Orcas Island, Washington hotel rooms at the Independent

"We had a nice stay at the hotel even though everything was closed. We knew that when booking though. The property as a whole needs renovating (hence closed), but the location on a peninsula was great with great views. You can see the potential of the property. And the grounds are pretty well maintained. You can walk around the grounds from the harbor to the other side/other bay. We saw an otter, harbor seal, sea stars, and eagles. Our room was clean and had everything we needed, but the carpet definitely needs replacing. We would stay there again if cost was still reasonable. I would choose an oceanfront room though, to get a full view of the bay. The staff were great and were very responsive to our needs."

"Everything was terrific: clean rooms, friendly staff, good breakfast."

"Clean, quiet, decent food. Would stay here again. Not on the Bellingham “beaten path,” but very nice. "

"Our 2 bedroom unit was perfect for our family of 3. The suites are an 8 minute walk to downtown BH. The person at the front desk was helpful."

"The rooms are really outdated & there aren't any options really to even purchase items from a vending machine. We checked in & out on our own with an email that had instructions which felt very unwelcoming to not have one person to interact with. Seems like they just want people to stay and leave without interaction. We packed up at 9am the day we were due to leave and walked to breakfast. We planned to come back to eat but a worker was coming out of our room when we got back not even 10 minutes later. We had the room until 11 so it felt rushed and unprofessional to enter and assume guests are gone. We wouldnt stay here again. "

"Location: near the Tulip Festival Breakfast: not included. Excellent breakfast in the onsite restaurant"

"Staff was very polite and helpful, room was clean."

"I really appreciated the drive to the airport so early in the morning. And the take away breakfast bags! Only thing I would like is pillows that aren’t huge and hard to we need soft ones for us delicate neck people!"

"Room was clean,mattress uncomfortable,heater/ac to noisy to sleep with it on. Inspite instructions unable to stream apps and no guide for Pluto which was for live TV"