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The best hotels downtown in Olympia

Ellie Brandt

Ellie Brandt Southeast Asia

Updated 1 September 2026 · 55 Olympia hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Olympia, out of the 55 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9616976 down to 4.804455.

The Lake Cottage at Camp Midles is the one I would book myself.

The Lake Cottage at Camp Midles

Highest rated of the five

The Lake Cottage at Camp Midles

★★★★★4.9616976 from 377 reviews

The Lake Cottage at Camp Midles comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9616976 from 377 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 found under city centre and around $308 a night on the dates we checked.

55 hotels in Olympia qualified for this list and five made it. The Sizzl-INN' Seagull is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. The Lake Cottage at Camp Midles1

    The Lake Cottage at Camp Midles

    ★★★★★4.9616976 from 377 reviews

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    • The Sizzl-INN' Seagull2

      The Sizzl-INN' Seagull

      ★★★★★4.984275 from 262 reviews

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      • Beach house on the bay with pickleball court3

        Beach house on the bay with pickleball court

        ★★★★★5 from 226 reviews

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        • Cute Cottage Close To Town and Bike Trails4

          Cute Cottage Close To Town and Bike Trails

          ★★★★★4.804455 from 449 reviews

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          • Waterfront Washington Getaway w/ Hot Tub & Deck!5

            Waterfront Washington Getaway w/ Hot Tub & Deck!

            ★★★★★5 from 124 reviews

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            How this list was put together

            55 Olympia 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.

            Ellie Brandt

            Ellie Brandt Southeast Asia

            Works weekends at an animal shelter and saves the pay for off-season flights. Hostels, night buses, and volunteering at animal sanctuaries for a bunk. Six countries in three years.

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