Is parking available at the hotel?

Yes, free self-parking is available on-site.

What type of breakfast is offered and when is it served?

A complimentary on-the-go breakfast is served on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM and on weekends from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM.

Does the hotel allow pets?

Yes, pets are allowed with a fee of USD 25.00 per accommodation, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 3:00 PM, and check-out is until 11:00 AM. Early check-in and late check-out are available for a fee, subject to availability.

What accessibility features does the hotel offer?

The hotel provides step-free entrances and wheelchair-accessible facilities, including public areas and rooms. There are also elevators available.

Where is the hotel located in relation to local attractions?

The hotel is located just steps from Yakima River Valley and is a 3-minute drive from Kittitas Valley Healthcare. It is approximately 1.3 miles from Dick and Jane's Spot and 1.4 miles from Kittitas County Historical Museum.

Does the hotel have a swimming pool?

Yes, the hotel features an indoor pool. The pool is accessible from 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM and is closed seasonally from November 1 to March 31.

Are children allowed to stay at the hotel?

Yes, children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.

Does the hotel provide extra beds or cribs?

The hotel offers connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested. Specific information about extra beds or cribs is not provided.

Red Lion Hotel Ellensburg - Comfortable Stay in WA

Average nightly price at Red Lion Hotel Ellensburg by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$58
February	$65
March	$76
April	$111
May	$92
June	$88
July	$92
August	$98
September	$125
October	$66
November	$63
December	$61

What guests think

Across recent stays at Red Lion Hotel Ellensburg, guests consistently praise friendly staff and comfortable beds, but report aging facilities, inconsistent cleanliness, and frequent maintenance issues, with particular frustration around the pool, breakfast quality, and slow, understaffed check in.

Rooms are dated with noisy halls, small bathrooms, and recurring heating, AC, plumbing, or fixture problems; many still find the beds comfortable. Location is convenient near the freeway and dining, though a few felt the exterior dim or deserted at night. Overall, expect a budget-level stay with uneven upkeep.

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Facilities

Facilities are limited or in disrepair: the indoor pool is frequently closed, cold, or dirty, and the fitness room is often unavailable. The property is aging, has no elevator, and basic equipment like ice machines or doors can be unreliable.

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kevin

Feb 23, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The fitness center was closed and no in room coffee. Other than that, we enjoyed.

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Monica

Jul 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Beds were comfy. Disappointed that the exercise room was closed and the pool didn’t look very inviting.

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Memory

Apr 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was great minus the pool not being in service. Which is why we wanted to stay there. It’s a real bummer for the kids.

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leona

Aug 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Facility looked nice from the front, breakfast room, in poor condition, tall 12 inch grass on inner court, sprinkler head broke with water running every where, no ice machine on 1st floor. Computer didn’t work at the front desk, so took about 30 minutes to check in.

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Porfirio

Sep 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The bad: When we arrived, there was no running water. We were not informed of this ahead of time . We were not informed at check-in either. The key to one of our rooms only worked half the time. The pool had some clumps of what looked like hair at the bottom. The gym was out of order. The desk chair in one of the rooms was in bad shape and too uncomfortable to use. Breakfast was very limited to mostly carbs and fats. Only protein was hardboiled eggs and yogurt. The staff was cordial but inhelpful with all the problems. The good: very comfortable beds.

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Stanley

Jul 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

There was no ice machine on the first floor! No vending. There is no ADA way to get to the 2nd floor. Only stairs. Check-in was slow because key cards for multiple guests didn’t work. There was so much noise couldn’t sleep. You hear every toilet flush within 5 rooms of you. Furniture was dirty and looked worn out, door handles loose etc.

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William

Feb 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotels.com needs to update their description of this property!!!! We booked this hotel for our 25th Valentines weekend trip and found out after checking in that the hotel restaurant and lounge were closed! Then, later we were told the pool was also closed and have been for quite awhile!!! I am very disappointed in your customer service center as well. I tried contacting hotels.com via virtual chat and by calling, both were unsuccessful at reaching anyone regarding the situation!!!! Do better!!!

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Payton

Aug 15, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Many of the problems we encountered are likely due to understaffing. There was no housekeeping service. They ran out of towels when I asked at the desk. Breakfast, no matter what time we went over 4 days, was routinely out of milk, yogurt, coffee, eggs, bread. Additionally, the pool and hot tub were cold, the exercise room was closed, and the key cards became demagnetized at the drop of a hat, necessitating a trip to the front desk more than 50% of the times we tried to get into the room. These issues were also found by my friends in 3 other rooms during the same time period. On the plus side, the room seemed clean, the bed was comfy, the frig and a/c worked, and parking was adequate.

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Matt

May 21, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

no elevators weird floor layout pool ice cold had to check out early and move

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Amanda

May 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was friendly. Pool was cold and dirty, was told by staff it was heated. Breakfast buffet was cleaned out at 8:30 and not kept up. Property was not maintained and the pictures advertising weren't close to what we experienced.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is inconsistent, with repeated reports of mold, odors, hair, and stained or unvacuumed carpets in rooms and hallways. Several guests noted clean rooms, but many described housekeeping lapses.

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Dara

Dec 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Moldy bathroom ceiling, pink mold in shower, hair and lipstick on pillows, pot smell in halls, pool seasonally closed

4

Courtney

Jun 27, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Do not stay here. I should have known the hotel was in poor conditions by the musty smell as soon as you walk in…the room was disgusting. Floor was not vacuumed, bathroom had dirt and mold. Avoid this place!

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Crystal

Dec 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in was easy. However, when we got to our room, it was cold. We turn on the heat and discovered that the shower only did hot water and the heater in the room did not do heat. then we got extra blankets, hoping it wouldn't be that bad, but couldn't sleep quite a bit of the night because I was so cold. There were beer cans underneath the bathroom vanity, that hadn't been picked up. It just was not a good experience. When we went down to ask for blankets, they asked if we wanted to move rooms, it wasn't terribly cold and already undressed for the night, so figured the blankets would be fine. I did not account for waking up and the room being as cold as it was outside. We did not appreciate it. It was unpleasant.I was shivering by the time I got out to my car because it was so cold in the room. I've stayed here twice before and it's never been this bad, but there was no there's no way I'll stay there again.

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Edward

Mar 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room was very dirty. Hair on the pillows, dirt in the bed, I had to wipe the toilet seat myself. The carpet was filthy, the wall trim was covered in dust, hair, dirt.

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Danilynn

Jul 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This place was dirty wet, and we had to purchase our own towels

2

Deanna

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room smelled very strongly of bleach and chemicals that it triggered my asthma. I had to open the window and door to try to air it out. The smell was coming from the bathroom area. The carpets in the room had debris (food crumbs) on them and there were areas of the carpet coming off. The halls also have carpet coming off. Definitely needs a renovation. Not coming back.

4

Kaelyn

Oct 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Wasn’t a horrible experience with the staff at all…. But the cleanliness and look of the rooms was not the best. Furniture was old, dingy, and scratched up. Shower was stained and old, with knobs that barely worked. There was an odd smell of urine in certain areas of the room.

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Alan

Jun 9, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Terrible hotel, outdated and dirty. Stains on furniture, hair and bugs on the bed, Stains on the window to an unmowed courtyard, pool was ice cold and not what was presented online. Tub had soap scum and after taking shower the tub wouldn't drain, bathroom sink wouldn't drain after brushing teeth. This hotel should be taken off your list. I checked out within 2 hours of checking in, I was promised a full refund.

4

Brian

Jul 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room didn't really look like it had been cleaned. Parking lot had a lot of trash.

4

Hanna

Sep 5, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This hotel was pretty gross. The bathroom had mold, the shower didn’t drain, the room was dusty. The hallways didn’t have any floor base and the white doors were all visibly dirty

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Rooms

Rooms are dated and show wear, with recurring issues like noisy halls, small bathrooms, and problems with heating, AC, plumbing, or in-room fixtures. Many guests found the beds comfortable.

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Kristin

Jul 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel was conveniently located and the staff was nice. However, the interior is outdated and our room wasn’t as clean as it could have been. (It looked like they forgot to vacuum.) It was a noisy hotel partly because doors are old and do not reduce the sound coming from the hallways and the walls are thin between adjoining rooms. Guests who stay should be aware that the conference space is rented out and they could be subjected to loud party music that goes past 10:30pm.

4

Elizabeth

May 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel is really run down. Our room was clean, but the showerhead was falling out of the wall, the TV didn’t work, and two of the lamps didn’t work properly. We got in late so we didn’t notice until the morning, and the staff was nice about noting the issues, but this was definitely only acceptable because it was a one night stay, and it was clean, just falling apart.

6

Jonis

Mar 31, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Needs to be updated. The walls are so thin you can hear your neighbors and every single noise in the hall. So hard to sleep and the beds were uncomfortable.

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Joseph

Sep 28, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Excellent pillow top queen bed with four pillows!

6

Svetlana

Jan 3, 2023

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Stayed 19,355 nights

Very old, needs remodeling. The heater was working so loud the whole night we barely could sleep. The staff is nice and friendly.

6

Mark

Aug 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is nice overall, but there are issues with maintenance and upkeep. The fridge in our room didn't work and there was damage to the baseboards and counters in the bathroom.

6

Wes

Nov 22, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

View (?) from room window is a blank wall.

6

Boyd

Sep 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The air conditioner in the room did not work, it was very warm most of the night, I told the front desk agent about it, he sent a note to maintenance, was not able to move me to another room, they were sold out of clean rooms, I could hear a dog barking in the room next door all night.

8

Sam

Aug 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

AC stopped working through the night and only blew hot air. Had to unplug it, so it got a little stuffy.

4

Sharon

Apr 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Heater sounds and rattling windows (windy) kept us up most of the night.

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Service

Staff are often praised as friendly and accommodating, but operations can feel understaffed, leading to slow or chaotic check-ins, key issues, and occasional room assignment errors.

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Lassie or "Tina"

Jul 25, 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

The highest quality of customer service.

4

Marissa

Oct 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Booked for concert and the staff was aware of the event. They noted that they were booked out due to this event. However people noted having over 30 minutes to check in. We had problems going into the rooms with the doors. Some people got rooms that had people in it already. Since the staff knew about the event, they were not staffed nor planned properly for it.

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ARLENE

Sep 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk worker was on her phone during the entire check in process

2

Jennifer bonifas

Aug 11, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

1st night i stayed someone came into my room. They were issued keys to my room. Talk about scary. The person at the front desk was very appologetic but who wouldnt be. He needed to cover his butt. By the way not the only mistake he did. The people behind me complained their room was not cleaned at all. Was suppose to get my room free, i did not. The next morning i went to take a shower, no shower curtain. The bathroom was dirty. Hair in the sink and shower. Gross!!! I complained the next morning and people standing infront of me had issues as well. I will never be back!!!!

10

David

Jun 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Good help is hard to find… and well needless to say Amber at the front desk is one of those people who made the stay wonderful. Despite checking in after midnight, we were greeted with a welcoming smile and cheerful attitude. So few in management realize when a guest checks in at a hotel - the one person who makes or breaks a stay is that first and most oftentimes last personal contact with the brand; the person checking you in at the front desk. You’re essentially staying in “their home”. Are they unhappy to see you, are they annoyed at your presence? That will certainly accentuate any flaws the place you’re staying at has, But staying at a place where you're greeted by someone who is warm & welcoming, especially after a very long drive - you can easily overlook the little things. Amber is definitely one of those amazing people Red Lion should hold onto, if they can - she’s one of those hard to find good help. The hotel room itself was a bit dated, but still quite clean and quiet, beds were comfortable and the price was right. Management was incredibly kind as well - apologetic for the slightly limited breakfast due to the kitchen remodel they are undergoing - they still had waffles though! Definitely would stay here again.

6

Justin

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

First room I was given keys to somebody else was already in. I opened the door and he was just standing there. Bit of an awkward thing but I apologized and went back to the front desk. She was sorry but how does that even happen??? The room was highway motel-level of clean. There was a spider on the heater but other than that no bugs. Found some hairs in the shower. Breakfast was awful and the coffee very burnt.

8

John

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Pre paid reservation. Told room would be ready at 3:00 pm. Had to wait until 4:30 pm.

6

Stephanie

Jun 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Eh, it was definetly an older hotel. Very dated but I must say it was clean for it being so vintage. The staff was 5 Star all the way. As soon as you mention any need they immediately get right to it. The staff was probably the best part of the stay. That type of hospitality isn’t too common these days.

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Chandra

Nov 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was the night of a popular concert. The hotel staff refused early check ins which resulted in a line out the door starting at 3 pm. I was in that line an hour waiting to check in. I’m sure it made many people late for the concert, luckily we made it on time. That should have been handled a lot better than it was especially considering the frequency of concerts in that area.

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Tarrance

Jun 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The customer service from General Manager William was awesome. He delivered everything he offered. He really took care of our 10 rooms. Please give him a raise.

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Location

Convenient near the freeway, campus, and dining, with easy parking. A few guests mentioned dim lighting or a deserted feel outside at night.

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Erik

Apr 15, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Simple and ease of location

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Dan

May 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly, quiet and if early good restaurants all around.

6

Kari

Apr 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The outside doors to this hotel are not locked. There were so few people it seemed scary!!

6

Eveline

Sep 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Older place but at least it was clean and price was right

8

MORRIS W

Aug 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Conviently located

6

Dawn

Jun 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Safe and easy walking into the downtown and restaurants nearby. Had to change rooms as the door wouldn't open without knowing the knack. Reception staff were friendly and allowed early check in without charge although this wasn't requested. Breakfast was very basic

8

Yajaira Yvonne

Oct 20, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Everything is close by to eat and gas station and store.

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Tim

Jul 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was clean inside but outside the landscaping and lack of signage made it feel deserted. The rooms were clean and beds great,

8

Lorne

Dec 1, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Location

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Jay

Jun 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel is a great place to stay if you're in Ellensburg,safe parking.

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Dining

Breakfast is a basic continental setup that often runs out of items and receives low marks for quality and variety; a few guests found it acceptable, especially waffles.

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May

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff are so nice, however overall not satisfying AC is not cooling pillows is old and small breakfast they called it continental they don’t have egg or any sausage or ham.

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Sue

Aug 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Beds were decent and the room was pretty clean. There was an unpleasant odor for both days we spent there. Musty? Moldy? The breakfast offerings were minimal: dry cereal, waffles, toast. I hoped for fresh fruit and yogurt and was disappointed.

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Kelly

Jul 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The outside was rundown compared to the online pictures. The rooms were OK but a bit dirty. The hotel didn't have a good feeling to it and we didn't sleep well because the beds were uncomfortable. The breakfast was not great. I wouldn't stay here again.

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Johanna

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast ok.

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Misty

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

For breakfast you could hardly consider it. The only fruit was oranges and they sat there rotted. Milk expired.zero protein. Not even yogurt! Sad!!

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Ryan

Oct 3, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The breakfast was just toast and cereal. Had coffee and apples. Nothing like described with check in information. Pool was not worth swimming in. Overall, subpar.

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Dennis

Aug 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The breakfast was kind of disaster (Sunday) as the coffee was out, eggs gone, and waffle batter dispenser broken. Pool is nice (and deep) and the staff was very friendly.

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Cory

Sep 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Older hotel but rooms are clean and well kept. Friendly staff. Breakfast isn't much, waffle maker, old fruit, cereal and milk, toast, and tinny muffins. Overall clean budget friendly hotel with easy parking for oversized trucks. Would stay here again.

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Betsy

Jun 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

They ran out of coffee on Sunday morning 8:18. You would think they would order more before they ran out completely. So Bad!!

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Michael

Aug 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk employee was extremely friendly and helpful. The mattress was extra firm. Shower was stained. Overall the room was clean. Very limited selection for the breakfast.

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