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Equip · Refresh · Restore

Come away and rest awhile.

Sanctuary Inn is a refuge at the foot of Mt. Hood, where people who serve far from home are welcome, listened to, and given time to rest.

Two wooden Adirondack chairs side by side, facing wildflowers and tall firs with the evening sun coming through
Need rest?Ask about a stay →A short, private note. No pressure. Want to help?Give, pray, or volunteer →Monthly partners keep every stay a gift. Caring for someone?For churches and agencies →Share this place with someone who needs it.
A basket of mugs and blue willow teacups set out on a table for guests Garden dahlias in an open vintage suitcase beside a candle

A note from the innkeepers

Come as you are.

Life across cultures asks a lot. Language, loss, transitions, the weight of other people's needs. If you are tired, or carrying more than you can name, there is a quiet room here, a fire in the Lodge, and people who have walked this road too.

Stay a few nights or a few months. We'll keep the kettle on.

The Innkeepers

What a stay holds

Space, place, and time to heal.

Every stay is shaped around you. Some guests need a week of quiet. Others need months and someone to walk with them.

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  • Debrief and follow-up

    Someone to listen

    Tell your story to someone trained to hear it, and leave with a plan for what comes next.

  • Community life

    A seat at the table

    Shared meals and unhurried company, with a private room of your own to return to.

  • Healing prayer

    Unhurried prayer

    Time to pray with a couple on our team, if and when you want it.

  • Life rhythms

    Rhythms to take home

    Rest, Sabbath, and a pace you can keep when you return to your work.

Inside the Lodge: log beams hung with string lights, wooden sofas with a plaid throw, and snow outside the windows
The Lodge, on a winter afternoon Log beams, string lights, and room to sit a while.

In their words

"Sanctuary Inn feels like home."

Even for one day. Beautiful. Refreshing. Caring. The care was overwhelmingly healing. Thank you.

A guest

"My time at Sanctuary Inn was such a gift to me. To be able to process, cry, laugh, and be served by people who get it was so precious and restorative."
A guest
"A place where you can be yourself, go into God's wonder and awe, and where you can rest your heart, mind, and soul."
A guest
Moss-covered stone steps climbing through ferns and old firs

The path here

Three gentle steps. No pressure.

Open to anyone living and working outside their home culture, and their families.

  1. 1

    Send a short note

    Eight questions or fewer. Tell us the safest way to reach you: email, phone, or video call.

  2. 2

    Have a conversation

    We listen, answer your questions, and see together whether a stay fits what you need.

  3. 3

    Plan your stay

    From 3 nights to 3 months. There is no fee. Guests give what they can.

Ask about a stay

Your note stays private. [Who sees it: confirmed in the privacy design.] Sanctuary Inn is not an emergency or crisis service. If you need urgent help, contact local emergency services.

The place

Woods, a river, and a fire to sit by.

Our acres at the base of Mt. Hood hold two houses, a retreat lodge, and a path to the Salmon River. Since 2017, hundreds of guests have come here to rest.

The Inn: a house with teal metal roofs, a patio with chairs, and rhododendrons in bloom under tall firs
The Inn
Summer wildflowers beside the lawn
Summer wildflowers
A fire burning in the Lodge's stone fireplace
The Lodge fireplace
Chairs around a fire pit under string lights at dusk
Evenings by the fire pit
Sunset through the firs along the drive
The drive at sunset

Gatherings

Come and see us.

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Chairs around a fire pit under string lights at dusk

Saturday · 6 to 8 pm · At the Inn

Jazz on the Mountain: Christmas Edition

Music, dessert, and lights with the Route 66 Jazz Ensemble.

Free · All ages

A group of friends with arms around each other, facing mountains at sunrise

Apr 16 to 17, 2027 · Conference

Care Connexion NW

For pastoral and nonprofit staff, member care teams, and ministry volunteers. Featuring Lauren Wells, author of The Grief Tower, and 12 breakouts.

Hosted by MissionConnexion

Monthly partners

Keep the porch light on.

Every stay is offered as a gift. Guests are asked for a suggested $40 a night and give what they can. Monthly partners make up the rest, so no weary traveler is turned away for cost.

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