As you walk up the path to the Inn at Harbour Village, the first thing you notice is the impressive and apparently well preserved steeple. Yes, this nautical or New England-style, blue-colored inn is inside a former Presbyterian church, built in 1926. One step inside into the lobby and the delightful lure of freshly baked cookies pervades, an inevitable welcoming effect as you move into a cozy Old-World parlor that resembles an upper-crust Dickensian setting.

The bed-and-breakfast inn is up a slight hill at 120 Williams Ave., N.E. in Ilwaco. Located just off Spruce Street, the main highway through town, it is nevertheless quiet, and walking distance from Ilwaco’s varied charms in town or at the port.

LeAnna and Kevin Moos bought the inn four years ago after unrelated careers in their native Colorado. Eager to embrace a challenge in the hospitality business, they sought a perfect scenic locale along the Oregon and Washington coasts from Cannon Beach to Canada. When they circled back to Ilwaco to visit family, Kevin Moos was reminded of childhood fishing trips to the peninsula.

Their inn boasts 10 rooms, all with bathrooms and TVs. They serve a continental breakfast, then guests are free to enjoy their days how they choose. During the evening, there’s the opportunity of a complimentary glass of wine amid informal chatter about the best place to eat dinner and where to explore tomorrow.

Artwork at the inn features peninsula talents like David Campiche, Eric Wiegardt and Marie Powell.

The church wing offers an opportunity for events like weddings, conferences and retreats, including a major-league spooky haunted house that last year attracted 250 visitors. When Halloween’s ghastly monsters and spiders are packed away, the space returns to an intimate live concert venue. This benefits from the former chapel’s terrific acoustics. Guitars and pipes resonate particularly well.