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Walla Walla · Hotel shortlist

High end hotels in the old town, Walla Walla

Mei-Lin Zhou

Mei-Lin Zhou Japan

Updated 1 September 2026 · 20 Walla Walla hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Walla Walla, out of the 20 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.893976.

Sea Cliff Gardens Bed & Breakfast is the one I would book myself.

Sea Cliff Gardens Bed & Breakfast

Highest rated of the five

Sea Cliff Gardens Bed & Breakfast

★★★★★4.9 from 128 reviews

Sea Cliff Gardens Bed & Breakfast comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 128 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 4 star property, found under old town and around $460 a night on the dates we checked.

20 hotels in Walla Walla qualified for this list and five made it. Spa Luxury Unique Suite-Private Entrance-Hot tub-Sauna is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. Sea Cliff Gardens Bed & Breakfast1

    Sea Cliff Gardens Bed & Breakfast

    ★★★★★4.9 from 128 reviews

    • Spa
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Spa Luxury Unique Suite-Private Entrance-Hot tub-Sauna2

    Spa Luxury Unique Suite-Private Entrance-Hot tub-Sauna

    ★★★★★4.95 from 269 reviews

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    • Country home just minutes from town3

      Country home just minutes from town

      ★★★★★4.893976 from 498 reviews

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      • Contemporary Chalet-Water view-Hot tub-Sauna-Cold Plunge4

        Contemporary Chalet-Water view-Hot tub-Sauna-Cold Plunge

        ★★★★★4.8984923 from 398 reviews

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        • Secluded Rural Retreat in the Olympic Foothills Near Olympic National Park5

          Secluded Rural Retreat in the Olympic Foothills Near Olympic National Park

          ★★★★★4.9111843 from 228 reviews

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          How this list was put together

          20 Walla Walla 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.

          Mei-Lin Zhou

          Mei-Lin Zhou Japan

          Works agency hours in Vancouver and spends all 18 vacation days abroad. One new country and one repeat visit per year. Five trips to Japan and a running list of ramen shops.

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