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The Orca Inn

2.0 star property
Motel near San Juan Islands Museum of Art in Friday Harbor

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Reception
Terrace/patio
Basic Room, 1 Double Bed
Reception
Reception

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Guests liked:

Clean rooms, comfy beds, friendly staff

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
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

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Premium bedding, desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Lobby sitting area

Friday Harbor Suites

Hot tub
Parking included
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
4.2 out of 5, Very good, (940)
The price is CA $256
per night
CA $283 total
includes taxes & fees
17 Dec - 18 Dec
Friday Harbor Suites

About the area

Friday Harbor

In Friday Harbor .Within a 15-minute walk of the motel, you'll find San Juan Islands Museum of Art and Whale Museum. San Juan Island National Historic Park is within 6 miles (10 km) and Lime Kiln Point State Park is within 9 miles (15 km).
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What's nearby

  • San Juan Islands Museum of Art - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Whale Museum - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • San Juan Island National Historic Park - 9 min drive - 9.0 km
  • Lime Kiln Point State Park - 16 min drive - 14.1 km
  • Roche Harbor Marina - 17 min drive - 16.6 km

Getting around

  • Friday Harbor, WA (FBS-Friday Harbor Sea Plane Base) - 3 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sweet Retreat & Espresso - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Salty Fox Coffee - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪San Juan Island Brewing Company - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Vic's Drive Inn - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Golden Triangle Thai Restaurant - ‬11 min walk

About this property

The Orca Inn

Motel near San Juan Islands Museum of Art in Friday Harbor
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.

  • 65 guestrooms or units
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • No smoking on site
The Orca Inn offers 65 accommodations with air conditioning. Beds feature premium bedding. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include showers.

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

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Local maps
  • Restaurant dining guide

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.
  • 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 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
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. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, debit cards, and cash. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.

Property is also known as

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The Orca Hotel Friday Harbor
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The Orca Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 47 out of 929 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

WILLIAM, ELLICOTT CITY

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Exactly whatbwe expected. Older motel that was very clean and reasonable. A very good place to get a good nights sleep.

2/10 Terrible

craig

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
What a joke
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, comfortable but no frills
The hotel is basic and utilitarian so the price was great for the area. The rooms are oddly done. My room was two rooms converted into one. The beds were placed oddly about 4 feet from the wall so the air conditioning/heat was able to blow. The manager was very friendly and helpful. The rooms were comfortable and clean. My double queen room had its original two bathrooms and each bathroom has its own hot water heater. Great for the cost
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Cherie

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

KATRINA L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff and in a nice walkable location!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Ricky

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Our room used to be 2 rooms made into 1. Barely room to walk around the beds. Floors were uneven and if you laid something on the vanity, chances were, it would roll off. Staff was very nice which is why I gave 3 stars instead of 2.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tatiana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay close to Friday harbor.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not your typical room but it served its purpose and was clean and perfect for our quick one night stay!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Shishir

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall good for the price u pay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short Stay
Convenient and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
4 Very Small Stars
The rooms are... tiny. The savings, however, are humungous. Step back in time to 1976. Wood paneling, red formica counter. Room barely big enough for a queen bed. But it was comfortable, afforable, and we didnt spend any unnecessary time in the room, we'd rathwr be out enjoying Friday Harbor. Yes, they have the Orca costume on site, no you cant borrow it, we asked.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

James, Kennewick

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We love staying here, easy in and out, although the airport is close we didn't have a second of noisy intrusion. It's a basic hotel with no frills but all the essentials & all the rooms are floor level. The only thing we forgot about was there is no in-room coffee maker, but patronizing any of the multiple coffee houses is a pleasure anyway. Plus the grocery store is walkable, right next door!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katie

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

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

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Constance

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Mariah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jami

Travelled with group
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
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

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic but very nice
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Travelled with family
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
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
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
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