Tulip Inn

This is the worst place I have ever stayed at… The bed was incredibly hard. I would have slept better on a concrete slab. The room only got the trash picked up, but did not get serviced. do yourself a favor and go further along the road to a better place.

We were heading to the ferry at the last minute and I found this hotel online. Room was clean, could only hear freeway noise from bathroom but shut door took care of that. Really nice bedding and pillows, especially for this price point. Clerk was helpful and polite. Would stay again for sure.

Decided on this for a quick road trip ~ reviews we a little «MEH» but we figured why not and went for it. Glad we did. We got in about 130a and desk clerk was clearly groggy, but really nice.
Room was clean and had fridge coffee and micro. Bathroom had clean towels and plenty. The bedding is fabulous! The best pillows ever — in fact I am buying some because I love them so much!
The breakfast was standard fare — eggs, yogurt, toast, Danish, fruits and juice. Nothing wrong at all and we will be returning.

HEY MAN, 2 BUX IS 2 BUX!
I am feeling particularly generous today so this motel gets three stars. I had been a repeat customer here since 2002 and never had a bad experience; ahh, well that is, until my last stay.
First, the mechanical portion of the rating, This motel is clean, reasonably priced, somewhat easy to access from the freeway and the employees are friendly and helpful. The motel is located amongst a variety of restaurants and stores. It is also close to Lowe’s which causes some access and exit problems when Lowe’s is busy. They allow dogs which for me is an absolute must! My impeccably house-​trained dog and I (I’m pretty well house trained too) always went directly there to unload our travel stuff and then on to our intended business.
Yes the noise level is a bit high as it almost sits right on Interstate 5 going through Mount Vernon. The continental breakfast does in fact consist of bad (cheap) coffee and a wide selection of sugar-​coated dough balls. As already stated, there are reasonably good restaurants nearby (at an additional cost).
OK, on to the meat of why I will no longer set foot inside the Tulip Inn: As I said, I have been their customer for no less than ten years. When I last stayed there, I was watching the TV set and trying to enjoy a cup of their house coffee when I accidentally knocked over about the last ¼ cup of coffee. No biggy, I simply grabbed a wash cloth (far from being a new cloth) and wiped it up before it had a chance to spill onto the carpet and eat it’s way through the floor and cause permanent environmental damage beneath the building. There, all spic-​n-​span again and back to the TV show.
Checkout the next day was fine. As usual, the counter lady asked me how I enjoyed my stay and as usual, I assured her all was well and I felt alllllllllll rested up again.
Off to home we go.
About two weeks later, I was reviewing my bank account online and noticed a $ 2.00 charge from the Tulip Inn in Mount Vernon. That seemed a bit curious so I called the TwoLip folks and inquired. After a quick search, the lady (still nice but sounding a bit apprehensive now) came back on the phone and explained the charge to me. The new owner had instructed her to charge my card an additional $ 2.00 for a wash cloth that did not come completely clean in the laundry.
WHAT?!
WHAT ARE YOU THINKIN?!?
$ 2.00?
REALLY?!
I reminded her that at that time I had been their customer for about ten years and asked her if the new owner really wants to treat his repeat customers like this. She assured me that he would not reverse the charge. As though she was reading now: «After all, this is a new business to him and he feels that all expenses must be managed closely.» I asked her to let the new boss know that he just lost an established customer; for which she apologized.
Presumably, the profit this establishment makes from a room rental would more than cover a $ 2.00 wash cloth, especially over a ten-​year period (My calculator says it comes to about 20 cents per year or if you divide by the number of times I stayed there, about 16 cents per visit). I checked my bank statements and sure enough, I had stayed there a total of twelve times in that past ten years. At an average of $ 60.00 per night plus a $ 20.00 pet fee, the total spent there by me was a little over $ 1000.00. Now I ask again; WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKIN?!?
Just a little farther north on I-​5 is the Cocusa Inn. They are similarly priced, take pets, offer a decent continental breakfast, are located next to a large grocery/​deli store plus an array of restaurants, are a little off the freeway so much quieter and they have friendly customer service practices.
I am sorry to say that I will never again stay at the Tulip Inn. $ 2.00, are you kidding me? The more I think about this, the more I’m inclined to lower my rating by a couple stars. In fact, come to think of it, the good experiences I had there were from the former owners, so, one star it is!
People, if you stay here, bring your own wash cloths. You may as well bring your own coffee and something to eat for breakfast too.
$ 2.00; wow!
Ya know, another thing that bothers me about all this is, if I had left the spilled coffee on the end table (permanent stain) and let it run down onto the rug and into the floor and carpet (permanent stain) they probably never would have noticed it, not charged me the extra $ 2.00, this would be a four-​star rating and doggy and I would still be their customer.
As cartoonist Gary Larsen says, «just plain nuts»
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Me

How do I say what needs to be said here? I am still so angry I can’t see straight. I will refrain from foul language, but at a great mental cost. Nothing I’ve ever experienced matches the disgusting actions taken by this establishment this last Tuesday.
I have been in the process of moving my elderly parents here from Arizona. They can no longer care for themselves and it became necessary to bring them to Washington. I made a reservation for them last Sunday. They arrived and I brought them to the Tulip Inn. Now, I might add that our credit card paid for the room and was on file with the management. Circumstances required that they remain at the Tulip Inn until Friday morning. I made sure their room was secured through Friday and boarded an airplane Tuesday morning. Upon my arrival, there was a message at 11:36 am from the motel asking me to come over and remove my parents belongings from the room, as they had booked the room and there were no additional downstairs rooms.
I contacted my son who has taken care of them in my absence. He informed me that he took them out for breakfast Tuesday morning. Upon their return the keys did not work. This is commonly called a lock out. You don’t lock someone out when you have the room paid and in your possession. Whatever the reasoning, this is absolutely the most egregious treatment I have ever seen. My Father is a Veteran of 2 wars, barely able to move about. My Mother walks a bit better, but is limited as well.
So the Tulip Inn has locked out 2 elderly, disabled individuals with their room paid up until Friday. On Tuesday.
I called immediately when I heard about what happened. I asked for the manager. I was told she was not in. I proceeded to read the clerk the riot act, at which point she hung up on me. I call back immediately, and who answers the phone? The manager. I explained what happened as nicely as I could. There was no offer of assistance. Honestly, I’m sick of apologies from people in business. Totally hollow and disingenuous. I think this is the sort of thing that requires action, not words. I have power of attorney for my parents and you can bet there will be legal action. Not only that, there will be publicity that won’t make life easy for this business.
Not to mention the filthy carpet. Disgusting. Stay elsewhere. Especially if you’re disabled.

My stay at Tulip Inn was OK and I have only minor complaints. The receptionists were friendly enough and the breakfast offerings were sufficient. My room was a bit below par though. First thing I noticed was scent of dog. The room was quite small and felt cramped, so I was especially glad to be traveling alone. The view of a parking lot and the highway were accompanied by related sounds. Totally fine for a quick stop off of the highway, but doesn’t live up to some of the better online reviews.

I got reassigned for work and ended up being in Mt Vernon for two months. After reading other Unilocal reviews I decided to stay here, and am really glad I did. There have been recent renovations and I found the rooms to be clean, comfy, and had everything I needed for such a long stay. Better than the rooms though are the staff. If there were any problems they took care of it right away, were quick to make sure the reservations were in place and generally willing to make sure everyone was happy. An added perk is there is a gym down the street that you can use for free and it is one of the nicest I have used in a long time. So I recommend the Tulip Inn for a quick right off the freeway affordable and overall really nice place to stay.

I absolutely loved this place! It was so cute and cozy. The linen was clean and fresh, the room smelled good and the décor of the place on a whole was very charming. I wanted to stay but the drive to my job in Anacortes each morning would kill me! But I definitely plan to come back here if ever I’m in the area. Across the street is a Walmart and several eatery spots to choose. Plus the owners r the cutest sweetest couple ever and were a great help. The staff was wonderful also.

Before I get your hopes too high, Tulip inn is your basic budget bed and breakfast motel.
We got a two queen bedroom for $ 69 a night. Booked this on the same day, and I have to say, what a great value!
Things I loved about this place:
1. Clean: beds had clean white sheets. Rooms had no musty or mysterious smells.
2. Mini fridge and microwave in the bedroom
3. Wifi included.
If we’re in the area again, I’ll definitely be checking back into this charming place.

Great value for the low price! $ 69/​night for two queen beds is a price you can’t beat.
The inn is two stories tall, with plenty of parking spaces. It has a classic motel look on the exterior, but the interior is larger and cleaner than most motels.
Pros: Spacious bathroom with hair dryer, free Wi-​Fi, TV, fridge, and microwave. Close proximity to restaurants and Wal-​Mart across the street.
Cons: «Continental breakfast» only consists of coffee, bread, and pastries. Moderate noise levels at night coming from I-​5. Sign easy to miss because it’s not lit up.
All in all, I had a pleasant stay, and I’d definitely go back to this quaint little inn in Mt. Vernon.