5300 Ballard Avenue NW, Ballard, Seattle, WA 98107, United States of America
#85 of 102 hotels in Seattle
Guests' ChoiceBased on 99 hotel reviews
7.4Cleanliness
8.2
Comfort
8.2
Location
9.2
Facilities
7.5
Staff
9.0
Value for money
7.4
Free Wifi
7.5
Real Bookers. Real stays. Real opinions.
Read more– opens a dialog boxEach review score is between 1–10. To get the overall score that you see, we add up all the review scores we’ve received and divide that total by the number of review scores we’ve received. We're currently testing a weighted review system in Malta and Iceland (excluding hotel and vacation rental chains). For properties in these countries, the more recent the review, the bigger the impact on the total review score calculation. In addition, guests can give separate "subscores" in crucial areas, such as location, cleanliness, staff, comfort, facilities, value for money, and free Wifi. Note that guests submit their subscores and their overall scores independently, so there’s no direct link between them.
You can review an accommodation that you booked through our platform if you stayed there, or if you got to the property but didn’t actually stay there. To edit a review you’ve already submitted, contact our Customer Service team.
We have people and automated systems that specialize in detecting fake reviews submitted to our platform. If we find any, we delete them and, if necessary, take action against whoever is responsible.
Anyone who spots something suspicious can always report it to our Customer Service team so that our fraud team can investigate.
Ideally, we'd publish every review we get, positive and negative. However, we won’t display any reviews that include or refer to (among other things):
To make sure reviews are relevant, we may only accept reviews that are submitted within 3 months of checking out. We may stop showing reviews once they’re 36 months old, or if the accommodation has a change of ownership.
An accommodation can reply to a review.
When you see multiple reviews, the most recent ones will be at the top, subject to a few other factors (e.g. language, whether it’s just a rating or contains comments as well, etc.). You can sort and/or filter them by time of year, review score, and more.
Sometimes we show external review scores from other well-known travel websites, but make it clear when we do this.
These guidelines and standards aim to keep the content on Booking.com relevant and family-friendly, without limiting expression or strong opinions. They're also applicable regardless of the comment's tone.
Contributions should be travel related. The most helpful contributions are detailed and help others make better decisions. Please don’t include personal, political, ethical, or religious commentary. Promotional content will be removed and issues concerning Booking.com’s services should be routed to our Customer Service or Accommodation Service teams.
Contributions should be appropriate for a global audience. Please avoid using profanity or attempts to approximate profanity with creative spelling, in any language. Comments and media that include hate speech, discriminatory remarks, threats, sexually explicit remarks, violence, or the promotion of illegal activity are not permitted.
All content should be genuine and unique to the guest. Reviews are most valuable when they are original and unbiased. Your contribution should be yours. Booking.com property partners should not post on behalf of guests or offer incentives in exchange for reviews. Attempts to bring down the rating of a competitor by submitting a negative review will not be tolerated.
Respect the privacy of others. Booking.com will make an effort to obscure email addresses, telephone numbers, website addresses, social media accounts, and other similar details.
The opinions expressed in contributions are those of Booking.com customers and properties, and not of Booking.com. Booking.com does not accept responsibility or liability for any reviews or responses. Booking.com is a distributor (without any obligation to verify) and not a publisher of these comments and responses.
By default, reviews are sorted based on the date of the review and on additional criteria to display the most relevant reviews, including but not limited to: your language, reviews with text, and non-anonymous reviews. Additional sorting options might be available (by type of traveler, by score, etc...).
This service may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
End of dialog contentReviewed: April 21, 2024
Lennart
CanadaBecause it’s an old building, there is a bit of noice
Very central location. Access to amazing gym and swimming facilities. Lots of character and charm in hotel as well as street
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: April 16, 2024
Stephanie
United States of AmericaExternal noise from people on the street in the very early morning. Old building so noice insulation is not up to modern standards. They did provide ear plugs in the room.
Great location and charming environment
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: October 13, 2023
Kathleen
United States of AmericaFri night/Sat night quite noisy but you have to understand you’re in the middle of a hip scene.
Location Location Location
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: July 23, 2023
Kerry
United States of AmericaStreet noise, as well as noise from other guests (especially after 1 AM having special times I'd rather not hear...). A lot of bars and restaurants nearby which is kind of nice, but I would have preferred a grocery store within 2 blocks instead. The nearest grocery stores are not far away but too far to feel comfortable walking there alone after 9pm. Other neighborhoods (Ravenna, Queen Anne, Fremont, Montlake, Bainbridge, etc.) are far more pleasant locations in my opinion. Ballard is very industrial and treeless. I won't stay in Ballard area again.
Room was clean and was ventilated (I could open the windows).
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: June 26, 2023
Cynthia
United States of AmericaThe rooms are so tiny; it's not a place to hang out, only to sleep. No fridge or microwave, and have to go across the street to get ice.
Perfect location, nice furnishings, clean bathrooms.
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: April 27, 2023
Natasha
Canadasmall rooms.
great location and deliciously soft sheets
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: April 20, 2023
Paul
United KingdomThe area is lively and quirky although quite far out of town. Tricky to find first time.
Rooms, staff and facilities
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: February 13, 2023
Laura
United States of Americabathroom is shared, bed was a little soft & not enough covers
excellent location, quaint furnishings, friendly staff
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: January 11, 2023
Paul
Canadaroom very small, no bathroom.
location.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: August 6, 2022
Lois
United States of Americano elevator,no air-conditioning
the bed was so comfortable the staff was awesome
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: June 17, 2022
Matazzoni
United States of AmericaPaying for parking
Great location, comfy bed and pillows
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: April 9, 2022
Tannia
United States of AmericaThe parking was odd as you have to check in at the Ballard Hotel and walk over to the building next door to get to your room, which I didnt mind, except it was close to midnight. Thankfully the amazing staff walked me over to the other building. The hair dryer blew out quite the disturbing odor upon use.
Loved the historical aspect! Cant express that part enough. The room was perfect size with bathroom included. The king bed was huge and super comfy. Loved all the details that made it feel historical
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: February 18, 2022
Jessica
United States of AmericaBooking advertised that it had an airport shuttle. It does not. You pay $75 one way with a Towncar company. Very good service, but not as advertised and my inexpensive hotel became expensive due to those fees.
SO beautiful and charming. I loved the history and the quaintness of it.
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: February 14, 2022
Michael
United States of AmericaSmall.in the heart of Ballard, shared bathrooms, historical building.
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: December 12, 2021
Theresa
United States of AmericaGreat location. Felt like I was staying at my grandparent’s house.
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: November 4, 2021
Selona
United States of AmericaPay attention if the room you are booking is with the shared bathroom in the hall.
Great location and beautifully decorated. Staff was very friendly and accommodating of an early check in. Small extra touches like the bottle of water in the room and ear plugs were appreciated.
Stayed in October 2021
Reviewed: October 21, 2021
Rik
United States of AmericaThe shared bathrooms took me by surprise
Stayed in October 2021
Reviewed: August 20, 2021
Nicole
United States of AmericaLack of air condition
Stayed in July 2021
Reviewed: August 19, 2021
Matt
United States of AmericaExcellent location. Affordable by Seattle standards.
Stayed in July 2021
Reviewed: August 6, 2021
Diana
United States of AmericaThere is no AC so the inn gets rather warm. They do provide a room fan. The lobby is very tiny so there is no area to sit outside your room and use a laptop. The rooms are very tight so if you need to use a laptop you need to do it on your bed. It was a bit of a hassle having an inn staff member check to see if there were
Affordable budget hotel for a brief stay. We stayed 5 nights in a room with a king size bed on the second floor. The coffee in the lobby and free parking was great. There is free access to the gym next door but the group exercise classes are usually booked. My husband and I were able to attend one class each during our 5 night stay. The location in Ballard is perfect for strolling to the Carl English gardens and locks as well as the Sunday Ballard Farmers Market.
Stayed in July 2021
Reviewed: May 23, 2024
Candace
United States of AmericaNo one at front desk but you just went next door to check in.
Location and price were excellent, very clean and charming and sharing a restroom and shower was perfectly fine! Coffee in lobby so it was great
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: May 8, 2024
Meghan
United States of AmericaAwful checkin process, no front desk. This was not as described with shared bathroom and hostel like accommodations
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: April 29, 2024
Goff
United States of AmericaThat it’s a hostel style and no bathroom was in the room.
Close to everything.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: April 28, 2024
Candace
United States of AmericaI liked it all, would have been nice to have a person at front desk but it was no problem
Great small boutique hotel, minor ammenities but all really clean and nice and bed super comfie… we shared facilities and they were super clean and it was not awkward
Stayed in April 2024
Caloura, Portugal
Búzios, Brazil
Obergurgl, Austria
Balatonfüred, Hungary
Bregenz, Austria
Gütersloh, Germany
Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Lake Arrowhead, USA
Booking.com is part of Booking Holdings Inc., the world leader in online travel and related services.
We have more than 70 million property reviews, all from real, verified guests.
1
The only way to leave a review is to first make a booking. That's how we know our reviews come from real guests who have stayed at the property.
2
When guests stay at the property, they check out how quiet the room is, how friendly the staff is, and more.
3
After their trip, guests tell us about their stay. We check for naughty words and verify the authenticity of all guest reviews before adding them to our site.
If you booked through us and want to leave a review, please sign in first.
End of dialog content