Bay City Inn

I have been to many hotels in the past few months, most of them rated three stars. This hotel, the Bay City Inn is rated high by guests because it is highly underrated with its two star tag, which has to have been earned by other owners somewhere in the past. This is a three star inn, so don't let that two star nonsense fool you. My room was bright, modern and clean. It had one big bed, comfortable sheets, a nice blanket, a bedspread in white with a pattern of dark geometric shapes, and three heavenly pillows-- better pillows than in any of the three and four star rated hotels or any others, in my experience. They are better pillows than I have at home. For each of my four nights, I felt like I was sleeping on clouds. Front desk people were four star, every one of them. (Five is having a personal butler to help with almost everything, which way overboard and costs a fortune... it is entirely unnecessary.) Four is three (courteous, efficient, always helpful, etc) with the addition of a personal touch. When they greet a guest, that smile is genuine. Checking in was more than three star pleasant, it was four star fun. I was nervously asking the front desk guy questions before he'd had a chance to do his usual orientation speech. "You have internet?" I asked. He said, "Yes, it's five hundred dollars, sir." "Wow, uh, is that per night or for the whole stay?" He laughed. "I was only kidding. Our wi-fi is free." I laughed. "'Five hundred, sir!' That was hilarious!" The wi-fi worked flawlessly. I saw my front desk buddy later and remarked on how the internet connect was great, even at five hundred dollars. He had established a bond of laughter, and a running joke was born. THAT is four star service. And those pillows... like soft clouds. Instead of bending my neck upward like most, these beauties let me keep my neck straight. I slept soundly.

I have used the hotels near WWU for years, and while most are serviceable for overnight stay was very pleasantly surprised that the Bay City was notch above the others. Understand, its not fancy or place for a vacation stay. However, it was comfortable, very clean, very comfortable and staff was most accommodating on some special request such as plugging in my electric vehicle (110V). As I have family reasons for being in Bellingham often, I will be inclined to use this hotel more offten

The staff were extremely friendly . The room was clean and smelled clean no cigarette smoke which was pleasant ! Location is good . Lots of places to eat near by . The hotel had a huge menu for room service but we did not give it a try . We will next time . The staff was more than happy to supply us with some extra pillows and use their microwave . Check out was super easy .

Our family stayed at this hotel because it was close to Western Washington University and incredibly reasonably priced. The hotel could use a little updating but the place was clean, quiet and comfortable. No issues whatsoever. If you’re looking for an affordable, quiet place that’s close to a lot of shops and restaurants (and easy to get to downtown), consider staying here.

All staff that we interacted with at the hotel were friendly and helpful. The room was very clean. The beds were exceptional. The breakfast was simple but several steps above the danish/coffee type. For a stand alone place, we felt that it was on par with name brand chains and above many of them. We appreciated that during the day the staff opened doors/windows to bring plenty of fresh air into the building.