Hotel Ballard Inn, Seattle

Location and staff were fantastic.

No in-room bathroom

Great location. Felt like I was staying at my grandparent’s house.

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.

Pay attention if the room you are booking is with the shared bathroom in the hall.

The shared bathrooms took me by surprise

Loved the location and feel of this property. The hotel sits right on Ballard with a plethora of restaurants and shops right outside the door. It’s also home to a Sunday farmers market that was a blast to walk through. Striking distance to the locks and many other places, especially with a electric bike/scooter. Staff was very friendly and they take cleanliness seriously. This property is residence-hall-style where guests share a bathroom. The staff was on top of cleaning and seemed like they were checking on the bathrooms almost every hour or so. I never once went into a mess. The area can be a little noisy, but ear plugs are provided. They did not refill water bottles with room cleaning and I found the electric outlets to be troublesome (not enough power and then not able to withstand the pad charger types. Overheats), but I made them aware of the issue and it could have only been that room. Overall great place to stay if you’re looking to get out and about and not stick to your hotel room. They provide the comfortable, decent quality necessities and they do it well, but that’s about what you can expect.

Outlets

Lack of air condition

Excellent location. Affordable by Seattle standards.

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.

There 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

Incredible location is the best attribute. Free access to the amazing gym/spa across the street.

Rooms are small. Have to share bathroom.

Awful checkin process, no front desk. This was not as described with shared bathroom and hostel like accommodations

Close to everything.

That it’s a hostel style and no bathroom was in the room.

A brilliant location for a lively area with a great vibe.

The location was superb. The bathroom was right across the hall from our room which was convenient.

The choice/theme of the decor was not my personal style but that’s me being nit-picky. I also would have preferred a hair dryer in the room instead of the bathroom. I felt like i was taking up too much bathroom time when only one of them had a shower.

The use of the gym

A shared bathroom

The area and the employees of their sister hotel (The Ballard Hotel) were great.The manager of the Ballard Inn was not helpful and could care less that I was up for 48 hours due to the heat in the room.

The room was so hot due to no air conditioning and there was only a small window.I didn’t get any sleep for 2 days and the manager didn’t do anything about it.I would never have booked the room if I knew they didn’t have air conditioning.Completely ruined my trip in Seattle.The manager was terrible.Had no empathy at all.

shower was separated from the room but good

too soft of a bed, we sank in the mattress, I didn’t sleep well nor did my husband. I only fell asleep w help of medication to sleep.

the convenience- and I love the nostalgia !!

stairs and no elevator

perfect location

fun old style hotel

nice staff. cool building

super noisy. maybe offer ear plugs. also, the door into the hallway was super noisy when opened and closed. Horrible night of sleep and too expensive.

Location

Shared bathroom

The shared Bathrooms were clean

I couldn’t walk around the bed. There was an old heater almost reaching the bed because the bed was so close to the wall. The room was so small it was comical. There is no air conditioning, making it difficult to sleep because it was so hot.

Very fun location !

I had an accident while at the Inn. I hit my head I. The bathroom, it left a gash in my head, and I suffered a concussion. Personnel brought me some ice and stated I would get a call from management; however, that never happens. It was a shared bathroom with other people, strangers, I was uncomfortable. I was told the bathroom was cleaned periodically, but it wasn’t. It smelled old.

The only thing this place has going for it is the location. It's in such a great spot, but that's it.

Honestly, this place was way too expensive for what it is. First, when I booked I had no idea I had to share a bathroom and a shower with 12 other people. Secondly, no air-conditioning and on the first floor so you couldn't open the window. They give you a fan that's the size of a pie plate. Thirdly, it was so loud on Saturday night that I did not sleep at all. The banging doors went on until about 1:30am. Guests were very inconsiderate to the other guests. I didn't see the ear plugs until the next day! I wore them the next night and at least got a few hours of sleep. Someone should tell the guests about the noise and to look for the ear plugs.

The character of the building.

Size of the rooms.