Island Country Inn

The Island Country Inn needs a redo! I have stayed there several times, but this was the last! A few weeks ago, I asked for another set of sheets as those on the bed were past their prime — pilled, coarse, and hurt my body. This time the sheets didn’t stay on the bed. There was a thin pillow top as an add on for the mattress and the bottom sheet didn’t go over the mattress. When I first arrived in the room, I could hear water running; so, I checked the toilet and all faucets. Nothing running in my room! Could there be a toilet running in the room just behind me? I asked at the desk. The young woman came to my room and informed me it was the chain inside the tank. It wasn’t and the sound continued for who knows how long. I left and when I returned, the people in the other room had either checked in or returned and resolved the issue. I couldn’t imagine having to listen to that all night.
I had my corgi with me, but walked him elsewhere than the weeded area at the side. The previous stay there were no bags for pet waste to be found at the station. Since I carry my own, I didn’t bother with the area provided.
Breakfast was ok. Nothing special. I had a room on the 2^nd floor. I had one there a couple times ago. Be very careful of the top step! I tripped both times!
For people visiting beautiful Bainbridge Island, this is not a great welcome. The inn is past its prime!

I’m writing this with the community it’s located in coloring the background. BI is an upscale community and one rather would expect upscale amenities when staying in one of the two motels on the island. It has an interesting and inciting appearance to the outside and the office/​lobby is also inviting and a nice location. Staff was pleasant. The base room charge was $ 99, and neared $ 150 by the time all the taxes and fees were added on. We were traveling with a pet so they charged a $ 25 fee for our sweet innocuous lab. Then asked me to sign a paper with a full sheet of instructions outlining the separate «sheet» to use for her and special towel to wipe her feet (no special sheet in room or special towels) and in no way should she be up on the bed sleeping with us and also directed me to use the field across from the room for walking her and the pooh bags in the stations for clean up. Unfortunately the field had grass waist high except for a small cut area into and around the waste station which was empty of bags. The station near the entrance was also empty. I was informed I was staying in a nonsmoking room. And also that the key would cost me $ 30 if I didn’t return it to the office upon checkout. So… now for the room… as I stepped into the room I was assaulted with a strong combo of odors largely resembling tobacco and probably something to attempt to cover it up-​at the very least an old musty leftover smell. No fridge, no microwave, tv didn’t work too well… poor selections. Shower was good but there was a huge spider in there! And another bug of some kind had to be killed later. Soaps were flimsy and one was broken into bits. No fan to take the humidity out of the bathroom so it’s good that the room fan worked and one can open windows. Beds were comfortable, pillows were not down but rather squashed combo of foam types. We did not try the complimentary breakfast. I suggest in closing that one should be prepared to expect about a motel 6 quality while paying a Holiday Inn Express rate.

Probably the worst hotel I have stayed in. Blood on the couch (when I pulled out the sofa) the lamp was ripped and it smells really bad. I also would like to comment on the telly. It has use to only like 12 channels the other you have to pay for and the doors are pretty bad. I could hear people unloading their stuff so clearly it was like they were talking to me. I really think anyone who comes to Bainbridge get a cabin or go to Best Western next to Safeway it even looks clean from the outside. So if you want a great place to spend a peaceful weekend with a great view go to best western. I wasn’t rudely greeted like a few other people in the reviews. But I wouldn’t even recommend this place to my nemesis! (Ok maybe I would) but anyway next time I come to Bainbridge I’m going to Best Western

This motel is entirely adequate. Nothing more or less. Breakfast selections were mediocre but okay. Pool could have been a bit cleaner but was okay. Room was comfortable and clean. Staff was polite and hospitable.

Rudely greeted when we arrived before check-​in time, then grudgingly allowed to check in early since the room was ready. The rooms are very clean and comfortable and we LOVE the down pillows. We have stayed here many times before. Breakfast was a dismal affair, with empty coffee urns, no water available, unfriendly staff and a general air of not being entirely welcome. I think next year for our annual visit we’ll try the Best Western!

very well managed property in every way. beautiful clean quiet room with directv fancy soaps and coffee etc. friendly professional staff (pretty front desk girl gave me her sausage biscuit her little brother had brought her one morning. that’s good stuff). nice continental breakfast. when im on bainbridge island im staying here!

This motel needs upgrading. It’s run down. Not quite a dump, but spiraling in that direction.
If you are given a room upstairs at the south end of the complex, watch out for the stairs. The bottom step was loose and the top step up is several inches higher than the others. My wife tripped stepping up, fell and broke a toe. I’m surprised that the local building inspector approved this construction.

This place is awful. We had a groupon they charged us for a deluxe king even though we only had a deluxe one night. The box spring was breaking on bed. The ice machine was broken. So was the hot tub. The heater wouldn’t stay on so if you stay here brig extra blankets, their comforters are as thin as sheets. Really unhappy with this choice to stay here. Looking back I would have rather paid full price and stayed at best western. We won’t be back

The staff was very understanding when we experienced car trouble and had to check out late. They didn’t even charge us extra for checking out at 1:00 PM instead of 11:00 AM.
Everyone was super nice, but the lack of ice (they just freeze their ice in trays, and they had only one row ready), lack of available breakfast food (did they simply run out?) and the lack of fridges in the rooms kinda made the stay a little frustrating.

Oh boy was this a mistake, we believed the website and then when we got there yesterday in the freezing weather the room was freezing as well. We turned on the heat but could tell it would be sometime before it warmed up. The light in the bathroom did not work so it was a bomb. I would not recommend this place at all. We were out of there so fast and now we want a credit for what we paid and that may turn out to be interesting.

The room was a good size, and clean. However, the television is very old and doesn’t get the channels effectively, and the desk staff didn’t seem to care. The wall safe was broken and couldn’t be used, and this, too, was not acknowledged as an issue by the staff. Would not stay here again.

It ain’t going to be confused with the Ritz Carlton, but, as I type this review while laying on one of their comfy beds, I declare it tremendously «fine.» The room layout resembles any old generic motel chain. The furnishings are from the last decade. The breakfast is free, as is the Internet. And best of all, the wifi is fast enough for me to listen to Spotify, run some updates on my OS, and write this review.
All things considered this place probably deserves three stars, but I’m going to give it four, because I am the nicest guy around, and because I think the 1-​star reviews it got previously weren’t really rating the accommodations.

This place is a joke we walked in and walked out. We are not picky people by any means but this was reminesent of a seedy trucker hotel on the highway. Don’t be fooled by the website it is in a shopping center and a you can hear the highway. I would not recommended this hotel to anyone even for 99 a night.

Sweet, very affordable by Seattle standards, with a great breakfast and free wifi. This place is $ 99 per night. You can’t even get that an hour south of downtown. Even if I were spending my time in Seattle, I would stay here and take the boat across. I have thoroughly enjoyed my stays here. By far the place to stay in Bainbridge.
One warning: do NOT eat at the Island Grill across the street!!! Get sandwiches at the Safeway on the same parking lot, or have pizza delivered. If you need booze, go to the Harbour Public House. But no matter what, avoid the terrible service and food at Island Grill.