Traveler's Information

                  

                                           Deception Pass                                                                                 Ferry leaving Mukilteo

The Venue - Gail Harker Creative Studies Center

                      1751 N.E. Goldie Street Bldg B

                      Oak Harbor, WA 98277, USA

Getting to Oak Harbor - Oak Harbor is located at the northerly end of Whidbey Island and is nearly equidistant from Seattle, WA or Vancouver, BC. Oak Harbor is accessible from the south via the ferry between Mukilteo and Clinton, from the Olympic Peninsula via the ferry between Port Townsend and Keystone, and by road (from the I-5 and the north) via Highway 20 and the bridge at Deception Pass.


SeaTac Airport is served by airport shuttle service operating several times daily to and from Oak Harbor. West Isle Air offers commuter flights from Seattle’ Boeing Field to Oak Harbor, and can provide a transfer from SeaTac to Boeing Field if needed.

  
   

 

Bellair Airporter Shuttle - 866-235-5247,
www.enjoytheride.com, shuttle@airporter.com. From SeaTac to Whidbey Island via Deception Pass Bridge.


Whidbey-SeaTac Shuttle - 877-679-4003,
www.seatacshuttle.com, From SeaTac to Whidbey Island via the Clinton Ferry, arriving in downtown Oak Harbor. They may drop off/pick up at your hotel, depending on schedule.


Kenmore Air - 877-359-5366, www.kenmoreair.com.

The schedule to Whidbey Island is available on their web site.

  

Hotels - Oak Harbor is served by a number of hotels/motels. Information on any of these is available through the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce at (360) 675-3535, or by e-mail at gohcc@whidbey.net Three of the motels have been kind enough to offer special discounts to our visiting students. They are: Auld Holland Inn - 800-228-0148, Best Western Harbor Plaza - 800-927-5478, and The Coachman Inn - 800-635-0043 All are within one mile of the studio. Be sure to tell them you are a student of the Gail Harker Creative Studies Center when you book. Each hotel has a variety of facilities with accommodations available at a range of prices, and all have restaurants on site. After the first class and once acquaintances are made, some students opt to share hotel rooms.
Dining in and around Oak Harbor - The studio has a small refrigerator and microwave available for those who would like to bring in small lunches, etc. If you prefer to dine out, there are a number of eateries near the studio; some are fast food, others are conventional restaurants.
Getting around Oak Harbor - If you fly into Seattle or Vancouver, you may rent a car in advance. It is straightforward to drive to Oak Harbor. You may also rent a car in Oak Harbor, if you take the shuttle. Normally, there are enough students with cars to share rides to and from hotels to the studio, and around Oak Harbor.
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