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Red Lion Inn & Suites Olympia, Governor Hotel

3.0 star property

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains
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Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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621 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA, 98501
  • Washington State Capitol
    ā€Ŗ12 min walkā€¬
  • Hands On Children's Museum
    ā€Ŗ12 min walkā€¬
  • Olympia Farmers Market
    ā€Ŗ12 min walkā€¬

Room options

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

Premium Room, 1 King Bed (Top Floors)

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • City view
  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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

Premium Room, 2 Queen Beds (Top Floors)

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Suite, 1 King Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

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

  • Percival Landing - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Washington State Capitol - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Hands On Children's Museum - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Olympia Farmers Market - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls - 4 min drive - 4.2 km

Getting around

  • Olympia-Lacey Station - 20 min drive
  • Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) - 61 min drive

Restaurants

  • ā€ŖMcMenamins Spar Cafe & Bar - ā€¬4 min walk
  • ā€ŖThree Magnets Brewing Co. - ā€¬3 min walk
  • ā€ŖAsahi Sushi - ā€¬2 min walk
  • ā€ŖNou Thai Street Food - ā€¬5 min walk
  • ā€ŖNew Moon Cafe - ā€¬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 transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site 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 cot
  • 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 centre

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.
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • 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 cot
  • 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 at the property

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

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
Rating 10 - Excellent. 260 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 186 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 195 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 193 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 168 out of 1002 reviews

6.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Maritza

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Kevin

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Manny was really nice!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

david

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Chose for walkable location near capital. Good food nearby. So much for the goodā€¦ This place was rough. 1986 dorm furniture.stained. Chips in walls. Peeling paint in bathroom. Cracks in shower. Shower leaked and dripped. Bubbled pop corn ceiling from leaks. I arrived at 4:15,my room wasn't ready til 6pm. During the evening I went to my car and found a prowler casing cars. No security was present and homeless sleep along the side of the building. Loading dock and truck noise starts about 5:15 am. One ofthefront doors was not functioning. My room key failed. Brutal stay.

10/10 Excellent

dave, hoquiam

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This property has had a new owner for yrs, if your going to buy a hotel that was once a great place to stay. But now seems quite run down, paint coming off room walls, plug in covers barely hanging on. Musty smelling, lobby that once looked great, looks quite boring now, etc
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lori

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

10/10 Excellent

James W.

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Conveniently located; reasonably priced; great staff. My only criticism is that the room could have been cleaned a little better; the bathtub was not clean; I found an (almost) empty sushi dinner box behind the table by the bed.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Kirstin

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Red Lion Corporate should be alerted to the terrible condition of this property. It's an embarrassment to the Red Lion image to be sure. Carpets were stained and worn, the tub was peeling and the shower curtain was shredded, not all lights in the room worked, there was an icy draft coming through the window. Clearly despite all this, housekeeping and other folks here are doing the best they can. The linens were clean, and the breakfast was ok. The elevator was out of commission briefly during our stay. There are space heaters scattered around the lobby because there is some sort of issue with central heating. I feel badly for the folks who work there and wish they had a workplace they could take more pride in- but someone is holding back the resources to make this place nicer. The weekend we were there the place was entirely booked- so I'm not sure what the issue is.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Cynthia

Travelled with family

Price was great. For that Iā€™ll stay again

Hotel was grand once. Now dated and in need of repair and update. Staff was courteous, room was clean. The historical photos on the lobby wall were beautiful and interesting.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Jeanne, Ridgefield

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Insecure building in a not-particularly-good part of town. Back door to the lobby unlocked (the door would not even close). Toliet in the room worked, barely. Sheets were the wrong size and we had to get a 2nd set for the 2nd (of two night's) stay. They did server "breakfast", after a fasion but the "dinning" area (looked like an old bar) was so cold all we could do is grab some food and coffee and head back to our room to eat. This actually is a very old, and poorly maintained, building with a "Red Lion" banner hung from the outside. Too bad they closed the old Red Lion (somewhat west of the Capitol Building) -- We stayed at the prior location several times -- it was nice .....
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Eileen L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Dustin

Liked: Staff & service
Good location and friendly staff The room needed updating.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Shauna

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
If you are looking for an affordable place to stay, this is a good option. Very centrally-located, this hotel had its day and is in dire need of a deep renovation. That being said, if you can live with dings in the walls and peeling paint, it is a fantastic value. The bed was comfortable, the temperature was comfortable, it was clean, and I got a good nights' sleep. My shower did have some temperature issues (hot was cold, cold was hot on the handle, and then the shower itself kept oscillating between the two temperatures which I informed the staff about when leaving). I even got a decent light breakfast on the way out and the coffee was good. I would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Chelsea

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Shower was either ice cold or boiling hot & dirty when we walked in. Entry and hallway were not clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Leonid

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
i wish i would never stay there. SHOWER VALVE WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN WATER WAS COMING OUT SUPER HOT.. šŸ› bath and walls had paint was peeling off Bad place
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Aaron

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The elevator was broken resulting in my friend and i having to 2alk up and down 8 floors of stairs.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Lindsey

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel needs a lot of work

Hotel was in a good location for walking to restaurants and the Washington Performing Arts Center but unfortunately has not been taken care of. The building was very run down throughout- all the furniture in the lobby and room was scuffed/damaged, stains on all the rugs/carpets, curtains missing hooks, piles of garbage (row boat, mattress, etc) in the parking lot. The room seemed clean- bedding and towel in good condition but they had tried to paint the bathtub with regular paint so it was peeling and did not seem usable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Joanne

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Decent accommodations for a very rundown hotel

this hotel is very conveniently located to both the capital, and the Washington center for performing arts, a couple of restaurants, etc. However, it is quite rundown, dated, and the HVAC system is pretty wonky. For one night stay, it was perfectly fine for me. The front desk staff was very kind, responsive, and accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Malia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff and a rooms overlooking a beautiful lake. Shopping and amazing food are within walking distance.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Just needs a remodel things are really outdated and plumbing sucks.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer, Richmond

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The property needs work x I is very run down but, it is clean and a great location. Staff are also very helpful and kinds.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

john

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Shower was poor condition. Lack of maintenance, upkeep and condition overall of building.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024