Turtleback Farm Inn

The Turtleback Farm Inn on Orcas Island, hosted our party for two nights. We can HIGHLY recommend this FINE establishment.
The facility is clean, well appointed and conveniently located. Susan and Steve are pro’s in the business. Susan’s breakfast creations were beautifully presented, TASTY and served on fine china.
Our fellow guests were happy people, quiet and respectful. We felt as if we made new friends during breakfast each morning.

The overall experience was OK — we expected more — as in more privacy given the room description. The «private deck overlooking the farm below» is NOT what most would call private, as the rear access passes nearby and within clear eye-​shot of the room if the blinds aren’t drawn. Hard to enjoy that view in the ‘Valley View’ room with the blinds closed … exceptional view though!
The breakfast is better than OK — with the homemade granola being especially good! The current concierge ‘Steve’ seemed a bit put-​off when we didn’t use cash to pay the sales tax portion of the prepaid reservation, and again when purchasing the unique cookbook offered. Additional staff were very friendly in the morning and during check-​out.

Breakfast is above average, rooms average to good. The location is out of the way, meaning you have to drive to restaurants, shops, the shore, anything. Also, if you came to Orcas Island to hike or kayak, this is about as far away from those places as you can get.
The only views are out of the rooms at the back, which look out onto a farm pasture where sheep graze.
The free Wi fi is a joke.
The biggest downside is the sullen old biddy who runs the place. My wife likes to chat up the B&B proprietors, get tips for tomorrow’s activities, etc. Well, forget it. She’s there to harvest your money and that’s it.

My boyfriend surprised me with a trip to Orcas Island for Valentine’s Day. I had no idea where we were staying or what to expect so when we pulled into this place. Exceeded my expectations! We were greeted like we were old friends by the wife & husband who own the property, they were extremely sweet and friendly. I can’t recall the wife’s name but when my boyfriend booked the room, he had told her about how he used to stay in a cabin not too far from there on the water when he was little. She took it upon herself to call the management company of those properties and had it set so we could walk around their property once we got settled!
We stayed in the Stayman room. It was perfect. Super comfortable king size bed and the back doors opened up to a little porch that overlooked the sheep in the backyard.
Breakfast was fantastic! We walked into the dining area and there was fresh fruit waiting at each table. They served some kind of salmon omelette which was fantastic as well!

We stayed here for one night after a business trip to Seattle.
The accommodation was beautiful, the hosts super warm and friendly. We had breakfast the next morning in the main house and got to meet Bill and Susan Fletcher, who have a son living on the Gold Coast in Australia.
It was an amazing way to see the San Juan islands for the first time, and I’m so keen to go back and see more.

I booked a reservation 8 months ago to stay here for my girlfriends wedding. I arrived and stated my name and she looked me up and said my reservation was not till the following night. There was an error somewhere apparently because I would have never made that reservation because it didn’t make sense since I would have to take the ferry home that night. The wife and husband found me a small cottage to stay at and transferred my deposit to that place and i was very appreciative despite how rude then wife was. So the next morning I get a call from the wife at turtle back inn farm who was practically yelling at me accusing me of lying and that some now my plans had changed and I was «putting them out» and that she did not appreciate it and if she couldn’t fill my room tonight she was going to charge my deposit again. Then she hung up. Barely got out two words to this woman and she just hangs up. HORRIBLE customer service. How can you live in such a beautiful place and be SO MEAN! And the husband is incredibly nice so I dont understand that one either. Even if I had enjoyed it out there I would NEVER stay there because of her. I have never been treated so rude by a business owner in my life. The lady at the cottage I got sent to, SUPER nice. What’s your deal?!

My husband and I stayed at Turtleback Farm Inn and had a wonderful stay! We loved our room (Maple View) and we found the hosts to be helpful without hovering. I think sometimes letting guests have their own space is perhaps misinterpreted. We enjoyed the breathing room. Our room was quite bight in the morning, which we liked as we tend to be early risers and don’t like to waste the day in bed. If you want to sleep late this is probably not the best room for you. I wish I could give a 4.5 star because the stay was almost perfect. The only minor draw back, and it really is only minor, is the breakfasts. They are good, but not outstanding. I LOVE breakfast and cook a pretty mean breakfast on a daily basis and so I have a very high breakfast standard for my B&B stays. My husband always books at B&Bs instead of hotels for this reason. Many of the places we have stayed in the past have had exceptional breakfasts that I would probably not make at home. Most of these other stays were at smaller B&Bs and maybe that is the difference. Like I said the breakfasts weren’t bad and the scenery was great! A very smart thing they do is have you fill out a breakfast preference card at check-​in. Not really thinking about the fact that we were in the NW, we neglected to state our dislike of fish for breakfast. On our last day we were served Salmon crapes. I am sure most guests were delighted with this dish. Thankfully we filled up on other items. When our hosts noticed that we had not eaten the dish, they did offer to make us something else and told us that we should have said something. We appreciated the offer, but had had enough to eat. So be sure to fill out your card better than we did and say something if need be. Another nice thing that they do is put out hot beverage makings, fruit, and baked goodies in the afternoon. These were very good and fun to come home to! We would stay there again and recommend it to others as well. We found the price to be quite competitive with other B&Bs in the area

Way over priced for accommodations
The wife is surly, husband very nice Breakfast is from 8 to 9, way to early and only average

Stayed here on a getaway with my boyfriend, and it was wonderful! Its a big old farmhouse on a bunch of property with chickens, sheep, and two (what looked like) black, Scottish longhorn cows! They accommodated us on very short notice, and even upgraded our room at no cost when we got there. Best parts: huge ass claw foot tub, crepes and coffee in the morning, super quiet and intimate, extremely helpful and friendly hosts! Theres not much going on right around the place, but i think it was the perfect chill-​and-​outdoorsy choice for our getaway. Oh and bill was a total gem on the phone!

This is our second time here at the Turtleback and we absolutely love it here. The B&B is charming, quaint, and romantic. Perfect for a quiet getaway. It’s almost hard to write this review because it’s one of those places you don’t want others to know about but can’t help but brag and rave about it. Already can’t wait to come back again because we left feeling sooooo relaxed and in awe by the farm.

This place is enchanting! I stayed here with 3 of my girlfriends for one’s 40^th birthday. We stayed in the Pippin Room of the farmhouse. The view from our private balcony was breathtaking — rolling hills as far as the eye could see, deer dotting the landscape. Our «back yard» had blackberry bushes & apple trees from which we picked an afternoon treat. Though you get the distinct feel of being in the country, you are a 5 minute’s drive from Eastsound, and a 10 minute drive to the marina. We never even saw the owners while on the property, though Susan came up to us during our dinner at New Leaf restaurant on our final night to thank us for staying with them. We dealt with Bill & Susan’s grandson Jason, who was extremely pleasant and helpful. Homemade breakfast on the big patio was delicious & they were very conscientious about my friend’s dietary restrictions. Only problem: it’s yellow jacket season! We were kept fairly busy batting away the little buggers as they dive bombed our fruit bowls. The bottle of Sherry in our room made for a pleasant nightcap each night before we turned in for the kind of deep slumber you can only get in the country…

We stayed here with a large (10 people) group a while back and Bill and Sue run a wonderful B&B. They live on the property but not in the house which was kind of nice. Sometimes I feel a little too «looked after» at B&Bs but not here. The food was wonderful as was the conversations with the owners. The rooms were nice. We stayed in an upstairs room that was reasonably priced and well appointed. One of the couples stayed in the Orchard House for a fair amount more money but it was a great room with a deck overlooking the meadow. All in all a nice place to stay and I will stay there again.

Terrific! At the risk of making it even more difficult to get a reservation, Bill and Susan run a wonderful place. We stayed in the Valley View room. Their restaurant recommendations: New Leaf at Outlook and Inn at Ships Bay were spot on. Do not miss the hiking, basically «across the street» at the Turtleback preserve. Views are wonderful, as good as Mt Constitution really, and without the car traffic.

I’ve stayed here a million times and it is always a wonderful experience. It sort of straddles the intimacy of a B&B and the charm of a small inn. There are rooms in all price ranges so if you are on a budget look for the small room under the stairs called the Nook. If you want extravgent, check out the Orchard House.
The owners have lived on Orcas for many years so they are knwledgeable (if not opinionated) about everything the Island has to offer.

If you are on Orcas Island, this is a picturesque place to stay. The house overlooks a valley with sheep, meadows, hills, gorgeous trees, and blue sky (I was there in August). The rooms are beautiful, trimmed with wood wainscoting, floors, window frames. There are no overdone floral motifs or preponderance of antiques. We ended up walking down into the field to have a picnic with the sheep (warning that grass down there is not soft). Breakfast is decent nothing over the top and portions were just right. They do serve fresh figs from their fig tree and that was the highlight of our meals. There is always free tea, cocoa, and coffee in the dining room. Plus sherry and brandy at night.