Marcus Whitman Hotel & Conference Center

We didn't stay here but had dinner twice in two days. I love everything on their menu but especially love the sweet French onion soup. (It's on the bar menu but you can order it from the restaurant too.)

Excellent hotel. The lobby is just incredible, you could just spend hours there reading a book, maybe catch a glimpse of a ghost! Right next to historic downtown. Rooms are well appointed, bathrooms huge, air conditioning just stellar. For a historic hotel, I was totally impressed and will return one day!

Absolutely amazing. The lobby area is astonishing, beautiful patterns, very homey feeling. Staff are nice and the place is pretty quiet (which is good). Rooms are spacious and the beds are separated as well, queen size btw. Hotel is in the center of Walla Walla with many great grub spots blocks away. If you by some chance come to Walla Walla, stay here! Nuff said.

Great hotel and lovely and friendly staff. The restaurant lounge was conveniently located. They had a great selection of wines and specialty drinks. Food was well prepared and fresh. We enjoyed a burger and salad and had a nice time there. Thankful for a nice visit and glad we found sweet accommodations. Beds and amenities were amazing. We will definitely stay there again. Great shops and wineries close by. You will enjoy this town and happy they have an airport close to venture to Seattle! Enjoy your visit!

This hotel is a Historic Hotel. That is the important note when looking to stay here. Part of its charm is its history, classic decor, and old oddities.
Honestly, at a price not much more than your local run of the mill hotel, like a Hampton Inn (no shame), you can get yourself a pretty good sized suite here in the tower.
I would recommend staying in the tower at least once, and if that is not your style, stay in the annex which is the newer addition.
Personally, I liked the vibes, old charm, and oddities that came with staying in the tower.
It is the tallest building in Walla Walla, which to big city people may not mean much, but you can actually get some pretty good view from your room depending on which level you are on.
The service is friendly and very informative about food, restaurants, and of course wineries. There are two wineries attached in the building, one of which we got a free tasting to.
L'Ecole, located in the building too, has a tasting room there as well as to the West of town. So if you do not have the time or travel to get to the west side, then stop by here.
Our room was clean. No complaints there. The bathroom is not as large as a "modern" hotel if you will. But most will be just fine!
It is part of the charm!
Looking at AirBnb prices in the area, which were the same or more for old dodgy homes, this was a no brainer. It is affordable. It is clean. It is safe.
You can walk to a lot of cool spots right from the hotel. There are good restaurants nearby and great wineries within walking distance.
We did not get the chance to check out the in house restaurant.

Overall, would recommend as a good place to stay in Walla Walla for the weekend.

This was a go to recommendation to stay at for local wedding we had a Walla Walla, and we had a great experience!

Convenience: unmatched! We got complimentary shuttles to and from the airport, even when our flight delayed was only getting on at midnight. Also the location was walking distance to all the restaurants downtown, and there were even a bunch of wineries on the same block

Service: the staff was very helpful, even when we had to a change of plans and had to stay an extra night because of a flight cancellation

Food: highly recommend the free breakfast! Vegetarian friendly. They had scrambled eggs, potatoes, and the usual continental breakfast items as well. Try the monkey bread! Huge compliments to the chef and staff here!

We finally stayed here after years of coming to Walla Walla to see our grandkids.
Checkin was a breeze, Tom the desk person was very hospitable and friendly.

The ambiance is awesome, although the lobby was a little loud, dogs barking and another family playing a loud game.
All good.

Room was very nice and very comfortable, very good bed.

Had some light fare in the lounge which was open late. Food was very good, wine excellent, service (Stacie) and ambiance excellent.
I would come back to the restaurant even if I wasn't staying at the hotel.

Complimentary breakfast buffet was underwhelming. Again, service and ambiance were excellent, food was good but not a great selection and not hot.

I stayed at the Marcus Whitman Hotel as an attendee at the annual Wine Bloggers Conference before the pandemic (and I'm finally getting around to writing this review). The hotel provided comfortable, if somewhat dated, accommodations. The conference space was good, with plenty of room for all the social activities and learning sessions at my convention.

The hotel is located in downtown Walla Walla, and is within easy walking distance to dozens of boutique wineries, shops, and restaurants. In fact, the hotel has five on-site tasting rooms right off the main lobby! It was so much fun after a day of sessions to hit the streets with some new friends and go taste more local wine.

The hotel has a private parking lot that offered free parking, which was super nice, and there's an on-site restaurant that served a good breakfast. The staff was great, and check-in was a breeze. Complimentary wi-fi worked great, which is a must when on a business trip. You could tell the hotel has lots of experience hosting conferences of all sizes, as everything over the four days I was there hummed along perfectly.

I booked a standard king room, and it was far from luxurious. Think an older Crowne Plaza type room and you won't be disappointed. The hotel opened in 1928, and it shows (ha ha). While clean, everything appeared drab and very dated, from the brown carpet and the vintage looking lampshades to the old school tile and toilet in the bathroom. The dark furniture add more gloominess to the room. With some new furniture and fixtures, this place could be easily updated. The television was the only modern thing in the room.

Locals said the Marcus Whitman is known as one of the nicer properties in town, and I would probably agree. Just a tiny bit of interior design updates would make this a much more comfortable place to stay, but you can't beat the friendly service and excellent location.

For the price, I'm unimpressed. 1. The room is fine, but the bathroom is very small. The doorways are very small, as is the elevator. If you have a luggage cart, there's barely enough room for you and it. 2. The locks are not solid or secure. Exhibit A: I checked in at 3. The room was not ready, so I waited for 30 minutes in the hallway. Since getting in my room, at least 4 people have attempted to get in and were successful enough to get a foot and head in the door. Enough to get the intruder lock open. I was in bed. In my pj's. Do you know how disconcerting and disturbing it is to have complete strangers try to barge into your room? I called down to the office twice. They said they made a mistake and apologized. It happened again. So, now I have jerry-rigged the lock with a hanger and moved the desk to prohibit further guests. However, I don't think I'll be sleeping very soundly tonight. 4. The parking situation is scarce.
Will not stay here again, willingly. 5. The restaurant is really overpriced and not worth it.

The locks are not secure enough to deter a strong, enthusiastic person with a key to get in. Bring a bat or a door jammer upon checkin. Don't bother with the restaurant. You're getting 5 star prices at Wendy's quality.

To end on a positive note, it's clean, and the staff seem nice (though somewhat incompetent).

Best place to stay in Walla Walla! Every staff member is friendly and knowledgeable and always willing to help. Another hotel overbooked and so we were sent to the Marcus Whitman and they accepted us with open arms.
Our room was clean and well stocked. The hotel was very clean and they offer free breakfast on the weekends.
It looks old fashion - but if feels like a cozy hotel. I prefer the dim lights and actual furniture you can sit on!