no-child, adults only environment, and clothing is your choice. Our clothing optional lodging shares the grounds with the pool, the sunning lawn and the hot tub lounge.
A few booking details matter most for Shelton WA lodging here:
- High season weekends require a 2-night minimum stay for lodgings.
- We may release a lodging on the Tuesday of that week for a 1-night stay.
- A credit card guarantees short-term rentals. We charge the card only if you don’t show or you cancel within 5 days of your arrival.
- Fall through winter is our seasonal down time. Membership dues help carry the facility through it.
Many guests don’t reserve until the week of their stay, so lodgings are often open a week out. You can also call on the day you plan to arrive. Just make sure you talk with office staff.
Shelton, Hood Canal and the Olympic Peninsula
Arcadia is at 141 S.E. James Road in Shelton, in Mason County. Shelton sits at the southern end of Puget Sound, near Hood Canal, so our Shelton WA lodging makes an easy base for the area.
Hood Canal is a fjord with miles of shoreline for kayaking, beachcombing, shrimp and salmon fishing, and photography. Bring binoculars and a camera for sunsets, wildlife and Olympic peaks in the distance.
For a day trip, the Highway 101 loop around Olympic National Park reaches Hurricane Ridge, Lake Crescent and the Hoh Rain Forest. Highway 3 leads to the small towns along Washington’s Puget Sound, including Port Ludlow, Port Townsend and Poulsbo.
Mason County’s visitor site lists more things to do around Hood Canal, from hiking to shellfish.
Reserve your Shelton WA lodging
Planning a romantic getaway or a couples getaway in Washington? Start on our Reservations & Rates page to compare current prices for Athena, Aphrodite, Europa and Eros.
Then call us at 360-427-2918 with your dates and the lodging you want. If we miss you, leave a voicemail. We return calls in the order we receive them.
Questions first? Use our Contact page.
Shelton WA lodging FAQ
What kind of kitchen does each lodging have?
Every Shelton WA lodging unit here has a place to cook. Athena, Aphrodite and Europa have full kitchens.
Eros has a kitchenette with a full range, microwave, toaster, coffee brewer and apartment-size refrigerator.
We supply pots and pans, dishes, paper towels and seasonings, plus linens and swimming towels. You bring your own food and coffee.
Is there a minimum stay?
On high season weekends, lodgings have a 2-night minimum. We may release a lodging on the Tuesday of that week for a 1-night stay.
Are there fees on top of the nightly rate?
Membership dues are included in your rate on a pay-as-you-go basis. Beyond that, only tax and credit card charges are added.
What are check-in and check-out times?
Lodging visits start at 11:00 a.m. Check-out is 1:00 p.m. the following day.
Do I have to be nude?
No. Clothing is optional, and so is socializing. You set your own level of interaction.
Can I book on short notice?
Often, yes. Call 360-427-2918 on the day you plan to arrive and talk with office staff. We may have a space for that night.
Is there Wi-Fi?
Yes, every Shelton WA lodging unit at Arcadia has Wi-Fi.