Smuggler's Inn Bed and Breakfast

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From the Bellingham Herald - November 10, 2007
A Security Nightmare

Lodging on the Line: Smuggler's Inn
BLAINE — Tucked in the rural countryside where rusted car bodies are buried under dense blackberry vines and paved roads abruptly give way to gravel is the Smuggler’s Inn, a bed and breakfast literally on the U.S.-Canadian border.

Rooms come equipped with night vision binoculars so guests can track the almost nightly cat and- mouse game between Border Patrol agents and those trying to sneak into the United States. Over the past three years, 105 people have been arrested in the inn’s yard. Just mowing the lawn can accidentally trip hidden sensors, prompting a flyover by Border Patrol helicopters, said Bob Boule, the inn’s operator. READ THE STORY!

From the Whatcom Independent - July 20-26, 2006
Lodging on the Line: Smuggler's Inn
Imagine owning an inn that is mostly in the United States, but also a little bit in Canada. Imagine 56 smugglers being apprehended on or near your property – just since 2001. Imagine Hollywood moguls knocking on your door looking for a place to stay while making movies across the road in (less expensive to film) British Columbia. And imagine Grammy winners, Microsoft and Boeing executives, and other VIPs looking for a northern getaway spot less discovered than Semiahmoo.
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From Business Pulse Magazine - August, 2004
Blaine bludgeons the blues
- By Christopher Key, Bellingham Business Pulse Magazine

Just over a year ago, we reported on a new bed and breakfast in Blaine that was still in the process of renovation. Smuggler’s Inn takes advantage, in an innocent way, of the town’s shady past and has proved to be a howling success. So much so that owner Bob Boulé is building a 2,200 square foot addition that will house an office, the inn’s classic limousine and a small collection of antique cars.
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From the Bellingham Herald - February 11th, 2004
Border-straddling B&B drops into Blaine man's life - By Jack Kintner, For the Bellingham Herald

BLAINE - Some people gripe about the way that ads can fall out of the Sunday newspaper. Not Bob Boulé. That's how he found the Victorian farmhouse that he's turned into one of Whatcom County's more unusual bed-and-breakfast inns, in part because the international border runs right through his front lawn. READ THE STORY!

From The Northern Light - May 29th, 2003
New bed and breakfast touts comfort, quiet and some smuggling stories - By Rebecca Schwarz Kopf

The inn, is unique because of its location, and the stories it has to tell. Located right across from Zero Avenue in Canada, the inn sits in a known smuggling area. The rooms are each named after a smuggler, including the likes of Joseph Kennedy (who was fond of smuggling alcohol from Canada), as well as the infamous Al Capone and historic Fairhaven’s Dirty Dan Harris. The captain’s room is the large suite that not only offers a jacuzzi with a view, but also a beautiful deck with views of Fraser Valley. READ THE STORY!

Check-In Time: 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM Check-Out: 11:30 AM

Smuggler's Inn Bed & Breakfast On The Border Between Vancouver, Canada & Blaine, WA USA
	2480 Canada View Drive (9910 Canada View Drive), Blaine, WA 98230 (In 2008, we where given new Street Numbers, so this is why we have two addresses listed above. Sorry for any confusion).
	For Driving Directions to our Inn, please use Smuggler's Inn PDF Map with exact directions, rather than using MapQuest, Google or Yahoo Maps.

Reservations: (360) 332-1749
Innkeeper: Bob Boulé