The best available Motels to stay near Tacoma

April 22, 2023 Nicolette Lion

Sitting at the foot of Mount Rainier, from whose former name the city takes its name, Tacoma is the perfect base point for exploring Mount Rainier National Park and the spectacular landscape surrounding.
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1. Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma-Mall

8203 South Hosmer Street, Tacoma, WA 98408-1044 1 (855) 605-0317
Excellent
50%
Good
29%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
6%
Terrible
6%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 859 reviews

Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma-Mall

Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma South is located off Interstate 5 south of downtown Tacoma, Tacoma Dome and near the Tacoma Mall. The Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma hotel is conveniently situated between the lively city of Seattle and the splendid state capital of Olympia. The Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma South features 146 rooms and suites with onsite meeting space. The hotel is just minutes from the new Tacoma Convention Center and local government offices as well as Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base. Guests of the Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma South can enjoy Mt. Rainier, Puget Sound, Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Fort Nisqually and the fishing village of Gig Harbor, which is just across the Narrows Bridge. Art and entertainment lovers will never be bored with the world famous artist Dale Chihuly's glass art bridge, the Tacoma Glass Museum or the Washington State Historical Museum all located minutes from the hotel.

This Hampton does not belong in the Hilton Chain of Hotels

Reviewed By 292markt

I'm sure the staff is doing the best that it can with what it has, but this Hampton is subpar. 1. The area is not safe. I watched drug transactions at a homeless encampment on the edge of the property. Washington had a myriad of problems, but the homeless drug addiction issue is everywhere. Unfortunately it is on edge of this property/parking lot. The parking lot is monitored by cameras, but the trash on the edge of the property and in the parking lot seem to be treated as acceptable. Vehicles parked on the property are prone to break in . Never saw an employee walking the lot or picking up the trash. It stayed in and around the cars for days. It lends to a feeling that no one cares. 2. The attitude that no one cares extends to the Hotel itself. Due to short staffing, you are required to request that your room is serviced during your stay. We were there for four nights. We requested the room be serviced twice. It was serviced one of those two requests. That may be just a fact of life due to the lack of personnel available, but it is unacceptable customer service. 3. The general appearance of the hotel makes it look run down. Mattresses left propped up against the wall at the end of our hallway on the third floor. Hampton used to use stickers on their door frames so you would break the seal as you walked it to know the room was clean. The remnants of those stickers are on every door frame. They have never been cleaned up. The blinds in our room did not work. Between the trash outside and the general condition inside, it feels like the management just does not care. The lack of pride in ownership and customer service are a general feeling that you get after staying here. Drug traffic and trash outside. Things not being taken care of inside. It all starts to pile up and we were ready to leave and not come back. There were other things that all have to do with being HiltonHonors members that I will not address here. There are other Hamptons in the area. Pick a different one.

2. Clarion Inn Near JBLM

6802 Tacoma Mall Blvd, Tacoma, WA 98409-9088
Excellent
12%
Good
21%
Satisfactory
28%
Poor
18%
Terrible
21%
Overall Ratings

3 based on 535 reviews

Clarion Inn Near JBLM

Our Clarion Inn is just minutes away from the Tacoma Dome. We have 128 spacious clean and cozy newly remodeled rooms. If you're here for a meeting, conference, group booking, sports team event, corporate business, wedding or just to relax we have you covered. Our staff will make you make you feel welcome and will be here to support you along the way. We have single king rooms, rooms with two queen beds, pet friendly rooms, and 3 different suites. Our hotel offers a fabulous hot breakfast in the morning with all the fixings, a 24 hour business center, 24 fitness center, 24 fresh hot coffee station, free WIFI, a board room and meeting space. We understand the importance of your trip and hope that you will give us the opportunity to make it as stress free as possible.

Nice Front Desk but Needs Updating

Reviewed By IP_Travelers

The front desk staff was pleasant and helpful during our 1-night stay. The room was in need of a good cleaning and updating, especially the carpeting. We found a broken crack pipe in the parking lot near our car. We won't be back with our son again and suggest you find another hotel too.

3. GuestHouse Fife

3021 Pacific Hwy E, Tacoma, WA 98424-1023
Excellent
1%
Good
7%
Satisfactory
19%
Poor
9%
Terrible
64%
Overall Ratings

1.5 based on 74 reviews

GuestHouse Fife

Finding an ideal budget friendly motel in Tacoma does not have to be difficult. Welcome to GuestHouse Inn Fife, a nice option for travelers like you. For those interested in checking out popular landmarks while visiting Tacoma, Tacoma Days Inn is located a short distance from Tacoma Dome (1.8 mi) and Union Station (2.3 mi). Days Inn Tacoma features a 24 hour front desk, to help make your stay more enjoyable. The property also boasts a pool and free breakfast. If you are driving to Best Night Hotel, free parking is available. Tacoma has plenty of French restaurants. So when you’re here, be sure to check out popular spots like Sel and La Waffletz, which are serving up some great dishes. There is no shortage of things to do in the area: explore popular parks such as Point Defiance Park, Wright Park, and Ruston Way Park. GuestHouse Inn Fife looks forward to welcoming you on your visit to Tacoma.

You can't run away fast enough

Reviewed By pamk43

Big sign on front entrance COVID-19 mask required. I had a mask and put it on. The numbers are going sky high again and I'm almost always wearing a mask inside. I mentioned to man at front desk that the mask requirement is for him also and he replied that he wouldn't be helping me someone else would and refused to wear a mask. I said he still needed to wear a mask. I had to repeat again that he needed a mask. He finally put one on and said something to the effect of am I satisfied. I said I was. In the mean time a woman came from the back room to check me in. I had reserved on line and she evidently had to re-enter all my info into her program. She wanted my id and wanted to see the credit card I was using to pay. I gave her both, she returned my cc but kept my drivers license. She took it over to the photocopier and I asked her why was she going to photocopy it. She said that the city of Fire required the hotels in the city to have a copy of the id of every guest in the hotel on file. She had also just handed me two pages to sign and on it there was the statement that the id needed to be verified there was nothing that said it needed to be on file. I put up a stink asking how long the photocopy was going to remain at the hotel and she said it would be thrown away at check out. I ask if it was going to be shredded and she said yes. I then decided because the clerk was as so rude to me that I didn't want to spend the night and ask for a refund. It was granted. I just realize that I didn't ask for my photocopy back. The man that didn't want to wear the mask said that the clerk whom was helping me could treat me rudely because I was treating her rudely. I mentioned that I responded to her attitude towards me. This Guesthouse Inn should not be part of the Red Lion family. I expect courtesy from the clerk. I expect them to follow the same COVID-19 rules that they ask the guests to follow. I expect the written requirements on the papers I sign to be followed not interpreted by a clerk to something absolutely unnecessary.

4. Motel 6 Tacoma South

1811 S 76th St, Tacoma, WA 98408-1104
Excellent
13%
Good
15%
Satisfactory
22%
Poor
15%
Terrible
35%
Overall Ratings

2.5 based on 54 reviews

Motel 6 Tacoma South

Motel 6 Tacoma South is conveniently located off of I-5, providing easy access to McChord Air Force Base 5 miles away. Dining and shops are nearby. Enjoy our seasonal outdoor heated pool and hot tub. Wi-Fi available in all modern guest rooms for a fee.

Bedbugs - avoid at all costs!

Reviewed By AnonJ6750AA

Loads of bedbugs and they charged me a smoking fee in a smoking room. Place is covered in garbage, rooms aren't clean. Avoid at all costs! I had to move twice in the middle of the night because of their mistakes and they have the audacity to not only offer some kind of compensation for giving me a room with an infestation, but to charge me a smoking fee in a smoking room. DO NOT STAY HERE

5. Quality Inn & Suites Tacoma - Seattle

8820 S Hosmer St Building B, Tacoma, WA 98444-1839
Excellent
9%
Good
6%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
13%
Terrible
57%
Overall Ratings

2 based on 108 reviews

Quality Inn & Suites Tacoma - Seattle

This Tacoma, Washington motel features an indoor pool and free WiFi access. Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium is 18 minutes' drive away. A flat-screen cable TV, a microwave and a refrigerator are offered in every air-conditioned room at Economy Stay & Suites Tacoma. Free toiletries are also included. We offer weekly and monthly rates for extended stay in our Kitchenette rooms.

My unpleasant stay

Reviewed By Trek757359

Me and my family came in late night ! Got the room it looked decent online ! Wow that’s wrong ! After getting the room walked through the hallways that’s smelled horrible Odor and was grungy ! Trash all outside around the trash cans. Made us feel dirty just walking down the hall ! We lay our kids in one bed and get ready for bed ourselves ! Go to use the tv and it won’t turn on call the front seat they wanted to send someone then my husband told them no we were going to bed it was like 11 at night ! So he messed with it got it to work ! Get up next day go to make the bed my kids were laid in and their were big red nasty stain of god only know what in the bed !! Like the bed had never been made !! Or cleaned !! So I go upfront to tell them how upset I am and to get Breakfast for my kids and we’ll no breakfast !!! The cook called in!! the front lady tried to get the house keeper down their , while waiting I tried to get sheets she said she wanted to show the house keeper and talk to her and I’m like I got to get back to the room with my kids she apologized for it and said she would have the housekeeper come change the sheets ! Which still hasn’t happened ! Still waiting , and btw that doesn’t change that I’ve paid 150 night to have my kids stay in a nasty unmake bed and be in a filthy place ! We are here until Monday due to no refunds ! Or I would gladly leave today ! This place is poorly kept , not well maintenanced , and if something needs to be made right they don’t they just apologize!!! I’m so upset with this place !!! Don’t stay here don’t do it too pricey , and dirty !

6. Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma-Mall

8203 South Hosmer Street, Tacoma, WA 98408-1044 1 (855) 605-0317
Excellent
50%
Good
29%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
6%
Terrible
6%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 859 reviews

Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma-Mall

Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma South is located off Interstate 5 south of downtown Tacoma, Tacoma Dome and near the Tacoma Mall. The Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma hotel is conveniently situated between the lively city of Seattle and the splendid state capital of Olympia. The Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma South features 146 rooms and suites with onsite meeting space. The hotel is just minutes from the new Tacoma Convention Center and local government offices as well as Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base. Guests of the Hampton Inn & Suites Tacoma South can enjoy Mt. Rainier, Puget Sound, Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Fort Nisqually and the fishing village of Gig Harbor, which is just across the Narrows Bridge. Art and entertainment lovers will never be bored with the world famous artist Dale Chihuly's glass art bridge, the Tacoma Glass Museum or the Washington State Historical Museum all located minutes from the hotel.

This Hampton does not belong in the Hilton Chain of Hotels

Reviewed By 292markt

I'm sure the staff is doing the best that it can with what it has, but this Hampton is subpar. 1. The area is not safe. I watched drug transactions at a homeless encampment on the edge of the property. Washington had a myriad of problems, but the homeless drug addiction issue is everywhere. Unfortunately it is on edge of this property/parking lot. The parking lot is monitored by cameras, but the trash on the edge of the property and in the parking lot seem to be treated as acceptable. Vehicles parked on the property are prone to break in . Never saw an employee walking the lot or picking up the trash. It stayed in and around the cars for days. It lends to a feeling that no one cares. 2. The attitude that no one cares extends to the Hotel itself. Due to short staffing, you are required to request that your room is serviced during your stay. We were there for four nights. We requested the room be serviced twice. It was serviced one of those two requests. That may be just a fact of life due to the lack of personnel available, but it is unacceptable customer service. 3. The general appearance of the hotel makes it look run down. Mattresses left propped up against the wall at the end of our hallway on the third floor. Hampton used to use stickers on their door frames so you would break the seal as you walked it to know the room was clean. The remnants of those stickers are on every door frame. They have never been cleaned up. The blinds in our room did not work. Between the trash outside and the general condition inside, it feels like the management just does not care. The lack of pride in ownership and customer service are a general feeling that you get after staying here. Drug traffic and trash outside. Things not being taken care of inside. It all starts to pile up and we were ready to leave and not come back. There were other things that all have to do with being HiltonHonors members that I will not address here. There are other Hamptons in the area. Pick a different one.

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