Redmond Hotels with Wi-Fi

I should have followed my gut on this one. Everything from booking to actually staying at the hotel has been a disaster, but the biggest red flag besides the rooms being dirty and the shower head being loose and spraying all over the bathroom floor is the fact that management tried to enter my room. I was woken up around 10:30 am on Friday morning by someone pounding on my door and trying to gain entry. I sleep with earplugs in, as I work the night shift and the housekeeping noises keep me awake. The moment I took out my earplugs I yelled for them to give me a minute. I assume they couldn’t hear me over pounding on the door because they didn’t respond and yelled “MANAGEMENT” and continued pounding and trying to push the door open despite it being obviously locked from the top. He finally heard me saying to give me a minute and responded but not even 30 seconds later the door was attempting to be opened again. Finally I hear a woman pipe up who I assume is front desk ask if I could just come to the front desk in a little while as my payment was due yesterday. I wasn’t even aware I was supposed to be making payments. When I checked in 10 days ago no one told me that I would be making payments and when those payments would be due. When I got new hotel keys at 4:30 am after mine stopped working, a past due payment wasn’t mentioned. I was just given new keys after telling them my room number and name. The first I had heard of having to make payments was when the manager tried to gain entry into my room. This left an awful taste in my mouth and an awful feeling deep inside of me. I now don’t even want to go back to the hotel. It doesn’t help that there’s a door that has been visibly kicked in and secured with a padlock a few doors down from mine. Did management do that? I wouldn’t be surprised with how he kept trying to force my door open. I won’t be able to fall asleep in this hotel without having anxiety due to this awful experience. No apology was given and no explanation was given. No one called beforehand to tell me my payment was late. I hate to think of what would have happened if I wasn’t there. Would they have just entered my room and removed my belongs because I hadn’t made a payment they never told me about?

The room had everything you need, including a Keurig coffee maker. The hotel was quiet and had a nice breakfast, with excellent bagels from nearby Blazing Bagels. Also an awesome coffee machine in the lobby that grinds the beans and makes great coffee drinks. Had one breakfast at the Pancake House next door, where you get a 15% discount when staying at the hotel. Nice location, and we were able to walk right from the hotel to the W. Samammish trail, where we had great views of the lake and Mt. Rainier about a mile or so south on the trail from a couple of piers.

You can't beat the location if you are visiting Microsoft's main campus as it is in walking distance. You are also about a 15 minute drive from downtown Bellevue. Lots of good stores and restaurants nearby particularly if you like Indian food. The hotel itself is a good property. There is a good XYZ bar on the first floor where there is always some sort of action happening. Check-in is a bit wonky as they share staff with the Element across the cul de sac so if nobody is there when you check in just go across the way and you will find someone. Rooms are very typical of an Aloft--quite utilitarian but clean and comfortable beds. Wifi is usually strong. Overall a good choice for the area.

Arrived by car after a long 20 hours trip, the valet told me that the service will be 35$ per day (welcome first !). At the front desk, I have been allocated a room with 2 large beds with one bath: when I asked to change to a single bed with a shower, the manager came talking to the trainee (she was looking like a junior staff) that there was NO option. That’s it, end of the discussion. I have been in many hotels and I disagree with this lack of communication from the hotel staff. They have not ever tried to link at my demand. Since 2 hours, I am in my room checking other hotels in the surroundings as I will terminate earlier my stay. This was a bad experience.

The chanel lineup online that was supposed to be accurate was not so it was difficult to find something to watch. It would be great if the on TV guide were available instead of scanning a QR code and going to a listing that is wrong. It would also let guests see what is on instead of blindly channel surfing. The remote was slow to work, you had to press the buttons very hard to get the channel or volume to change. The pillows in my room were a bit dodgy (lumpy and broken down) and they all seemed to be the same firmness. I prefer a mix of pillows (some firm and some softer). and the ice machine on my floor was broken, which was inconvenient, especially after a long day. Breakfast was tasty and well-maintained, the room clean and tidy, and the staff were welcoming.

There are many restaurants around within walking distance from downtown Redmond! The hall was also a beautiful and fulfilling stay.

We took the family to DC in May and stayed at the Archer Hotel based on good online reviews. The hotel definitely was a highlight for us! We got a great rate by booking through their website, the breakfast was much better than advertised, the hotel is in the middle of a great shopping area, and we got a room with two king beds (very rare find). The only thing that didn't pan out as expected is that the metro stop was just a bit too far for us, but it's only $5 to park in the garage. Overall, we just loved our stay there...a real highlight of the trip :)

The hotel is exactly what you expect. Nice quiet rooms, fully equipped with a kitchen and utensils. Good parking space and proximity to Bellevue and Redmond. There's a nice trail that connects to the property that makes for a very nice morning walk. Breakfast is pretty good. And, like most hotels in the area, super expensive. My only gripe is that the main elevator in the building is incredibly slow. It was really painful to wait for it in the morning. There's another elevator that is less convenient but actually moves at normal speed.

Overall it was a good stay. The room is spacious for four of us. Convenient location close to lot of restaurants and highway. Quiet spot. There is contraction next door so I was not sure if it would be noisy during the week. There is underground parking and charged for $15 per day. The only thing I would want to bring it up was the breakfast time on Sunday. We were told it was end at 10am. We got down at 9:45am. Everything was empty. I asked the stuff and she said she called out “last call” for breakfast so she won’t bring any food out! I was stocked. If the breakfast time ends at 10am, there should still be food there at 9:45am! It was the first time I heard something like this! I felt like it was non sense. We only had Cheerio for breakfast that morning. The bananas were all black. I was not sure who would eat a black banana. I would recommend more food choice and re-visit your breakfast strategy.

1. Room floor dirty on arrival. 2. Microwave oven glass plate dirty. 3. Frying pan is a health risk (teflon scratched). 4. Dirty plate in dish washing machine on arrival. 5. Sliding floors -＞ worsening my herniated disc & now my knees are very sore (still). 6. No cold water in bathroom sink tap + the water got more and more boiling hot. 7. Sink didn't hold water. 8. Three out of four lamps in the bathroom work. 9. No drain in bathroom + floor lowered towards kitchen area (with no drain in the floor either) -＞ wet & very slippery floors. 10. People in my room TWICE without my knowledge/warning -＞ made me feel very insecure (what were they doing? Were they going through my stuff? Stealing? 11. Coffee machine in lobby only served coffee & hot water + sugar substitute. Aka no tea, milk, or sugar. Moreover, coffee machine was out of order for five days (aka I left the hotel before it started working). 12. No toilet paper on demand; I had to buy myself if I needed bathroom tissue. 13. Corridor carpets full of dirt; they were not being hoovered every day/every second day.. However, three days before my leave they were being vacuumed. 14. Employees smoked within 25 ft of the hotel's entrances, violating smoking restrictions. 15. No soap in public restroom which also served as restroom for employees. Three days later, there was still no soap, and the room had obviously not been cleaned. 16. My stay was prolonged twice, because I needed to stay for more than one week, and because the staff couldn't/didn't know how to prolong it for more than seven days. This meant that firstly, I couldn't prolong my stay as much as I needed, and second I paid very varying prices for my extended stay; from 75$/night for one week, next week the price was 85$/night, and for the last two nights at a cost of more than 125$/night. All in all, I can only strongly advise against booking a stay at this hotel. Even if prizes from Choice Hotels are on display in the lobby, those prizes were won in Texas, not in Redmond, Washington.