The Captain's House4.977 reviews · 77 AirbnbRenovated 2021

The Captain's House sits at the top of a bluff at the end of a quiet dead-end street, three miles from I-5. Renovated in 2021 and furnished by the family who gather here for reunions, it holds two suites: First Mate's Quarters on the main floor and Captain's Quarters upstairs. Book one, or take the whole house as All Hands and sleep up to 14.

Welcome aboard

Close to the city, far above it

From the lawn the land drops away to the port of Tacoma, the river mouth and Commencement Bay, with the skyline beyond. The Olympics stand in the west, the Cascades and Mt Rainier in the east. The house was renovated in 2021, the family uses it for reunions, and when they are not here they invite others in.

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Choose your deck

Each has a site of its own with photos, beds and dates.

First Mate's Quarters

The main floor. Two bedrooms, a fold-out queen, sleeps 6. Swinging love seat, lower deck and fire pit. Dogs welcome.

Captain's Quarters

The upper floor. Two king bedrooms and a bonus room with a trundle, sleeps 8. Wraparound deck and a stone fireplace.

All Hands

Both suites together. Five bedrooms, two kitchens, two laundries, sleeps 14. Made for reunions.

What the decks look out on

Sunsets, nearly every night

Bring a jacket, pull up a chair and watch the harbor lights come on.

Fourth of July

Fireworks from above

On July 4th the shows go off all around Commencement Bay for hours, and the bluff puts you above all of them. Guests watch from the decks and the fire pit while the bay lights up below.

By the numbers

The house is amazing. We had 14 people including 6 children and didn’t want for anything.

Lori, June 2024

From the guest book

A family house first

Glen and his family renovated the Captain's House in 2021 as a place to gather for reunions, and stocked it with the things they enjoy using themselves. When the family is not here, they open it to guests. Glen's son, a professional maintenance handyman, looks after the house, and likes to sit out in the garden and meditate with the view.

Glen Wolf

Host, The Captain's House

Around Tacoma

Downtown Tacoma is about 15 minutes away, Sea-Tac about half an hour.

On the bluff

One address in Northeast Tacoma, three ways to stay.

A few seconds at the Captain's House

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Three ways to stay

The lower suite, the upper suite, or the whole house.

Tacoma, WA

First Mate's Quarters

The Captain's House · Tacoma, Washington

2 bedrooms · 1 bath

Tacoma, WA

Captain's Quarters

The Captain's House · Tacoma, Washington

3 bedrooms · 1 bath

Tacoma, WA

All Hands

The Captain's House · Tacoma, Washington

5 bedrooms · 2 baths

Three ways to stay

Side by side

The Captain's House is a duplex: two complete suites, one on each floor, sharing a front door, a mud room and the garden. Book one, or book both as All Hands.

	First Mate's Quarters	Captain's Quarters	All Hands
Floor	Main floor	Upper floor	The whole house
Sleeps	6	8	14
Bedrooms	Lantern Room (king), Cooks Room (queen)	Anchor Room (king), Gas Lamp Room (king), bonus room with a trundle	All five
Extra sleeping	Fold-out queen sofa	Couches fold out to a queen	Both
Bathrooms	1, with a heated towel rack	1, tub and shower, heated towel rack	2
Kitchen	Modern kitchen, full spice rack	New kitchen, quartz counters, stainless appliances	Two full kitchens
Laundry	Full-size washer and dryer	Full-size stacked washer and dryer	Two laundries
Outdoors	Lower deck, swinging love seat, fire pit	Wraparound deck, fire pit	Both decks, patio, fire pit
Pets	Dogs welcome	No pets	Dogs, kept to the lower suite

All three share the same views: Commencement Bay, the harbor, Tacoma's skyline, the Olympic and Cascade Mountains and Mt Rainier.

Go to a suite

First Mate's Quarters

Main floor, sleeps 6, dogs welcome.

Captain's Quarters

Upper floor, sleeps 8, wraparound deck.

All Hands

The whole house, sleeps 14.

The Captain's House is a duplex: two complete suites, one on each floor, sharing a front door, a mud room and the garden. Book one, or book both as All Hands.

	First Mate's Quarters	Captain's Quarters	All Hands
Floor	Main floor	Upper floor	The whole house
Sleeps	6	8	14
Bedrooms	Lantern Room (king), Cooks Room (queen)	Anchor Room (king), Gas Lamp Room (king), bonus room with a trundle	All five
Extra sleeping	Fold-out queen sofa	Couches fold out to a queen	Both
Bathrooms	1, with a heated towel rack	1, tub and shower, heated towel rack	2
Kitchen	Modern kitchen, full spice rack	New kitchen, quartz counters, stainless appliances	Two full kitchens
Laundry	Full-size washer and dryer	Full-size stacked washer and dryer	Two laundries
Outdoors	Lower deck, swinging love seat, fire pit	Wraparound deck, fire pit	Both decks, patio, fire pit
Pets	Dogs welcome	No pets	Dogs, kept to the lower suite

All three share the same views: Commencement Bay, the harbor, Tacoma's skyline, the Olympic and Cascade Mountains and Mt Rainier.

Above the bay,in sight of Rainier

Close to the city, far above it

Choose your deck

First Mate's Quarters

Captain's Quarters

All Hands

What the decks look out on

Commencement Bay

Mt Rainier

The Olympics

Tacoma's skyline

A fire pit on the lawn

Three miles to I-5

Sunsets, nearly every night

Fireworks from above

By the numbers

First Mate's Quarters, from 44 reviews

Captain's Quarters, from 28 reviews

guests when you take the whole house

miles to I-5

A family house first

Around Tacoma

Point Defiance Park

Museum of Glass

Dash Point State Park

Browns Point Lighthouse

Ruston Way

Mount Rainier

On the bluff

A few seconds at the Captain's House

Three ways to stay

First Mate's Quarters

Captain's Quarters

All Hands

Three ways to stay

Side by side

Go to a suite

First Mate's Quarters

Captain's Quarters

All Hands

Above the bay,in sight of Rainier

Close to the city, far above it

Choose your deck

First Mate's Quarters

Captain's Quarters

All Hands

What the decks look out on

Commencement Bay

Mt Rainier

The Olympics

Tacoma's skyline

A fire pit on the lawn

Three miles to I-5

Sunsets, nearly every night

Fireworks from above

By the numbers

First Mate's Quarters, from 44 reviews

Captain's Quarters, from 28 reviews

guests when you take the whole house

miles to I-5

A family house first

Around Tacoma

Point Defiance Park

Museum of Glass

Dash Point State Park

Browns Point Lighthouse

Ruston Way

Mount Rainier

On the bluff

A few seconds at the Captain's House

First Mate's Quarters

Captain's Quarters

All Hands

Three ways to stay

Side by side

Go to a suite

First Mate's Quarters

Captain's Quarters

All Hands