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Hotel Ballard

4.0 star property
4-star boutique hotel near National Nordic Museum

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Exterior
Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Courtyard Area | Courtyard view
Bar (on property)
Standard Room, 2 Double Beds
Meeting facility

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Pool
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Hot tub
  • Gym

Explore the area

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5216 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107
  • National Nordic Museum
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Seattle Pacific University
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Woodland Park Zoo
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Seattle, WA (SEA-Seattle - Tacoma Intl.)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 37 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Luxury Suite

Luxury Suite

  • 59 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 37 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Premium bedding, down comforters, pillowtop beds, in-room safe

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Courtyard Area

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Front of property

Ballard Inn

  • Pool
  • Hot tub
  • Free WiFi
  • Gym
4.0 out of 5, Very good, (496)
The price is CA $204
per night
CA $235 total
includes taxes & fees
8 Mar - 9 Mar
Ballard Inn

About the area

Seattle

Seaside stay .With a stay at this Ballard hotel, you'll be within half a mile (1 km) of National Nordic Museum and 2 miles (3 km) of Woodland Park Zoo. University of Washington and Museum of Pop Culture are also within 6 miles (10 km).

What's nearby

  • Woodland Park Zoo - 5 min drive
  • Seattle Cruise Ship Terminal 91 - 6 min drive
  • Seattle Center - 10 min drive
  • University of Washington - 11 min drive
  • Space Needle - 11 min drive

Getting around

  • Westlake Mercer St Station - 8 min drive
  • King Street Station - 25 min drive
  • Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cafe Mox - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Rachel's Bagels & Burritos - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Sabine - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Sunny Teriyaki - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Rough & Tumble Pub - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Hotel Ballard

4-star boutique hotel near National Nordic Museum
Hotel Ballard offers its guests a full-service spa, 2 indoor swimming pools, and 2 hot tubs along with a health club and a sauna. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A rooftop terrace, spa services, and a library are also featured at the boutique Hotel Ballard. Parking is available for a fee.

This 4-star Seattle hotel is smoke free.

  • 29 guestrooms or units
  • 5 levels
  • Built in 2013
  • Terrace on the roof
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-out
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Car service
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Library
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Hotel Ballard offers 29 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Pillowtop beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. 42-inch LED televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include bathrobes, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Seattle hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is offered daily and refrigerators can be requested.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and facials.

Languages

English, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • 2 indoor pools
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Refrigerator (on request)

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (USD 25 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Limo/town car service

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Things to do

  • 2 indoor pools
  • 2 hot tubs
  • Fitness classes
  • Basketball
  • Fitness center
  • Full-service spa
  • Pilates classes
  • Sauna
  • Steam room
  • Yoga classes

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 42-inch LED TV
  • Cable channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Down comforter
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator (on request)

More

  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 4 children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 25.0 per stay.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Self parking fee: USD 25 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Refrigerator fee: USD 15 per stay
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 25.0 per stay

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit 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. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Cash is not accepted. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for spa treatments. For reservations, contact the hotel before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
  • Up to 4 children 17 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

Property is also known as

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Hotel Ballard Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 389 out of 469 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 60 out of 469 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 469 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 469 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 469 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Natalia, Centennial

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

N K

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommend
Mostly great. Location good. I’d stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Paula

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I did not know there was not a place on the property for breakfast, it’s not clear in the description. The restaurant attached does is separate.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Taiko

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

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

10/10 Excellent

MARY, Tacoma

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always super pleasant and convenient. There was a fair amount of street construction in the area to be aware of, but obviously a temporary concern
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place, nice and romantic. My suburban didn’t fit into the parking garage
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Cool but odd town
Very quaint cool place. Hotel was perfect, if you have never been to Ballard you should do your research. Cool but a bit of a sleepy town at night. Probably better in summer months. Immediate surroundings seem sketchy but then again it’s a water town.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sandra, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Front desk staff was on a personal call and was annoyed when I checked in. I had to remind her of my VIP status. Poor service.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Rebecca, Seattle

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location but, lots of noise and activity on the street the night I stayed. Fabulous staff!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Angela

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Adequate, clean, pretty, could use a concession stand
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony, Bozeman

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Excellent bed, excellent location. #40 bus is straight shot to Space Needle and Downtown. Lots of bars znd restaurants nearby. Hotel allows use of Olympic Atletic Center next door.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
This was a beautiful hotel. Gorgeous. Bathroom was amazing. Bed was comfortable. Amazing restaurants all around the area. Every single staff member I spoke to was fantastic. Also there were bodily fluid stains all over the couch as well as someone’s black thong in a drawer. And some of the stains were on pillows with zippers. I got a 10% discount, which… fine, but I spent much more than 10% of my trip sanitizing the room and covering up the couch. I didn’t feel like switching to another room would have been actually cleaner, just that the stains might have been hidden. For the price, that’s absurd. But everything else was so great, that I might consider staying there again. Which is really really saying something.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

William

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
One ice machine in the building, it was broken. Advertised spa services were not included, but rather there was a spa and gym in the building theough a locked door you could pay per service. It was crowded due to all of the members of the public having access too. Hot tub was fine, but no swimming pool access (lane swim only by reservation with the spa). Room had no microwave to reheat food. No breakfast, the hotel openly tells you you can go to a restaurant as if that were a benefit. Minor stains in the carpet. Balcony was barely large enough to stand on, no seating. View was of the building across the street. Ended up spending my last vacation night at a Motel 8 and had better amenities for half the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Micheal

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place right in walkable downtown Ballard. The VIP status did not actually provide any free parking for Expedia guests.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sophia

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

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
No maintenance personnel after sunset.
The hotel and room was excellent, however, we had an issue with a clogged toilet and the hotel doesn’t have a house keeping or maintenance person after specific time. we called the front desk to request a person to unclogged the toilet and no one was available except the front desk person. I asked him to give me the plunger so I can unclog it myself, which he was not able to find one. I had to get up around 3 am to the lobby from the 4 th floor just to urinate at the lobby restroom. The front desk person finally left the plunger at our room at 7am and I finally unclogged the toilet my self.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check-in. Prime location. Parking garage on-site. Clean room.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tara

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

10/10 Excellent

James

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great neighborhood gem. Loved the location near shops and restaurants. Parking was easy. Only issue is no nearby breakfast options. Would definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

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

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

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