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Cheap hotels near the airport in Ellensburg

Peter Halvorsen

Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

Updated 1 September 2026 · 19 Ellensburg hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Ellensburg, out of the 19 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.5 down to 4.3.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $82.

Quality Inn Selah Yakima

Highest rated of the five

Quality Inn Selah Yakima

★★★★★4.5 from 331 reviews

Quality Inn Selah Yakima comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 331 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under the airport and around $82 a night on the dates we checked.

19 hotels in Ellensburg qualified for this list and five made it. Best Western Plus Vintage Valley Inn is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
  • Step free accesslevel entry and a lift

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All five, ranked

  1. Quality Inn Selah Yakima1

    Quality Inn Selah Yakima

    ★★★★★4.5 from 331 reviews

    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  2. Best Western Plus Vintage Valley Inn2

    Best Western Plus Vintage Valley Inn

    ★★★★★4.5 from 391 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly

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  3. Comfort Suites Yakima3

    Comfort Suites Yakima

    ★★★★★4.3 from 488 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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  4. Best Western Plus Ahtanum Inn4

    Best Western Plus Ahtanum Inn

    ★★★★★4.3 from 986 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Kitchen

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  5. The Hotel Y, a Dazzler Select by Wyndham5

    The Hotel Y, a Dazzler Select by Wyndham

    ★★★★★4.3 from 324 reviews

    • Pool
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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How this list was put together

19 Ellensburg hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Peter Halvorsen

Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

Twenty-six years of teaching means 26 long summers. Trains and driving through most of Europe, now further afield, usually alone with a tent. Keeps every train ticket since 1994.

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