Family reunions, one roof

Most reunions get split across two or three rentals, and the group spends the weekend driving between them. This is one house with nine bedrooms, so the whole family wakes up in the same place.

Why it works for a big family

• Nine bedrooms, sleeping 25 — four kings (two en-suite), a queen room, a two-queen suite with kitchenette, and two bunk rooms
• A detached studio above the garage with its own front door, a king bedroom and a bunk room — for the grandparents, or the family that keeps different hours
• Two full kitchens, three refrigerators and three dishwashers, so nobody queues for the stove
• One long harvest table that seats the group, plus multiple living rooms and a second dining table
• A game room with arcade cabinets, air hockey, foosball, ping pong and Pop-A-Shot — heated and cooled, so it works in January
• Pack 'n play and high chair on hand, and two washer/dryer sets
• Parking for nine vehicles, which matters when everyone drives separately

Three floors and a studio

The main house runs 3,500 square feet across three floors; the studio adds another 1,100. That spread is the point — teenagers downstairs in the game room, the early risers in the kitchen, and somewhere quiet for a nap in between.

Getting everyone there

Ninety minutes east of Seattle over Snoqualmie Pass, five minutes from Roslyn and ten from Suncadia. The house sits in The Crest, a gated neighborhood on the ridge above Lake Cle Elum, with Speelyi Beach half a mile down the road.