Best Western Tumwater Inn

What a surprise to find a dinner waiting when we arrived. A great salad, pulled pork sandwiches and beer. After being on the road for 8 hrs it was awesome to not have to leave and find dinner. The staff were so helpful and great. The rooms do have thin walls thus the 4 stars but a little noise was easy to deal with. A great location. Very clean and quiet location.

I’ve stayed here twice now and it’s been good both times. The breakfast is fantastic. Hot and filling. The wifi sucks, I had to take a star for that, and the TV is slow, but that’s not a big deal. Good hotel close to a lot of good restaurants and close to Lacey.

Hard to give this place a bad review. I think some folks expect Westin quality on a tight budget which clearly won’t end with pleasant thoughts.
While Tumwater, Washington may not be on many folks bucket lists, this BW will give those travelers heading up to Shittle… excuse me… Seattle (#RCTID) a welcome break. Easy freeway access, lots of well-​lit parking, very friendly & pleasant staff upon check-​in, and a nice lobby/​waiting area. Quiet too!
The rooms are clean, tidy, and adequate. Beds are comfy, nice LCD TV’s, fluffy comforters, couch, desk, lovely *free* breakfast, free wi-​fi, and more. Great deals to be had on kayak and hotel tonight. I know the neighboring BW Plus has better reviews and is newer, but you’re getting equal comfort and amenities for a couple of Jacksons less.
Note: The wi-​fi worked well for me prime time on a Friday night. You’d be hard pressed to find 25MB + speeds at any hotel … this was more 3−4MB. It’s fine to do your work, buy your cat toys on Amazon, and upload pics of your visit to grandmas. Don’t plan on streaming that Flounders match though… You’ll have to catch a replay of them losing to the Timbers somewhere else.

I have stayed here a number of times. Staff is friendly, they are the best feature. The food is so-​so and the wireless is sometimes quite poor. I stay here because the location is good for my work, whether in Tumwater or Olympia, south or north.
I think they have upgraded the wireless network sometime in the past six months, but it is due again — I am having a VERY difficult time with a stable connection tonight.

This hotel had good service, nothing over the top, but good. The beds are kinda stuff (perfect for me), there’s lots of channels on the tv, overall ambiance of the room is comfortable and cozy. You’ve got full control of your rooms temperature, there’s a large mini fridge with a microwave. Big mirrors for getting ready in the morning. We came in with a crew of about 30 separate rooms and they checked us in quickly with little effort on our part. My group stayed up late every night and were pretty loud but nobody in adjoining rooms could hear us (fairly good sound proofing)
Overall it was a good trip.

This place ended up being cozy perfect! My mother was flying up from L.A. and I was coming in from NY and we needed a place near South Sound Manor ASAP. We quickly booked the Best Western Tumwater Inn and it was great. The staff was not only gracious but really accommodating and helped us out with our local needs. (We were in town for a memorial.) The beds and linens were beyond comfortable and the morning’s breakfast was far from «continental»…it was a full on spread! From waffles to eggs, toast, bacon, danishes, fresh fruit, yoghurt and more. –We certainly didn’t expect it. Additionally, fresh coffee and hot chocolate are also available around the clock and though we didn’t arrive in time for the 6pm cookie hour, the hotel staff offered its two weary travelers fresh cookies despite it being 11pm. (Thank you!) I’m a fancy pants gal who opts for boutique accommodations and I would definitely come back here. This is indeed a good option for visitors coming in to Lacey, Tumwater and nearby areas. Note: Tumwater Falls is just two street lights away!

Really nice and clean rooms considering the price! Also has a small gym with an elliptical, treadmill, and four weight machines while being next to the spa. Free wifi and continental breakfast.

This place is lame, no elevator, the hall way is like 95 degrees inside. Room is small, dirty, management’s suck, bad customers service. Jeff’ the manager is one stupid and laziest person to deal with, he was rude to us when we checked in. Bad location, can’t find anything good about this place. Carpet is old, breakfast is suck. Please don’t stay here for the love of Jesus.

I stayed at this BW several times over a 2-​week period, and each time, I was happy with my choice. This property is conveniently located off the highway, although the entrance is tricky at best. I just looked for the Shell station & turned in there. Considering its proximity to the freeway, the room was quiet. Dark curtains kept it nice & dark. Now, one downfall is the lack of an elevator. Although it’s only 2 stories, I don’t like dragging all my «stuff» upstairs. Ample free parking, a strip center across the road with a drug store, Safeway down the street, several eateries close-​by made the stay so easy. Also, their on-​site self-​serve laundry facilities were cheaper than I found at other Laundromats. Nice surprise! Now, the breakfast area was way too small, and several mornings although I waited, there was no seating. Family groups were camped out, visiting with each other, and had no intention of ceding their tables to waiting diners, even though they weren’t eating. I find that this lack of breakfast room space a serious flaw. Eating from a tray in the lobby with people checking in and out, the front door opening & closing is not pleasant. The front-​desk ladies were great. All in all, nice property.

Really nice rooms and service.
Giane kindly kept my room available, even though I arrived a day late. (Be sure to call them for a courtesy like that one).
I had a great King room with a nice little kitchen.

Okay, for the price point, probably not as clean and comfortable as others in the same range. The wi-​fi worked well, which is what I needed. The bathroom was reasonably clean. The bed, just okay. It was okay for a one-​night stop, I wouldn’t want to stay longer.

Off the freeway a decent distance, and overall a quiet location. Room was very clean and bed was comfortable. Good front desk service and a decent breakfast. Nicely appointed room with large flat screen TV. Very fast WiFi was a plus. Overall, a very good option reasonably priced in Tumwater.

I have stayed in this motel many times with my job, and have always had a pleasant time. This is not a Hilton hotel, but, then again, they don’t charge Hilton prices. The staff has always been helpful, and everything in Olympia and Tumwater is a pretty short ride from this location. There are plenty of decent places to eat nearby, including the Mexican restaurant that is a quick stroll away, just across the parking lot.

Was a little leery of staying at this level of hotel — you never know what you are going to get. I was pleasantly surprised. The staff was great — nothing but kudos. My first room had a stale odor of cigarette smoke. They prompltly moved me to another room. It was clean with a comfortable bed and nice linens. Hotel was quiet. The hot tub was not in operation. The complimentary breakfast was great! They had eggs, bacon, potatoes, waffles, juice, coffee, cereal, scones and bagels. Even though I arrived late — they still made me some bacon!

Once nice thing about rallying all over the country is that you get to be an expert on hotels and motels in almost no time flat. Bad part is, you’re so busy racing you don’t get to enjoy the hotel all that much. When you are there, you try and enjoy all the amenities you can… all at once.
Olympia/​Tumwater has been a frequent destination, many great events in the PNW happen there or near there. This was our second time staying here in about a year so I feel pretty knowledgeable about all things Best Western Tumwater. First, I have to tell you, after a creepy experience on my honeymoon in 2001 at a Best Western in New Orleans I have tried to avoid Best Western’s. PM me for details if you care. So, when the team told me we were staying in a BW I had reservations (pun intended).
Finding the place is your first challenge, here’s a hint, try the driveway between the Shell station and the Verizon Store. You see it right off of Capitol Blvd, you’re just not sure about how to get to the lobby entrance. Once you do, the lobby is nice and welcoming. There are two computers for guest use, coffee, newspapers, vending machines and here’s the kicker, in the afternoon there are fresh hot cookies (chocolate chip and macadamia nut when I was there). Their front desk people over our three-​day stay were all really great, true superstars.
The rooms are your standard BW layout, bathroom by the door, sink outside away from the porcelain centric room and then a few beds, a desk and a TV. Nice part about this place is that the TV is absolutely huge and HD; the climate control system under the window actually had an effect on the temperature in the room. Beds were recently replaced too, pillow tops!
Here’s the kicker, the thing that really, for my purposes at least, made staying here amazing. This race had a long strict schedule, lots of up before the sun and back to the hotel after dark days. Starting at 5:00am they put out a nice hot breakfast, eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, self-​service waffle maker and an assortment of breads and danish, coffee, juices and teas. To not have to drag my tired, beat up, middle aged ass somewhere else to get breakfast is worth a mint!
As much as I wanted to get home and see The Wife and The Tax Deduction I was actually a little sad to be leaving the Best Western Tumwater. I cannot wait for next years Olympus Rally.

My friend and i intended on spending labor day long weekend at the Quality Inn, Convention Center, in Portland, Oregon on Multomah St. We had a TERRIBLE experience, there were bed bugs, and when I told the front desk clerk JOSHUA, he actually told me that it wasn’t his responsibility. At midnight, i packed as fast as i could, checked out, and we drove out of there like a bat out of hell. We drove back into Washington, and after a few reluctant stops (nice hotels, but too $), and after passing many more Quality Inns later (even thought they’re individually owned, our poor experience left a bad taste in our mouths), we ended up in Tumwater, Wa, which was about an hour away from Seattle. It was easily past 230 am, and VALERIE was at the front desk. The hotel was very clean, smelled new, you could tell it had been renovated faily recently. The rates were reasonable, and Valerie clearly felt sorry for our situation with the bed bugs, and with us having driven 2 hours to this hotel at 230 in the morning, she upgraded us to two queens for the price of one. She was compassionate, and kind, unlike the front desk clerk Joshua from the Quality Inn. We slept comfortably and at ease, and had an amazing hot breakfast that included bacon and waffles the next morning. Our weekend was somewhat salvaged, because of Valerie’s kindness. i would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone.

The stars are always the hard part. I would give it a 4 star if it wasn’t for the price. The room was nice with everything I needed. It was quiet and they even had a nice breakfast. Coffee maker in the room. The only reason I gave it 3 stars was because it was too expensive I thought. I went to the Motel 6 and they were full so I called the Best Western and ask if they had a room, they did then I ask «What will it cost me to spend the night?» I was quoted $ 71. I took the room and spent the night. When I checked out in the morning it was over $ 80 after they added taxes. I was under the impression if I said what will it cost me I would not have to pay more than what they said. Imagine going to the gas pump and putting in $ 10 of gas and when you are about to pull away someone comes running out and says you owe another $ 2.53 in taxes? So they get three stars because I am not a fan.