Olympia Hotel at Capitol Lake

really lovely place. staff were helpful. good parking. although it looks like it's next to the lake, it's not accessible, but very close to all of downtown.

I was required to be in town for business purposes. My certification test was being administered at the hotel. I drove in from out of town and booked a room for the night before. It was very convenient to stay in the hotel where I would take my test. Check-in was a breeze and I was able to schedule a Late Check-out in case my testing ran over the scheduled Check-out time.

I learned the morning of my departure to stay at the Olympia Hotel (booked in November 2023) I happened to learn that the hotel was “boarded up” according to an online review on the hotel website (where I was checking on my reservation). After several attempts to communicate with the hotel and (previous?) owner IHG, it was confirmed that it was “permanently closed”. I never got any notice of this situation, and apparently neither did the group whose meeting I was attending, as they had meeting rooms booked there for the conference and were never notified of the closure. Fortunately, I was able to book another hotel as I arrived in Olympia after 9pm at night after a 400 mile drive.