Residence Inn Seattle South/Tukwila

I checked in for a quick overnight stay before I went off to the airport. This location is nice and close to the airport. The staff was courteous when I check in and I was luckily placed in a building that was close to the front.
I used the gym in the hotel and it was a bit limited to other gyms from other Residence Inn hotels in the area.
The breakfast was as expected which offered a good varied of items. It did get busy so there was a wait for food.

Yes this is a Residence Inn and not a 5 star fancy hotel, but it still deserves 5 stars. We stayed for 5 nights and the staff couldn’t have been nicer. The room was spotless. we had a large townhouse style two bedroom room. It was comfortable, roomy (900+ sq ft) and most importantly QUIET. There isn’t a spa or a fancy marble lobby. There isn’t a concierge, although Sonja is pretty darn close to being one. What I mean is I have stayed in some of the best hotels around the world and if you are expecting that you’d have to stay in Seattle. But if you want a clean, quiet, place with nice people, this is it. Also I appreciated how the staff varied the breakfast menu each morning and the guy who grilled dinner one night did a great job.

Extremely pleased with our stay at the Residence Inn. The property is centrally located with a ton of restaurants, shops, target, and a nearby mall. Everything we needed were within a mile radius. The staff offered free shuttle service to and from the light rail, free breakfast daily; breakfast generally included rice, eggs, sausage, potatoes, waffles, cereal, bagels, toast, etc. They also offered evening socials to which we never attended.
The staff is friendly, and based on the outstanding service seems they genuinely enjoy what they do. Sonia at the front desk has been most helpful. She gone above and beyond to put together a packet of information that included things to do in the area, maps, places to see, and residential information because I mentioned we were considering relocating to the Seattle area.
When I am next in town, we would absolutely stay here again!

Experience nice. It’s like a mini apartment. Everything was clean & the area was quiet. Beds not too comfy, that’s my only complaint

Nice hotel but I wonder why there is so much staff turnover. I would recommend this hotel if you wan to be near the airport and South Center mall. A handy 7 – 11 next door.

Great rooms, excellent service. Every single employee we encountered was more nice and helpful than I could have asked for. The pool area was clean and well stocked with towels, and our room had everything we needed and more. A+

Love how the rooms look like mini studio apartments. The rooms come with everything you need from cooking utensils, pots and pans, and even complimentary popcorn, nuts, coffee, and tea everyday. The one downfall was that there was no soap at all to be found. No dish soap to wash the dishes, no hand soap to wash your hands.
A very big thank you to the housekeeper who found my gold cross pendent and left it on the counter for me!!! The pendent was fairly small a lil bigger than a dime. Everyone in the room with me had looked everywhere and even took apart the furniture and it was nowhere to be seem. Thankfully the housekeeper found it!
I do like the breakfast buffet in the morning, but you have to wake up pretty early to enjoy it.

Big and spacious room, fun and cozy. The downer was the power washer running for hours and being made to move my car. But on the whole a very good experience. I like the walking path right behind the hotel and easily accessible.
Typically super clean Marriott experience.

I don’t always give 5 star reviews on hotels, but when I do… they usually go above and beyond with their customer service and this hotel did just that.
Let’s start from the beginning… I was traveling with a friend for a weekend dive trip and we were splitting the cost. I would get one night hotel and car rental/​gas and he would get two nights hotel. I cheated and used my points for the first night. We wanted a two bedroom room, however I couldn’t reserve the two bedroom with points. So we had to make two reservations. I was really hoping we didn’t have to change rooms, so I called the GM a few months out and he said he would do his best to accomodate my request. Spot on! When we arrived we got a newly renovated two story, two bedroom, two bath apartment. We had it for our entire three night stay.
After checking in and getting our bags to the room, there was a knock and one of the workers opened the door. She was apparently showing the new appartment to some other guests and didn’t realize we had checked in. Unbeknownst to us, her key to get into the room, deactivated our keys (this will come into play in the next chapter of my review).
We disregard and head out for a long 45 minute traffic nightmare of a drive to get dive supplies and see where we need to be in the morning. By this time, I’m 3 hours past my east coast bedtime, the cocktails from the flight are turning into a headache and the fast food dinner debacle has worn on my last nerve. I fall asleep on the ride back to the hotel and wake up in the parking lot, cranky and reminiscent of a 3 year old that missed nap time. We walk upstairs to the room and the keys don’t work… a few choice words and my friend goes to the lobby to get new keys. I am now mad. I get into the room, go upstairs and am immediately in bed. Then I hear a knock… I maintain what little patience I have left. It was the front desk clerk with a bottle of wine and a fire log for the inconvienence and appologized again for coming into our room early. All frustration is now wiped away!
Next day… I am Guest of Day — Wahoo! Free market item. We see Bridgette (we are on a first name basis with the front desk cleark now) again on the second night and she appologizes again. I reassure her that she has made ample amends and I love the hotel.
Day 3 we come back to bottle of water and almonds on the counter and a thank you for being a Platinum guest. Amazing customer service!
Story time is over… now for the hotel review…
Room was great — two full bedrooms with desks and two full bathrooms, full kitchen and a fireplace. Breakfast was hot and good, typical of a Residence Inn. Although we didn’t get to partake in the evening social hours. It is my understanding they are trialing a social hour with appetizers and themes/​events rather than a full meal and they do it different days each week. Interesting ideas… maybe I’ll be here for one of the nights on my next stay because if I’m in Seattle again, I will definitely stay here!

The two bedroom loft is like staying in an apartment instead of a hotel. Nice having a kitchen, too. Nice and quiet for sleeping. There is a fireplace, but there is always some kind of burning ban that always seems to be in effect. Must be the same sticker they leave year round on the damper so they don’t have to clean it. Parking is a problem, but you get your own parking sticker. I don’t know where your friends or relatives are supposed to park if they come for a visit, though? Good old Seattle, a million cars, but never enough places to park.

Nice hotel but my car got broken into in the parking lot didn’t get anything but damaged the door and door lock. They have no closed circuit TV to record parking lot activity. The lobby was locked when i arrived at 11:00 pm on a Wednesday, had to be buzzed in. This is the third time in this area its happened. Choose a place with video surveillance or secure parking.

The location for this Inn is convenient and the parking is free compared to similar in downtown Seattle where a small fortune is charged.
The suites are spacious and modern in quiet separate buildings. There are four suites to a building and if no one is in one of the other units it is nearly dead quiet.
The housekeeping is superb and they will even do your dishes and leave the place spotless everyday. Among the nicer smaller amenities is free (well, of course you’re paying for this but other places don’t include) microwave popcorn, coffee with a real coffee maker so you can purchase your own coffee too. Showtime and a large cable selection.
The gratis breakfast has a nice variety and even has hot rice daily. There is a walking path nearby known as the Green River Trail, (Yes, that Green River)!
I would give five stars but there was a problem with the desk crew. I needed to use the shuttle in the morning as I was planning to take the Light Rail. A few days earlier they gladly shuttled me to the Tukwila LRT Station. I wanted 7:00 a. m but was told that is impossible as the airport gets higher priority. They scheduled me for 7:30 which would cut close to my schedule as I had to meet some people. At 7:20 I informed the desk I’ll wait for the ride, and even though I was on the computer they looked like there is no way we can do this. The Van was sitting outside empty. They wanted me to go at 7:40 which I know would not be guaranteed. I had to skip the ride get in my car and drive through traffic I didn’t want to deal with and call people to let them know I’m on plan B which means they had to alter their schedule thus affecting more people further in the day.
The staff is polite and friendly and check in and check out went smoothly. It’s too bad we had this shuttle snag as I would think booking the van ahead of time would be considered a reservation.

Wow! super nice residents inn. The room we stayed in was spacious & clean (I’m guessing recently remodeled) which I was not expecting when we pulled up to this older style hotel.

This hotel is awesome!!! We got the 2 bedroom suite and it was like a small apt. It has a very small living room with a TV and fireplace, where you can buy logs at the front desk. There are tons of windows and natural light as well. The bedroom downstairs had its own doors to close it off and a queen sized bed, with closets, TV, desk and full bath. The kitchen is awesome with an Island/​sitting area for 2 people. Full oven/​range cabinets toaster, utensils, fridge and dishwasher. Up stairs is a loft with closest and TV and full bath as well :). There is a pool and hot tub outside as well as a small basketball court. The staff is so wonderful and nice, and the FREE breakfast is amazing as well. We had eggs, bagel, muffins, cereals, juices, rice, miso soup, biscuits and gravy, sausage, yogurt, fruit and make your own waffles and more! :) Its like a mini apt. complex so wonderful.

I loved the penthouse house we stayed in… the master bedroom had tons of natural light and the bed was huge… we stayed in the murphy bed down stairs which was surprisingly comfortable… Two televisions (upstairs and down)… the breakfast in the morning was edible. Everything from eggs to waffles… light yogurt, coffee… sweet. This place is located near 7 – 11 and some other quick markets/​places to eat which is nice. Pleasant staff :-).