Red Lion Inn & Suites Kent

We enjoyed our stay here. We needed a place close to Seattle, but the prices were very high elsewhere. We got a good deal on Expedia ($ 88 a night). I read good reviews elsewhere, but not so good reviews on Unilocal.We decided to take a chance.
The breakfast was good. You have a choice of cereal, toast, mini cinnamon rolls, as well as hot foods such as biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs and make your own waffles (yum!) I was surprised to find a dish full of bacon on our second morning.
Front desk was nice and polite. The woman who cleaned up after us for breakfast was very kind. I think her name is Orfelia?
Our room was nice. It did smell like the people before us spilled beer on the carpet, but we opened up the window and aired it out. It was nice to have shampoo, conditioner, and body wash available in the dispensers. The only problem that we had was with the shower. When we pulled up the shower knob, it came off! The shower handle also came off. Other than that, we enjoyed this hotel and we would stay here again.

No hot water in the shower and very suspicious blood stains on the bathroom wall. When I mentioned this to the front desk I was told that there is a trick with the hot water and they would send up house cleaning for the blood stain. The issues were not addressed.

Lipstick on a pig! Shotty ass hotel. Why on earth would you pay 100 bucks a night for a joint that should be renting by the hour? The very best room available, the deluxe king suite has the worst mattress I’ve seen in years, black mold growing in the jetted tub, dirty carpet, no water pressure, shitty channel selection, busted ass old furniture, and dear God it stinks to high heaven from the cologne based shit they spray in every room to cover the smell of stank and mold… Seriously, if a home contained the same amount of black mold as this dump does, it’d be condemned and burned! Never choose this dump unless you have a serious death wish, or low self esteem and wanna waste money because your stupid! Upon leaving, I’m actually tempted to set fire to this place just to make the world a better place… Please, PLEASE, PLEASE never stay here, this needs to end!
Unless of course your looking for a great location for a meth cook! Then awesome!

This is a small hotel with complimentary breakfast, which is really good. However, the problem is that the showering water in my room is not that good. Water is not that hot. Also, the hotel is far from the downtown area with nearly no restaurants around. Some restaurants are in the other way of the highway, which seems close but are indeed not in walking distance. Not convenient if you do not drive here.

You’re no good, you’re no good, you’re no good, babbyyyyy you’re no gooodddd…
Finally got around to writing this review for this particular hotel location I stayed in Spring Break 2015.
It’s actually quite a shame because the stay itself was pleasant, the breakfast buffet was excellent, and the staff was friendly. HOWEVER, I feel I got extremely ripped off by this hotel. Purchased a Groupon deal for a few nights and the check in was smooth. The Groupon deal was already paid for so there should not be any kind of payment necessary for the stay. They asked for my credit card to put in the system for incidentals and such, but I made sure that I asked and double check that in their system that everything is paid for. The lady at the front desk confirmed, and that the card is only in case I charge for anything additional.
Again the stay was nice, and I had no issues with the hotel whatsoever.
During checkout, I again asked to make sure that I will not be charged for the stay because I already have paid for the Groupon deal. Again, it was confirmed that everything is in order. A day after checkout, I found that was charged for the hotel stay and immediately called the hotel. I was reassured that this was an error and that charges will be reversed.
THE CHARGES WERE NEVER REVERSED!
I was not able to follow up with this again because my schedule just did not allow me to, and I eventually forgot about it and let it go.
BEWARE of your charges if you happen to need to stay in this hotel. Business practices definitely not positive.

Disgusting. Sorry, it’s outdated and tired. Splashes of something on the walls, pubic hair around the toilet rim. Disgusting

The trains passing all through out the night is not cool. Their cable/​dish only had volume for a few of their channels. The window screen was ripped, like someone was smoking in their. The door to the fridge didn’t close all the way. Every time I walked by I caught my clothes on it. Their maid service only comes whenever you complain about needing something. The customer service is lacking, no one even greeted me when I walked in. Honestly I’ve stayed in a lot of places and this ranks on the bottom of my list. I wouldn’t recommend this place to any of my friends or family.

Seems like I stayed in a remodeled Rodeway Inn. No coffee in the rooms, and no decaf coffee in the whole place. I used to think if it said Red Lion, I’d be ok. Last time I make that mistake. There is a reason the price is so cheap. Stay elsewhere if you can.

Bring earplugs! It’s right on the train tracks. Hot tub had unappetizing rust stains, but otherwise very neat, clean and comfortable. Good buffet breakfast with plenty of room to spread out.

I’m giving the hotel two stars because the lady at the front desk was very nice (I think it was the manager) and the lobby/​room appeared to be nicely remodeled. However, won’t EVER stay here again. We booked a room here for one night (thank goodness) because the hotel is pet friendly, we wanted to bring our dog, and it was close to our destination during the day.
When we first entered the room it looked decent but smelled like cigarette smoke and the window was open, like someone had just been smoking in there. The couch was broken, and there were holes in the bathroom door. Once we closed the front door, we spotted a pile of dirty towels from the people before us. The bathroom was dirty, there were holes in the hand towels, and to top it all off, there was no hot water in the morning for two hours. We finally gave up waiting for hot water and left without showering.
Lastly, the lobby is LOUD, and I mean extremely LOUD. Between that, the noisy people above us, the traffic/​train noise outside, I didn’t fall asleep until 3am. I slept well when I finally fell asleep, but the bed was super firm.
Overall not a good experience — even though it was cheap and just one night. Next time, the dog is staying home and I’m staying at The Hampton.

Rooms are nice but loaded with free breeze. Heavy turn of traffic means the beds rotate quickly. The front desk is totally understaffed. The cleaning team seems to be doing a good job keeping the remodel up. We missed happy hour and breakfast and cannot comment on these. It is a totally average, poorly located, nicely remodeled, hotel. It is what it is, don’t set your expectations to high and you will be good to go.

A surprise since it doesn’t look like a Red Lion Inn… it looks like a much lower scale motel that got bought by Red Lion and refurbed. The rooms are kinda cramped but the place is very clean. The room we had the loudest toilet ever! We had a terrible problem with the room door lock which became disabled — locking us out of our room for more than 90 minutes. The manager, Maria, tried to use an actual physical key but it would not work at all. She then tried an electronic device that looked like Star Wars phasers but it didn’t work either. This went on a long time. It was already 9pm and we were very worried that we couldn’t get into our room where our medications were and my wife’s breathing machine — as well as our clothes, of course. We had to get up at 4:30AM in order to make the drive to Anacortes and catch the early ferry to Sydney BC. So we had to change our reservations on the ferry. We found this time extremely stressful. The hotel’s handyman tried all the same things and couldn’t get in the room, At the last, he disappeared and apparently got a ladder and went to our second story room’s windows and got into our room! That allowed him to replace the dead batteries in the door lock. (Note how secure your room is!) The handyman was very nice polite and helpful. When all was settled, I went down to talk to Maria the manager, but, without a word to us, nor an apology, she had left for the night. I had expected her to apologize for the difficulty and offer to adjust the room rate, but, no. And no call from her afterward. So, I’ll be contacting Red Lion and I’ll be avoiding this hotel on future trips, for sure. By the way, the breakfast simply sucked. So we went a mile away to the Wild Wheat Bakery Café at 202 1^st Ave S, Kent, WA 98 032 where we had a fabulous and reasonable breakfast with fresh baked goods.

Our time there was short, but the service was good. It was a very clean hotel. They recently remodeled.
The only thing I was not a fan of was the breakfast. Yes it’s free, but it could have been a bit taster. The biscuits were extremely hard, there was one waffle maker, and the line was long.
But the hotel room was great!

Good for the money with lots of ammenities. Other hotels were going for $ 150+ a night and we got this for about $ 85. Nice staff and lots of updates. Free breakfast as well. Make sure to get a rental car since it is a few miles away from SeaTac and Seattle. Not a fancy hotel but it is clean with lots of extras like a pool etc.

This place was recently remodeled, and while I’m sure it’s better than it was, it looks like it used to be a Motel 6 or a Super 8 that they threw some paint on and called it a Red Lion. This is, by far, the worst Red Lion I’ve ever stayed in, with unusually thin walls (I could hear my neighbor snoring), questionable characters wandering around the area and a general feeling of uncleanliness. Staff was standard, not attentive, not rude. The room itself was okay, tho the tub did not drain as quickly as it filled, and there was a soft spot in the middle, making showers a little odd with water up to my calves. I wouldn’t stay there again, but I have, unfortunately, seen worse, thus 2 stars rather than 1.

Stayed there for a few days not happy with the overall visit our first night the fire alarm low battery beeping started. The rooms are smaller than the other red lion inn hotels. The good thing is that they allow pets we brought our dogs and cats and they have a parking lot behind the hotel that gets very full.

Stayed here in Dec 2014 – really nice hotel for the price. Beds were comfortable, room was clean, bathroom was clean, staff was VERY nice. Quick stay of 1 night, but I’ll be staying here every time I come into town for business from here on.
Oh-​Internet was reliable and reasonably fast too. Only downside is the train that’s nearby, but I didn’t hear it after 1030pm, so it didn’t keep me from sleeping.

Stayed one night. Planned on several days but when you see stuff still in the room that was left from previous people, it turned my stomach about the cleaning from a 4 star hotel. Plus trains whistling all night & a hard bed. Decided its better to stay somewhere else. Sorry.

The staff was very nice and the hair dryer in my room was broken and they got me a new one installed the next day! The hotel itself was decent. However, whoever had the idea to put a hotel that close to the train tracks needs help because it is so crazy loud and obnoxious all day and all night every few hrs! So if you are a hard sleeper you will be fine but if you are a light sleeper … Good luck!

3.5 Stars. I normally stay at Motel 6 so that will give you my frame of reference.
For a few dollars more, this Red Lion is much better than most Motel 6s. A handful of Motel 6 sites are better IF they were buyouts than Motel 6 took over (like a Ramada). This place is really close to a Shell gas station and train tracks. That might be a deal breaker for some people. I didn’t like how it’s about 18? miles south of Seattle. I think I paid $ 75 off of Hotwire so I can’t complain. If you are travelling by car and want to save a few bucks, this place ain’t too bad. Their free breakfast is cool. Eggs, sausage, coffee and juices. The main attraction is self serve Belgian Waffle maker. This location is very close to a Safeway. Next time, I might want to work harder to find a place closer to Seattle.

My husband and I came up to WA to look around the area to move in a few months. I am a Red Lion club member and have stayed at 2 other locations and have been pleased; this 3^rd location not so much.
I checked in late after a long 16+ hr drive w/​my husband and 2 month old son. I was given a 3^rd floor room and mentioned I would prefer a ground floor due to how many bags I have and my baby. The girl at the front desk apologized and told me there weren’t any available. So on the 3^rd /​last trip through the lobby she offers me a luggage cart, I smile and said well now I know when I check out.
Rooms: I had read the reviews about being so close to the train tracks and didnt really mind because I live next to a freeway at home but let me warn you now that train blows it’s whistle multiple times when traveling past and it doesn’t seem that the windows muffle the sound at all. We had a king bed which was beyond firm, I enjoy firm beds but this thing was ridiculous, my back and neck hurt every morning. The first night crawling into bed extremely exhausted I notice a stain on the sheets near the corner by my face, I just pulled it back and did have a problem any other night, maid service is adequate.
Amenities: The indoor pool could be warmer for an indoor pool. Nothing special the «deep end» is 4 ½ ft. 2 computers in lobby worked well, one prints. Didn’t use gym area.
The breakfast is one reason for the second star. Juice, coffee, hot chocolate, apple cider, bagels, English muffins, scones, fresh eggs, bacon, sausage and waffles, also 2 types of cereal, fruit, yogurt and oatmeal. They state breakfast is served until 11am which is later than most hotels but they don’t mention they will close it early if no one has been there in a while, I barely made it in time the second morning at 9:30a.m. The last morning no staff was attentive to the breakfast area, ran low on eggs & milk wasn’t refilled.
Staff: The girl that checked me in was the only one I was some what pleased with everyone else was a joke, I maybe got a «hi» the second morning. What I thought was very UNPROFESSIONAL AND ANNOYING was the happy hour they have is an open hangout for the staffs friends. I came down from my room to apply for a few jobs and do some important work on the computers and I had 2 of the bartender/​desk guys friends hanging out and drinking the table right behind me, tall cans out of paper bags, which besides looking trashy and like a crappy motel 6 it made it very difficult for me to complete my work. The guy came over and was hanging out with them and would work when someone came in, honestly don’t know if he was drinking too but I wouldn’t be surprised.
Never returning to this location.

Initial outlook was «ok», but once we got to the room the picture changed completely. Within 10 minutes of laying down there was loud obnoxious sound that filled the entire room. The plumbing in the building must be old/​worn-​out/​terrible, so we found out that whenever the room above ours showered we got to hear the water travel through our room heading up to theirs.
The room quality was basic and what I’d expect of a Red Lion or Motel 6… but the volume of the water noise was insane.
Will not be staying here again.

A chain that is trying to be classy but it isn’t…
My second stay ever at a Red Lion chain and my last… I find that it really is the RED LYING…
We travel a lot with AA and AARP — here’s the BS this place pulls… we were told free drinks and appetizers at the bar 5:30 — 7:45- so I do a three mile walk around historic and hip downtown– (which I recommend)
Got back at 6 PM– ask about the happy hour– the food all gone… too bad… no more — As for the bar there was not one and the front desk guy was an ass… The guy who checked me in intially was very sweet but the guy who worked all night was not friendly and pissed off… oh well… My last Red Lion stay was nickel & dime too so I am going back to the National chains…
FYI pool great
Beds and pillows perfect
Updated nice rooms
VERY loud hallway and upstairs sound… had to pull the ear plugs out after getting woke up twice.

we were on a road trip and hadn’t reserved a hotel for the night since we didn’t know were we would end up.
Well we ended up here and it was actually really nice and clean, friendly staff and free breakfast. I felt welcomed and comfortable we decided to spend another two nights there. since it was only about a 20 minute drive to Seattle were we spent the next few days.
I would stay here again