The Orca Inn

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Dates

December 2024

January 2025

Basic Room, 1 Double Bed | Premium bedding, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Good

Popular amenities

Parking included

Free WiFi

Air conditioning

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770 Mullis St., Friday Harbor, WA, 98250

San Juan Islands Museum of Art
4 min walk
San Juan Historical Society and Museum
7 min walk
Whale Museum
12 min walk
Friday Harbor, WA (FBS-Friday Harbor Sea Plane Base)
16 min walk

Room options

Standard Room

14 sq m
Sleeps 2
1 Queen Bed

Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

28 sq m
Sleeps 4
2 Queen Beds

Premium bedding, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Room, 1 Double Bed

14 sq m
Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Deluxe Room

28 sq m
Sleeps 3
1 King Bed

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Hot tub

Parking included

Free WiFi

Air conditioning

for 1 night

includes taxes & fees

6 Dec - 7 Dec

About this property

Motel with free parking, a quick walk to San Juan Islands Museum of Art

This smoke-free motel features barbecues, a picnic area and free self parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Housekeeping is not available.

The Orca Inn offers 65 accommodations with air conditioning. Beds feature premium bedding. Guests can make use of the in-room fridges and microwaves. Bathrooms include a shower.

This Friday Harbor motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at The Orca Inn. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from San Juan Islands Museum of Art. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking.

Free WiFi
Free self-parking
Guests have great things to say about the clean guestrooms and the helpful staff
Just a 4-minute walk from San Juan Islands Museum of Art and 12 minutes on foot from Whale Museum

The Orca Inn offers its guests barbecue grills and a picnic area. WiFi is free in public spaces. Self parking is free.

This Friday Harbor motel is smoke free.

Languages

English, 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

Family friendly

In-room microwave
In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

Guidebooks
Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

No housekeeping service

Outdoors

Barbecue grill
Outdoor entertainment area
Outdoor furniture
Picnic area

Accessibility

No lift

Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

Premium bedding

Bathroom

Hair dryer (on request)
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels provided

Entertainment

Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

Microwave
Refrigerator
Restaurant dining guides

Air conditioning
Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM

Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.

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

Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

The front desk at this property is open daily from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM.
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

Property is also known as

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The Orca Inn Reviews

7.8

Good

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10 Excellent

Katie

23 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This was a very simple, small room. It was clean, a bit out dated, but not bad. It was within walking distance from the downtown, which was great since parking was limited down there. The lady at the front desk was very friendly. I would recommend this place to anyone asking and would stay again if we came back to San Juan.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

BRADFORD

22 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

The staff were friendly and courteous. the room was totally clean. But the Room was so small only one of us could get out of bed at a time. And the one chair had to be moved constantly so you could get into the bathroom or the bedroom. And the bed was very uncomfortable. Because of this we won't stay at here again.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Corbin

21 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Constance

21 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Mariah

Travelled with family

18 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jami

Travelled with group

18 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Double bathrooms!

Very simple and very wonderful. No frills except our hotel room had two bathrooms which was extra awesome!

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peggy

Travelled with partner

14 Aug 2024

Liked: Amenities

Be aware the bed takes up the room but that’s clear from the pictures. Quiet area, nice check in staff.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

12 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Basic but very nice

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Travelled with family

10 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This a great little place. No frills, but extremely clean and functional. For a third of the price of "normal" hotels on the island, it is a steal. It was probably our favorite part of the trip.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yun

Travelled with group

10 Aug 2024

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

The room is small but has everything we needed. Clean and comfy.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Travelled with group

10 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great value; small but clean

Great value for this resort community The rooms are very small, but very well designed with everything you might need, and very clean. Would definitely stay again.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

David, Kent

Travelled with family

10 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Amenities

Small room but it was overall a fair place to stay when all you need is a place to sleep. Friendly staff, clean room. No complaints.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maxcey

Travelled with family

9 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Simple place. Bed is rather, very very firm but manageable. We just stayed for one night. Simple check in and out. AC worked great.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jing

9 Aug 2024

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Iris

Travelled with group

7 Aug 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Staff was friendly at check-in. Quiet location and room on the outskirts of town, a bit of a walk from the ferry terminal. Room was small but had what you needed, despite a funny layout.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Travelled with partner

5 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The Orca Inn was clean and comfortable. We had a king room. We were able to get into our room a bit early after getting off the ferry. It was nothing fancy, but adequate. Staff was friendly and helpful. Only problem was that we could hear our neighbor at 1:00 am.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

5 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Clare

4 Aug 2024

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Sheila

3 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

VERY tiny and dated. The shower was new, but everything else was from the 60s. Nice area, and clean inside and out. If they could expand the room size and do a few upgrades, this place would be my go-to in Friday Harbor.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

gerard

3 Aug 2024

misleading location making be.ieve it is in the center of town while it is miles away

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Erin

Travelled with family

2 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Efficient but NO COFFEE

Economical but please provide coffee somewhere on site

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Mark

Travelled with group

2 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

The Property was very convenient for our travel purpose. This is a good facility for basic accommodations. Best suited for single person stays.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner

2 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

The Orca Inn is cheaper than most places in Friday Harbor but that doesn't mean it's cheap. Friday Harbor in the summer is a very expensive place to stay. The location is good - walkable to most places. We appreciated that they checked us in early and the staff was pleasant. We also appreciated the air conditioning on an unusually hot day. We were disappointed that there wasn't an ice machine that could meet the needs of the guests. The internet was out the night we were there which was also disappointing. The TV is through the internet so we couldn't catch up on the news we had missed while we had been off grid for a bit. Also, one of the beds was sort of broken.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susann

Travelled with family, Travelled with group

31 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best Spot, Loved It

Sometimes all you need is a room with a bed because you don’t plan to use it but to sleep and it not cost an arm and a leg. This place was all that and even more! We planned on not being in the room more than sleeping and a micro-queen room was reasonably priced, and perfect for two people. Emphasis on the micro as it had a queen bed, but that was about all that fit, but it also had a window, mini fridge, ‘nightstand’ as the bed is against a wall and the other side has the toilet room, and even a desk and chair. Emphasis on micro as it’s a very tiny room, but perfect for our needs. The onsite manager was amazing and so friendly and helpful, the location was central and a quick walk from the airport or ferry terminal. The outside was clean and well kept and it a very comfortable area. The room was clean and well kept, even with the very limited room to move, the two of us slept, showered and got around each other easily. We are already planning our end of summer stay for the entire week! They do use old style physical keys, so keeping it with us and always locking the door was something we kinda kept in our mind. Plenty of space for parking; we didn’t use it but was convenient for each building. For being up against the wall we didn’t hear any of out next door guests while sleeping, occasionally a loud tv someone probably rolled over on by mistake. For the price it was easy for what we needed, a comfy bed after and day and night out in a convenient location & amazing staff

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Travelled with family

31 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient Stay

The interesting thing about this room is that it had two complete bathrooms, one on each side of the room. That was very convenient. The manager was very friendly and helpful with local suggestions. The location was ideal for exploring San Juan Island, and the price was decent.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024