Red Lion Hotel Pendleton

Repeat customer — what change?! We have stayed her a handful of times in the past and were always happy. This time? Not so much. The good: bed was comfortable; chair in room was nice/comfy; it was quiet [it did not appear many were staying there]. They allow dogs; provide cleanup bags. The not so good: Our bathroom floor had grit on it; I tried to clean it up with a damp tissue but it was way too much. A nice young man from the front desk came up immediately with a dust pan and broom and swept the floor and apologized. He did the best he could but grit remained. When I showered the next morning, similar grit was on the edge of the tub. The nightstands and desk were clean, but the tv stand furniture had sooo much dust on it. I get it, it’s a dusty area but that had not been dusted in some time. I cleaned it as best I could with a wet wipe. A point to note if you stay here: there is no coffee pot/supplies in the room so hubby drove to a coffee stand to get us coffee. When he checked out, he noticed a coffee urn in the lobby. Oddly, there is no hotel info sheet in the room [eg, there’s coffee in the lobby, a tv channel guide, restaurant info, nada]. The hotel feels a bit tired — the siding by our entrance was broken up on the lower edge; peeling paint. I feel like something has changed with this hotel — did it sell? Different manager?

Buyer Beware! An absolute $#@thole! Oh, where to start? An unsafe, dirty, dingy, dark, dilapidated excuse of a hotel! This place made me envious of the Motel 6 up the street! What happened to the Red Lion brand? Once a dependable, respectable place to stay in the Northwest when I traveled, Red Lion has let many of their properties slip into not even mediocrity. Homeless people on fentanyl lying on the sidewalk while the building door was unlocked and didn't require a key card to access it! The room was grimy. Hair on the bathroom floor, mildew on the ceiling, and a bizarre musty smell that permeated everything. There was a used toothflosser next to the bed, a smashed and smeared spider on the wall, and cheap, half-empty toiletries, not the Cascadia brand their towels still advertise. Don't wear your white socks on the carpet! You will be reminded of the filthy, decades-old carpet holding all the "dirty secrets" of the last guest. Don't run your hand along any of the surfaces--they ran out of swiffers a couple years ago. The front desk couldn't find our reservation, the building is filled with stairs making it difficult for the disabled to navigate. The spa has been boarded up for quite some time with an old sheet of peeling plywood and orange safety net--classy! There are unsafe outdoor stairs that have been corded off, and the siding is rotting away. The balconies are knee-deep in bird droppings and spider webs. The only landscaping being maintained is mowing. The once beautiful rose gardens and plant beds are overgrown with weeds and big piles of debris. Meanwhile, the restaurant and bar are still shuttered due to "Covid". I want my money back, Pendleton Red Lion! You are running quite a scam!

THE BEST-KEPT SECRET IN ALL OF PENDLETON...!!! The one and only thing wrong with this hotel is… nobody knows about it. Well, that’s sure to change starting with us because as my wife and I celebrate our retirements with non-stop traveling, we stay in Pendleton twice a year (coming and going from Vancouver WA to Daytona Beach FL). We tried all the other hotels multiple times over the past 10 years of roaming — but the Red Lion has us for keeps now. We were fortunate enough to have the Parlor Room and we’re absolutely bowled over when we walked in. It’s enormous! A giant living room (couch, 2 comfy easy chairs), with adjacent dining room table for 4 and a large wet-bar/kitchenette area with microwave and super-sized mini-refrigerator. Double sliding doors close off the, you guessed it, enormous bedroom (King bed) with a big TV, desk and office chair. The views out the 2 balconies were spectacular, with never-ending farmland as far as the eye can see. Bathroom has the biggest jacuzzi tub known to man, with double vanity sinks. Per management, in-room coffee-makers are on order — but there is self-serve coffee in the lobby starting at 5 a.m. There you might find the cheerful greeting from Kathleen, whose smile will start your day off right. Parking surrounds the quite large property, so you can park and enter close to your room. There is s amazing bar and restaurant not yet open but when it does, you will probably be turning your overnight stay into several days here. Also, a great big outdoor pool (seasonal). Special thanks to GM Cheryl for taking such good care of us and congratulations on a hotel soon to take off spectacularly. See you next time for sure!

Red LIon Pendleton , OR (Not new but kept up) Good pillows, since this was in the winter time they did not have many guests. Works good for us with friendly staff. I really do not think that you should have to have minimum of 200 characters just to leave feedback for a one night stay.

Unlucky choice This is a marginal property. The parking lot is dark with no security. We were one of the few in the hotel. The room was 50 degrees when we entered and took a half hour to warm up. The bed had a very thin blanket sandwiched between two sheets. We had the desk bring more blankets since there were no blankets anywhere. I will never stay there again.