Hotels near Vedic Temple, Issaquah

I’m not sure if this hotel has had a management change since my last visit here, but a lot has changed and not for the better. Check in staff takes 20 mins to make a reservation, you can’t understand the people working the front desk. There no longer is a hotel shuttle to and from the SEA airport, the bed and pillows were uncomfortable and itchy. The coffee shop in the lobby had closed its gates in front of our face cause the lady working said she had a family emergency. So we asked the restaurant on the other side of the hotel and she said she can’t make a coffee. The staff is rude! STAY AWAY!

I’ve stayed here more than 20 times! It always Clean, spacious, quiet and the staff is fantastic!! Good gym, bar and walking distance to a number of good restaurants including Mexican, sushi, Italian and Thai food!

I’ve stayed at this hotel whenever I’m in Bellevue, WA for well over thirty years. My earliest memories of this property were as a Red Lion Hotel. Then it became a Double Tree and finally, on its deathbed , it’s a Hilton. How the mighty have fallen… Not withstanding the property, which I’ll get into, I will say that the staff are generally kind and helpful. So this review is not to diminish their efforts. However hard they work, the reality is this property is beyond salvage and should be torn down and a new property should be built in its place. The bedrooms are grossly outdated, and when you look behind the doors, or in between the furniture, you’ll see how old this hotel is. While it’s sizeable in space and scope, the elevators are tragically slow, with two-of-four being out of commission when we stayed there recently. Sadly, the water pressure is so low it takes forever to wash and rinse. Our keycard failed three separate times, requiring a long walk and painful elevator ride back to the main desk where the staff reset the keycard. The pool is functioning, but there were never enough chairs and loungers. Add to this there were never enough fresh towels and you’re getting the taste of mediocrity this hotel delivers. One absolutely disgusting site is the swamp that lies just beside the pool (down the concrete foundation about twenty feet). I have no idea who thinks this is aesthetically pleasing, but it’s not. It’s home to a few ducks who clearly have poor taste in accommodations, as did we. This poolside unattraction is downright ugly. One thing I was interested to see were several staff members not wearing any type of formal Hilton uniforms. The breakfast buffet chef was literally dressed in Carharts with a t-shirt, work boots and a ball cap on. And one of the maintenance staff looked like he just walked in off the street. Management must have been on vacation at another property. Finally, the outside of the building, including the massive sloping glass facade, clearly hasn’t been washed in decades. And worse, yet, the parking area is filthy to say the least. Food containers, candy wrappers, cigarette butts and hygiene products lay a strewn for days with no effort to maintain a modest effort in appearance. This was the last time we will stay at this hotel. If you want to save yourself frustration and disappointment, I encourage you to stay at the new Marriott up the street. Literally blocks away, it’s a cleaner, nicer bet.

This is one of the best hotels in the region for long stays. The staff is kind and co-operative and do their best to be available when you need, but leave you alone at all other times. The ambience felt very similar to having your own home with your own garden. Rooms are good, ambience is good, but the best part is the kind and friendly staff who genuinely do try their best to make your stay as comfortable as possible. Particularly for me, Yezenia, Semira, Adrianne, and especially the Director Corry, took great efforts to make my stay as comfortable as possible. Without their constant support in every common and uncommon issue I faced (particularly the uncommon ones), my stay would have been much less enjoyable.

The room had everything you need, including a Keurig coffee maker. The hotel was quiet and had a nice breakfast, with excellent bagels from nearby Blazing Bagels. Also an awesome coffee machine in the lobby that grinds the beans and makes great coffee drinks. Had one breakfast at the Pancake House next door, where you get a 15% discount when staying at the hotel. Nice location, and we were able to walk right from the hotel to the W. Samammish trail, where we had great views of the lake and Mt. Rainier about a mile or so south on the trail from a couple of piers.

I have to note that I have stayed in so many hotels relocating from the East Coast to the West Coast, and I’ve been very surprised at certain hotel chains. This hotel was a delight!! I’ve worked in customer service for years, and I was always told that you be able to know who the manager is just by their leadership skills; I knew immediately that Raj was the General Manager. His professionalism, accuracy, and customer service skills were impeccable; by far the best I’ve seen and I’ve stayed at 25 different hotels during this journey. The hotel itself is also wonderful, which reflects on management also. Every front desk employee was excellent, and I appreciate some humor, and got some from a young lady. The rooms are immaculate, and very spacious; there are a lot of places to meet all your needs in terms of toiletries, wine, and many other things. You can ask the front desk so many questions and not only will they give you the answers, but they will make sure you understand where you are going. The entire team was dressed perfectly, something I’ve noticed has been lacking in other hotels. I think it’s also in the perfect location, because your right outside of Seattle, but not in the middle of all the chaos so you have a great deal peace, but can get to the city in 15 minutes approximately, This has been my favorite hotel that we have stayed at since bouncing around the Seattle area. I applaud Raj, and all management as well as the front desk agents, you truly are all wonderful, and I felt at home but better bc the hotel is just wonderful in all respects. Thank you North Gate for restoring my faith in hotels again.

Staying here is good in itself. I stayed for one night. From 5：30-7：30 you can enjoy this open bar service. I appreciate the big room. The breakfast was very good. I slept well too. There was a fundraiser in the main central courtyard area, which was very noisy. Until 9:00, his noise will pass directly to my room on the second floor. The gym is directly next to the indoor pool and smells of chlorine gas. So why give 5 stars? Because I arranged a meeting the next day in a building next to a nearby transformer, the staff could arrange our group as appointment-free customers. They smiled, bowed and did a lot to make sure we had everything we needed. They really saved my day. Thank you!