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The Orca Inn

2.0 star property

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Exterior
Reception
Reception
Double Room, 2 Queen Beds
Terrace/patio

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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770 Mullis St., Friday Harbor, WA, 98250
  • Place, San Juan Islands Museum of Art
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Whale Museum
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, San Juan Island National Historic Park
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Airport, Friday Harbor, WA (FBS-Friday Harbor Sea Plane Base)
    ‪16 min walk‬

Room options

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Standard Room

Standard Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(46 reviews)
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(17 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Premium bedding, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Room, 1 Double Bed

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(17 reviews)
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Friday Harbor

Located in Friday Harbor, The Orca Inn is a 4-minute walk from San Juan Islands Museum of Art and 12 minutes by foot from Whale Museum. .This motel is 5.6 mi (9 km) from San Juan Island National Historic Park and 8.7 mi (14.1 km) from Lime Kiln Point State Park.
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What's nearby

  • San Juan Islands Museum of Art - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Whale Museum - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • San Juan Island National Historic Park - 12 min drive - 9.6 km
  • Roche Harbor Marina - 19 min drive - 17.6 km
  • Lime Kiln Point State Park - 21 min drive - 15.6 km

Getting around

  • Friday Harbor, WA (FBS-Friday Harbor Sea Plane Base) - 3 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Sweet Retreat & Espresso - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Salty Fox Coffee - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪San Juan Island Brewing Company - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Rocky Bay Cafe - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Golden Triangle - ‬11 min walk

About this property

The Orca Inn

Motel with free parking, a quick walk to San Juan Islands Museum of Art
The Orca Inn offers 65 accommodations with air conditioning. Beds feature premium bedding. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include showers.

This Friday Harbor motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Make yourself at home in one of the 65 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a picnic area, and barbecue grills.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

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
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Orca Friday Harbor
Orca Inn
Orca Inn Friday Harbor
The Orca Hotel Friday Harbor
The Orca Inn Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA
The Orca Inn Friday Harbor
The Orca Inn Motel
The Orca Inn Friday Harbor
The Orca Inn Motel Friday Harbor

The Orca Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 378 out of 1017 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 302 out of 1017 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 218 out of 1017 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 68 out of 1017 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 51 out of 1017 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pros: It was easy to check into. The room was very clean. It had nice hot water. The person at the front desk was friendly. It is reasonably priced. It is centrally located. Cons: The room is small. Not much space to bend over and shave your legs in the shower. The bed seemed smaller than a queen. Cozy for two people. There is definitely not enough insulation between the rooms. Our neighbors woke us up a few times with things we didn't want to hear. Overall it was fine. The biggest negative was hearing our neighbors.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Katherine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
This is a good place for the price. Staff were amazing and the history behind it was great to hear. Rooms were so small. I mean so small my husband and I were dancing around each other to use the bathroom out get our things. We didn't mind because we only needed it to sleep in. There is so much to do around the island. Noise traveled.. I heard people entering the halls from the other side. Woke us up. The beds were uncomfortable and noisy. Couldn't even adjust without squeaking and walking up my partner. Considering this was the only time we were in the room, it left a poor experience in our memory.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was literally half the price of any others that I looked at. I was traveling alone, so a small room worked just fine. Fridge and microwave in the room. It's about a ten minute walk from the harbor and has plenty of parking. The staff are all SO nice and helpful. Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Tosha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Friday Harbor

It was about 1 mile away from ferry but definitely walkable. The woman who checked us in was very friendly. The room was clean and small.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

JAIME

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Had to go here because our main room wasn’t ready they were willing to put us up. Very friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, clean facilities, easy access.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and not expensive
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Beth

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Orca Inn is not a fancy place, but it's in a great location for access to the waterfront and downtown area of Friday Harbor. My room was sufficient for my needs, and I was able to walk to the restaurants and marina, which suited me just fine. This is an expensive place to visit, and The Orca Inn is a great value for the money,
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Marty

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was no coffee no ice unfriendly staff super tiny rooms just large enough for a suitcase
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arturo

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karla

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice little Place
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Atika

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
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Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Stanley, Newcastle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
The Inn served our needs since we stayed only from 4pm - 9pm. We needed an affordable place to rest and shower before boarding the late ferry to Anacortes. What we do recommend that the shower water pressure is increased. The shower was a trickle, but still hot.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Lucia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Teeny tiny but just fine

Super tiny room but it was clean and perfect for a night on the island. Paid $100 for a queen bed the night before a half marathon race, definitely a deal snag with some of the pricier options. They provide coffee in the morning, but the small room really encourages you to explore the island! Our hostess JG was very kind and gave us bag storage options for post-checkout.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Place was very clean, plenty of parking, short walk to Friday harbor, and absolutely amazing owner. Was a lovely stay and an unbeatable price
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay

We stayed in two singles combined into one room, so two bathrooms, a plus. It was clean and affordable, walking distance to bakery and stores.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leo

Best deal in Friday Harbor
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

SHEK

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were friendly and easy to approach. Double bed for two person was a bit small.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

cynthia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice environment, clean, safe and friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

PRADEEP

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not even coffee was made available for the guests
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joyce

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bring your own hair dryer.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cute, efficient rooms. Had everything we needed and was very quiet even though it was pretty booked up. Front staff were very friendly and accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025