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Red Lion Inn & Suites Olympia, Governor Hotel

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes
Lobby
Exterior
Lobby

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Business services
    Business services

Explore the area

Map
621 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA, 98501
  • State Theater
    5 min walk
  • Percival Landing
    7 min walk
  • 5th Avenue Bridge
    9 min walk
  • Olympia, WA (OLM-Olympia Regional)
    11 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Premium Room, 1 King Bed (Top Floors)

Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Premium Room, 1 King Bed (Top Floors)

  • 291 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

  • 291 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 291 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 291 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Premium Room, 2 Queen Beds (Top Floors)

  • 291 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Suite, 1 King Bed | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Suite, 1 King Bed

  • 396 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Olympia

With a stay at Red Lion Inn & Suites Olympia, Governor Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Olympia, just a 5-minute walk from State Theater and 7 minutes by foot from Percival Landing. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from 5th Avenue Bridge and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Old State Capitol.

What's nearby

  • Washington State Capitol - 12 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Hands On Children's Museum - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Olympia Farmers Market - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls - 4 min drive - 2.6 miles
  • Providence St. Peter Hospital - 6 min drive - 2.8 miles

Getting around

  • Olympia-Lacey Station - 18 min drive
  • Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) - 61 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McMenamins Spar Cafe & Bar - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Three Magnets Brewing Co. - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Asahi Sushi - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Nou Thai Street Food - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪New Moon Cafe - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Red Lion Inn & Suites Olympia, Governor Hotel

Lakefront hotel in Olympia with free parking
Red Lion Inn & Suites Olympia, Governor Hotel offers 123 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and designer toiletries. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered once per stay and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Make yourself at home in one of the 123 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. 32-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall.
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. This hotel has 3 meeting rooms available for events. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English, German, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Family friendly

  • Free crib
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (once per stay)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • 3 meeting rooms
  • Business center

Outdoors

  • On a lake

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Lever door handles
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 8 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1970

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 17 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per day
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 50.00 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Governor Hotel
Governor Hotel Olympia
Governor Olympia
Hotel Governor
Governor Coast Hotel Olympia
Governor Coast Hotel
Governor Coast Olympia
Governor Coast
Red Lion Inn & Suites Olympia, Governor Hotel Hotel
Red Lion Inn & Suites Olympia, Governor Hotel Olympia
Red Lion Inn & Suites Olympia, Governor Hotel Hotel Olympia

Red Lion Inn & Suites Olympia, Governor Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.4
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 189 out of 1012 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kevin

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Room comfort
Not impressed
Temperature outside was hot duringour stay. Our room faced the sun. No AC only a fan that didn't cool the room much. It was ok for a short two night stay. Will not choose this property again. Another guest we met on the elevator, who had a hot room, asked to be moved. He asked us while in the elevator if we ever stayed at this property.. we answered no ..he asked if we would ever stay again...we both said no.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Danielle

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was not anything like the photos. The room was a mess, stains on the furniture and on the carpet. Carpet was partially ripped off the wall baseboards. Two of the lamps fully didn't have outlets to plug into, so the room was either dim or you had to open the curtains all the way and expose yourself. Bathroom was tiny, inconvenient, and the shower constantly fluctuated in temperature if anyone on the floor was using water. You could literally have it turned all the way to cold and boiling water would start spewing out. Do not recommend. Stay nearly anywhere else.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Terrible
The property is run down and dirty. The bathroom is very old snd badly needs repair. The AC doesn't cool the room. The reception staff are non interested in the customers and seem not interested in the job. Very cold and unhelpful
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Akita

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will skip this place
I’m so sorry but I wasn’t comfortable the minute I walked in the hotel. It had a strong smell of cigarette the entire place. Checking in was easy. But I was asked for $50 extra deposit despite paying the full payment for the night online. This has never happened. Receptionist specially told me that deposit is for any damage cause to the room (if there’s any)which made me feel like I’m in not a safe area. Smell in room was horrible and restroom wasn’t super clean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

DONG GAO

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to the water!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jasen

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't stay here.
Most disgusting room I've ever been in. There was a random half drank Mt. Dew on the bathroom counter when I got into my room. Accompanied by fingernails and maggots. The stickies, most disgusting remote I've ever seen. The cover on the rooms phone was tore off exposing the inside of the phone. I asked for a new room, and he moved me to a different floor. When the elevators opened you're blasted with the smell of cat urine in your face you won't soon forget.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sheli

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The property was filthy and Unsafe ! Upon arrival, the property smelled like a combo of urine and dirt. The lobby chair's fabric was dirty as well as the floors! When we arrived at our room the sliding door would not close due to the portable A/C unit, the exhaust pipe was fixed/rigged to stick out the sliding door, therefore the door would not close/lock, and the open space between doors was "closed off" with cardboard and tape !! Needless to say, we left and requested a refund which I was informed would have to be given by the third party booking site " Expedia" .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Betty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The water continuity was up and down. We couldn’t regulate the temperature. A few more towels would help but all in all the stay was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Sheryl

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It is in need of a refresh. Very old. Fridge super loud. Ac super loud and not great. Our toilet wasn’t working and had to call maintenance.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Samuel

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was no turn down service of any kind not unless you ask for it, and even then they brought sheets and pillows and left them in the room. No toiletries, no towels, no shower gels. Overall it was a terrible stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very old hotel that needs update, but location is good and staff was great!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Angela

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We scheduled for 2 nights. The place was outdated. The toliets didn’t flush, lights randomly came on and off, broken outlets, tub was peeling, just overall dirty feeling. A homeless person was wandering in the building at 10:30 pm on the 6th floor and when we told staff they acted like it wasn’t a big deal. We ended up checking out early.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Cathy

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The worst place I have ever stayed in !!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
old but clean, plenty to do around downtown within walking distance
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Rachel, Surrey

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I wish I could rate it less than one star. We checked in and went to our room and promptly left after looking at rhe horrifying room and dirty bathroom. The toilet didnt flush, the tub has paint chipping off of it. The chair in the room was heavily stained and had ciggarette burns. It was the worst hotel room and we expected more from a Red Lion. The photos on Expedia are SUPER outdated and do not reflect the current state of the hotel. We left and drove for 10 mins to a less dirty hotel. This hotel should be condemmed.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Carmen

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Outdated
Musty smell permeates room and public spaces. Icemakers out of service. Fireworks in the alley outside going off at all hours of the night - I feared for the safety of our car parked in the hotel parking lot, and went down to check on it. Shady characters/homeless loitering in the neighborhood.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Kris

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Was hoping for a little nicer of a place being a Red Lion location. The AC barely worked in my room which made the room sweltering in the summer heat. One big positive was that the room had a large sliding door with small balcony which I was able to open to allow cool air in. Very nice view of the capitol and lake. However, the room needed a little more attention to detail in it's cleaning since there was blood smeared on the wall of the bathroom, the hotel kind of has a cigarette smell to it, and something on a washcloth cut me while washing! The towels they give you are tiny, there is basically no water pressure, but at least the bed was clean and comfortable. The staff was friendly but seemed a little understaffed and stressed, and unfortunately all they had for breakfast was bagels and cereal, and I can't eat wheat products so I couldn't really utilize the free breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Katie

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
If you can't afford better, I guess it will do.
This property could almost be nice but it hasn't been kept up at all. The paint is peeling, all the vending machines are broken, multiple empty rooms have drilled out knobs and padlocked from the outside. Our portable air conditioning broke in our first room so we were moved to a room with central AC. That also didn't work so it was very hot at night. Also, on Saturday night a freight train came screaming through right next to the hotel twice at 2:30 and 4:30 am so sleep was impossible. That said, the staff was all very friendly and the linens were very clean.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Leanne

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Old and run diwn a bit, room wasnt the cleanest, dripping shower, dorty tub, stains on lampshade but bed was fairly comfortable and area is really nice
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

edwin

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
i was there for a week and asked for clean towels twice and they were never replaced. the room was not cleaned.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Samuel

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

rob

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All rooms were on central air, which was a huge problem, but my room was set at 85 degrees during a 80 degree day, with the sun blazing straight into my room. It took 2 days before it was bearable for me to spend time in my room. Made it really hard to sleep. There was chips and cracks in the walls of my room, and the bed side table handle was hanging. Really wish they had windows that opened. The front desk help was amazing, but all in all, I wouldn’t suggest staying here
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024