Chamber Honors Sleep's Cabins as Business of the Month

Sleep’s Cabins, the historic vacation getaway treasure on Lake Pend Oreille, received the Business of the Month award by the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce for the month of January. With cozy, unique themed and decorated cabins depicting the Northwest culture, a fire pit for families and friends to gather, and delicious homemade cookies packaged with warm hospitality, Sleep’s Cabins is a place like none other.

Owned by Brent and Tawnie Sleep, the historic cabins are a labor of love. Brent’s grandparents, William F. and Frances Hamilton Sleep, originally purchased the property in 1936 for $75 for each of the three 50 foot lakefront lots – a challenge during the years of the Great Depression. The vision was to build a restaurant and rental cabin resort with home-cooked meals. Grandma had her own idea which did not include slaving over a wood burning stove, but she grasped the idea of rental cabins. She invested her time planting beautiful flower gardens requiring the family to haul truckloads of dirt and build a lake-water irrigation system since she built them from a rock point.

Today the Sleeps continue to maintain their lakeside treasure and care for the people who come to visit as William and Frances once did. Travelers come from all over the world to make a temporary home away from home.

One guest wrote, “Once again we have experienced the stillness and solitude of this special place. It has been a welcome retreat from the busyness of our lives, one where we have been able to restore and replenish ourselves. We will return to our routines with a new appreciation for life and its many blessings. Thank you for all your effort and attention to detail that makes Sleep’s Cabins such a comforting place to stay.”

The Chamber thanks Sleep’s Cabins for their commitment to serve visitors with excellence and the contributions they make to support the businesses of the Greater Sandpoint area.

For more information about Sleep’s Cabins, visit SleepsCabins.com or call 255-2122.

Photo Caption: Pictured is owner of Sleep’s Cabins Tawnie Sleep accepting the award for Business of the Month from Chamber Ambassador Clem Hackworthy.