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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
Exterior
Interior
Fitness facility
Food court

Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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621 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA, 98501
  • Place, Washington State Capitol
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Hands On Children's Museum
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Olympia Farmers Market
    ‪12 min walk‬

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About the area

Olympia

A stay at Red Lion Inn & Suites Olympia, Governor Hotel places you in the heart of Olympia, within a 5-minute walk of Capitol Lake and State Theater. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Percival Landing and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from 5th Avenue Bridge.

What's nearby

  • State Theater - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Percival Landing - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Washington State Capitol - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Hands On Children's Museum - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Olympia Farmers Market - 12 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Olympia-Lacey Station - 23 min drive
  • Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) - 66 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cascadia Grill - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Three Magnets Brewing Co. - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Nicole’s Bar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Asahi Sushi - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Traditions Cafe & World Folk Art - ‬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.

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

  • In-room 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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from December 1 2025 to September 30 2026 (dates subject to change).

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
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

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
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Red Lion Inn & Suites Olympia, Governor Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 249 out of 1035 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 171 out of 1035 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 183 out of 1035 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 214 out of 1035 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 218 out of 1035 reviews

6.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Anchal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfort bed for a good night sleep after a long hike
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Troy

Liked: Amenities
Bath tub shower dripped.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Martin

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Staff were not accommodating, the rooms were dirty and outdated, and
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Heather

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The AC in the entire building was not working and the rooms were minimally cleaned.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Jeramie

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pictures of the property on Expedia look really good, in reality I got catfished by them. The entrance from the parking lot is an extreme trip hazard with broken tiles and uneven surfaces. I was willing to look past that but then got to the room. It was 100° in the hallway leading to the room on the 7th floor. Inside the room was an extremely stained up carpet, a broken cracked and peeling tub, and an air conditioner that didn't work that's supposedly supplied the whole building. I asked the attendant at the front desk if there was anything they could do and they gave me a little tiny fan. I tried opening the window but there was no screen so the bugs flew in. I had no choice but to stay there because this was an unexpected trip as my girlfriend's mother was in the hospital there in Olympia. If I could get my money back I would. The attendant says they're going to be doing a whole building renovation next year. Hopefully this happens.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Brandon

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Rene

Liked: Staff & service
No.. just no. Loved the price but that’s about it
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Seth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Its nice, my go to for oly
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Brenda

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service

Maybe next time

Hotel called to cancel my reservation two hours before check in. Due to lack of air conditioning in the entire hotel. I feel the staff handled the situation well. Allowed me to change reservations to another Olympia with no fees or charges .
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Myaisha

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I got there and my room was hot as hell the AC went out in the hotel and I was given a box fan, my refrigerator was broken and all my drinks were warm and I had to have them swap out for one that worked. Then there were not screens on the patio doors and I had to kill a few bugs that probably came in through the open door that I didn't know was opened at first. There was cracks in the ceiling in the bathroom that looked like water puddles and mold in the corners of the walls. The bedding looked dingy and had stains and when I asked to have the room cleaned it was only the garbage taken out and the towels replaced not the bedding and everything was old in the room beside the TV. Then they homeless where just out the doors and in the parking lot area all night I was scared my car was gonna get broken into. All the ice machines were broken on every floor and there was multiple rooms with pad locks on the doors with missing handles. Overall Overall it was a bad experience and I will never stay there again I feel like it was false advertising online and the money I paid was not deserved.
What the hotel actually looks like from the online photos
The hostel building right to it and the parking lot
Surrounding Area
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Tyler

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Hadi

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
we could not stay the hotel cancel our stay because there air-conditioning system wasn't working
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nasty place to stay and horrible customer service. Very dirty and rundown place. No A/C
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roman

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

6/10 Okay

Phil

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Wyatt

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Nasty

The room was so bad we left and slept on a friend’s couch. Nasty, stained carpet, upholstery, bedding. Just gross.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

George

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
It was right down town and convenient to walk to a lot of places. A beautiful park across the street. Unfortunately it was full of homeless people. The hotel needs to be updated and refreshed. Bed was comfortable. Staff were nice and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ross

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lucia

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Mariah

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is falling apart. No AC or hot water. Homeless people everywhere in the neighborhood. Only reason not giving a terrible review is I was offered cancellation/ given a refund at the time of check in. I never saw the inside of the rooms but the rest of the place did not feel clean or safe.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Heather

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Every checkbox for a bad hotel: AC down (all rooms) ice machine broken, first room had what looked like mold all over the bathtub, dirty toilet, paint is deteriorating everywhere, smelled horribly of cigarettes. Front office was very kind to change rooms without any hassle. Second room was much better with fiberglass peeling (along with the paint) in the bathroom, toilet was missing paint but was clean. Holes in the bedroom wall, broken drawer on the very run down dresser. Only way my mom would stay was to sleep with her mace out. To be fair, this was by far the best looking hotel (?) in the downtown area. Would not recommend staying anywhere in this area, not family or child friendly or safe.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Justin

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brianna, Tacoma

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
No habia aire acondicionado y tuve que irme debido al fuerte calor
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025