Prairie Hotel

This hotel has 2 buildings. One is available from the outside and the other has interior doors. It’s nice, clean, looks new, and is comfy. The staff had been super helpful! The building with exterior doors allows pets but not the interior doors building. No smoking is allowed in any of the rooms but does any place have that anymore? It’s a very quaint place, and in the morning and at sunset Mt Rainier looks super close!
My only complaint is their so called «continental breakfast»… This is lacking. If you like apples and bananas, or, packaged muffins and oatmeal, you are in luck. I have eaten breakfast out everyday and there are some yummy places near by. Oh one other thing; if you have skin sensitivities, I suggest your own soap and shampoo. There one provided smells like cucumbers. Not for me but, maybe for you?
Great staff! Super helpful!

I have been staying here as part of a nearby television production and I cannot say more good things about this hotel. While there are no fancy amenities like a pool or spa — the hotel more than makes up for it with beautiful rooms and friendly service. I have stayed in many hotels over the years, and I would stack these modern, large and nice rooms against any of them. Many of the rooms are full suites and some are two bedrooms with fireplaces, jacuzzi tubs and mini kitchens. All have extra large flat screen TVs.
I was here during a cold snap and my heater stopped working. The hotel responded immediately and simply upgraded me to one of their largest rooms. No questions asked and they were super friendly about it.
I cannot recommend this hotel more highly if you are in the area. There is also a great little Italian restaurant next door and a fancy multiplex theater with reclining seats.

Very Clean and Modern rooms! Comfortable beds and friendly staff. I have stayed here three times and its always a good experience! I would definitely stay here again!

I only spent one night here, but thought they did a great job. The hotel is modern and clean. The people were nice.

Great Hotel. our room was haunted, I talked to the spirit which was a former playmate, one thing led to another. I spent all weekend with the spirit and missed my work conference and was eventually fired.

Stayed here 3 times and never been disappointed. People are friendly, clean and comfy rooms. Stayed in both buildings and and they are equally nice. Walking distance to movies, wine bar and restaurant. Free breakfast includes oatmeal, cereal bars, pastry, and coffee.

This hotel was so nice. The rooms are clean and feel like a luxury suite. There is shampoo, conditioner, body wash and body lotion supplied in the rooms. The beds are super comfortable with great pillows. Everyone who works here is so nice and helpful. Defiantly will stay here again next time I’m back in town.

Lovely little home away from home! Nice décor, clean, I’ve slept wonderfully and… I love the heater/​fan unit under the window. It has been a wonderful and relaxing stay. Very quiet.
Also, customer service is ON POINT! I arrived (not knowing if I’d be staying a night or two) at 7am but not needing to work until 9. I was exhausted from driving and after talking with the front desk and arranging a 2 night stay, she let me into my room. I was able to sleep for two hours before my work appt.
5 starts for fantastic hospitality and clean, modern rooms… and make up remover cloths!

Excellent hotel! Stayed five nights while visiting family. Very stylish and comfortable rooms. Quiet as well. Never heard neighbors or had to use my ear plugs. Clean and large bathrooms. Stayed in the older building with my dog and my parents stayed in the new building. Both are updated and gorgeous. Would definitely stay again.

We had our wedding here, and it turned out great. They were very accommodating for our big day.

VERY HAPPY STAY!
My honey and are are visiting family and we feel very happy staying here.
NO COMPLAINTS at all… Well, maybe one :-) I would have loved more places to sit outside on comfy benches. We have a fantastic view of Mount Rainier. I am a health nut and am in walking distance to the Yelm Co-​Op and Simply Organic and other grocery stores and restaurants. Oh, and several coffee drive thrus better than Starbucks! Check out Tim’s Pharmacy… great gifts and yummee chocolate. And there is a movie theater right next door. Everyone is sooooooo friendly!
My honey found a casino 6 miles away. I would love to stay here again FOR SURE!!!

We loved our stay over Thanksgiving. The rooms are so comfortable! And lovely! Quiet and off the beaten path, with a gorgeous view of Mt. Rainier. A short walk to a great coffee stand. Who could want more! Will definitely stay again.

I love this hotel! I have been here twice now and they are very accomodating, the rooms are very nice and clean. It is very quiet as well which is important to me. I’d highly recommend it.

Lovely place off the beaten path. Clean, fresh, 100% no smoking, good beds, lovely view of Mt. Rainier. We stayed in, I guess, the newer portion with 3 floors. I liked the fact that you can’t get into the place without a room key to let you in.
Negatives and why not 5 stars? The heaters in the room sit underneath the windows and are incredibly loud. So loud, in fact, that you can’t hear either conversation or t.v. if it is on. If you’re planning on sleeping at night — you must turn the heaters off and then the room gets very cold. Another minus is the fan that is always on in the bathroom. You can’t shut the thing off and, if you’re on the 3^rd floor as we were, the air blowing in is noisy and cold.
The rooms are large, which is nice, but even though we left the heat on somewhat during the day — it was turned off by the cleaning staff. I guess that would’ve been ok but the room is extremely slow to heat up — hence why we left the thing on.
All-​in-​all, we probably would stay here again but we’d come better prepared for keeping warm and blocking out sound.
Moderate price we paid for rooms in March 2012 was fine.

Though the hotel did not have a pool we were still very pleased with the accommodations and modern features of this hotel. Especially when we didn’t expect to find such a modern/​urban facility in a small town as Yelm. We chose the location simply because we couldn’t find room at the Mt. Rainier Inn within the park. Though about an hour’s drive away from the park entrance I would definitely stay here again. There’s a very nice Italian restaurant nearby (Casa Mia), a good Japanese restaurant (Kinja) and a couple of Starbucks (one in the local Safeway) all within walking distance. A multiplex movie theater is also a short walk away.
We stayed on the 3^rd floor of the new wing. The room had a vaulted ceiling, ceiling fan, nearly floor to ceiling windows, motorized curtains and sheer, refrigerator, microwave, a nice large LCD TV and very comfortable beds. If staying in Yelm I would highly recommend this hotel.

Stayed there 6÷24−28÷11. This hotel was a very pleasant surprise for us. We attended a family reunion in Yelm and this hotel was recommended by a family member. The rooms were nicely appointed, very clean, support staff was friendly and efficient, the king-​sized bed was very comfortable; and the only minor drawback was that the water-​pressure in shower was not as forceful as I would have liked; but the overall quality of the hotel overshadowed that small drawback. They also had 24 hour coffee in the hotel lobby. We enjoyed our stay and would return and would highly recommend it to anyone staying in the area.

Sure don’t know why there aren’t other reviews for this sweet little hotel (with anewly remodeled wing I havent stayed in yet). Many people stay here often– and are repeat customers. There is a loyal following of visitors that stay here. I guess they are just not Unilocalers. This hotel beats the Red Lions, the Quality Inns and Comfort Suites et al all to heck. It is small, privately owned, cozy, comfortable, clean, well-​appointed, good tv’s, baths, beds, pillows. Convenient location to all of small town Yelm. You can walk to the movie theatre or to restaurants. There is a polite and welcoming staff and you won’t be bothered by highway or train /​plane noise. Close to military bases, Abt one hour from seattle, half hour to Mt Rainier — Mount Tahoma, as the Natives call her.

We spent a night in the hotel’s King Suite and we were impressed. The room was spacious and clean with amenities like a large flat screen TV, gas fireplace, and deep jetted tub. The room featured a lounge area, king sized bed and large bathroom suite with a separate toilet shower area. The walls are a bit thin as we could clearly hear guests in the adjoining room but the disturbance to us was minimal. I had expected the town’s only hotel to be on the sparse and simple side but I was surprised to find comfort and amenities generally only found in bigger hotels. Restaurants are literally no more than a two minute walk in either direction from the hotel and a great independent movie theater is right next door. Movies and show times are listed conveniently right in the room. Unlike bigger hotels, though, this hotel has no pool/​spa which is why this hotel only rates a four out of five.

We recently stayed 3 nights at this rural motel while attending a family event. If you find yourself needing overnight accommodations in Yelm, WA. .. I think this is your only option. Other options are available in nearby Lacey and Olympia. We had a typical King-​bed type room. The rooms are a bit larger than you might expect and clean, other than that pretty basic. The second floor rooms are large suites with spa tubs, etc. and might be worth the extra $ 40 per night if you are spending any real time in the room (we were not). The motel’s new building is scheduled to open mid-​May 2009 and it looks promising. The original buildings look like any roadside office/​commercial strip, but the new building is Modern-​Country in style with expansive window walls and interesting architectural detailing. Those large window walls will bring in a lot of light, and perhaps views that will extend beyond the town and perhaps into treed hillsides around Yelm. So if you are in the area, check it out, prices are good and it’s not as bad as you might expect. Easy to find on the Web, too.