Bird Rock Hotel

2.0 star property
Hotel near Whale Museum in Friday Harbor

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Property grounds
Single Room | Private kitchen
Lake
Point of interest
Single Room

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
35 First Street, Friday Harbor, WA, 98250
  • Whale Museum
    1 min walk
  • San Juan Islands Museum of Art
    7 min walk
  • San Juan Historical Society and Museum
    10 min walk
  • Friday Harbor, WA (FBS-Friday Harbor Sea Plane Base)
    6 min walk

Room options

Single Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Single Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Single Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Single Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Single Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Single Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Single Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Single Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Patos - Shared Bathroom

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Sucia - Shared Bathroom

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Single Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Single Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Single Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 King Bed OR 1 King Bed

Skipjack - Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Friday Harbor

Oceanside stay.A stay at this hotel places you within half a mile (1 km) of Whale Museum and 6 miles (10 km) of American Camp Visitor Center. Also within 9 miles (15 km) are English Camp and Lime Kiln Point State Park.

What's nearby

  • Whale Museum - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • San Juan Islands Museum of Art - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • San Juan Island National Historic Park - 11 min drive - 10.3 km
  • San Juan County Park - 16 min drive - 16.1 km
  • Lime Kiln Point State Park - 17 min drive - 14.7 km

Getting around

  • Friday Harbor, WA (FRD) - 3 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sweet Retreat & Espresso - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Salty Fox Coffee - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪San Juan Island Brewing Company - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Vic's Drive Inn - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Golden Triangle Thai Restaurant - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Bird Rock Hotel

Hotel near Whale Museum in Friday Harbor
Bird Rock Hotel offers its guests a terrace, multilingual staff, and a garden. Public spaces have free WiFi. Bird Rock Hotel also features a picnic area, express check-in, and express check-out.

This Friday Harbor hotel is smoke free.

  • 11 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • Built in 1891
  • Express check-in
  • Express check-out
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • No smoking on site
  • Water dispenser
Bird Rock Hotel offers 11 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and bathrobes. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers and hair dryers. This Friday Harbor hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Hypo-allergenic bedding, irons/ironing boards, and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, German, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Bike parking
  • Bike storage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • 2 stairs to reach property

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Heating
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Bulk dispenser for toiletries
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Water-efficient toilets only

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit 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; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in each accommodation.

Property is also known as

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Bird Rock Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 183 out of 335 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 107 out of 335 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 335 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 335 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 335 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Frank J

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dubious security provided for bicycles not allowed in rooms. Bike parking area was in full view and access to passersby.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
We enjoyed the central location of the hotel. Parking was tricky, and we wish the hotel had parking spaces on the lot across the street.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

DEBRA, Las Vegas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was beautiful and spacious. The location couldn't have been better!! Although staff is not on-site, they were VERY responsive with answers to the few questions we had.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location!
We realized we do not like shared bathrooms and it was tough not having any running water in the room. Even a small sink woulf be great!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin, Gig Harbor

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Billy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Clean, charming property. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

ANTHONY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was great!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Madeline

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kieth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location. Property was quiet and I enjoyed checking in online, using a code to enter. Owner/operator was very responsive via text.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Kelli

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cool old building with modern updates. The remote check in was clear and smooth.We received a couple texts from staff checking in during our stay, so it still felt very personable. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cute and the decorating, facilities, equipment were very nice. We were fortunate enough to have the shared bathroom to ourselves during a covid peak, so that was nice as well (we visited during the week in autumn). Right in the heart of everything in Friday Harbor. We would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

TIMOTHY

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First time to Friday Harbor love the hotel will stay again

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Donald J.

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The key area that was excellent was the staff Arlene and Holly. I was not aware that there was not dedicated parking. I walk with a cane and we had to park down the block. Also, the check-in was virtual and we had some difficulty understanding how to access the room. For the room we had you go through a swinging door to the left that appeared to be pad locked. It would be great if the padlock was removed totally making it less confusing. I would have also liked some type of security latch on the entrance door. This hotel was comfortable and conveniently located. In the living room they had a shag thick rug under the coffee table that due to the closeness I tripped on a couple of times. Again, I want to close and state that Arlene and Holly were absolutely great.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great location but limited comfort
It’s well-located, with clean modern fixtures and furnishings. But this is not a hotel, it’s a multi room ABNB. There’s no staff on site and response time to texts can vary. I can only speak for our room (12) which was a large bathroom with a bed in it. You step out of the shower right to the bed. The toilet has a sliding door, but it’s only a few feet from the bed. Power outlets are very hard to access. There is limited dresser and hanger capacity. No fridge or microwave. The room is an example of a Paul Simon lyric, “One man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.” You can hear EVERYTHING going on on the floor above you. So, great location but limited comfort for the price.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shelly

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bonnie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quaint, historic hotel. Separate bathroom, but great robes to traverse the halls
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dania

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lack of in-person staff was odd at first, but I got more help from texting my concierge than at any of the other hotels we stayed at during this trip. Facilities were clean and the whole place looked great; it was a bit noisy outside but the hotel's in the middle of downtown and near all the action, so it's a fair tradeoff for convenient shopping & dining.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023