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Reviews of McMenamins Elk Temple

3.5 out of 5
McMenamins Elk Temple
565 Broadway, Tacoma, WA

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 151 out of 187 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 187 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 187 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 187 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 187 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Randy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The dining options and entertainment were perfect. Staff was very welcoming and attentive
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brady on 2024/5/3
Thank you for your review! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is one of the most unique places I've ever stayed in my life. I really enjoyed spending time exploring the property, trying the different bars and food, and enjoying all of the art. I bought a passport and can't wait to try other options in this chain.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Michael on 2024/4/16
Thank you for your kind review!Good luck on your stamping adventure!We hope to host you here again!

10/10 Excellent

Sanaz

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed one night stay, with plenty dining options w and super helpful and welcoming front desk employees.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Michael on 2024/4/2
Thank you again for staying with us.Looking forward to hosting ya'll again, cheers.

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was clean, easy to book and a cute place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Michael on 2024/4/2
Thank you for your thoughtful review!We hope to see you again, cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Michael on 2024/4/2
Thank you for staying with us.We hope to host you again, cheers!

10/10 Excellent

Cassandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Michael on 2024/4/2
Thank you for staying with us.We hope to see you again!

8/10 Good

morgan

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Michael on 2024/4/2
Thank you for visiting.Hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, great service, nice room. Good beds, clean. Fun whimsical property. Convenient and good eating options on the property
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Michael on 2024/4/2
Thank you for your thoughtful review.We hope to see you back for some more fun, cheers.

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

The Mc minimums at their finest.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Michael on 2024/4/2
Thank you for this uplifting review.We hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Dametris on 2024/2/4
Yes, Deborah!! We'll take your ten, and invite you to come back and stay with us again, soon.

10/10 Excellent

Suzette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Anniversary
1st time here....loved it!! We will be back
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Dametris on 2024/1/27
This is great! thank you fro staying.... We'll see you soon!!

8/10 Good

Bruce

Business traveler
Located in downtown Tacoma, which is a magnet for the homeless seeking social services from the City and outreach entities. Vehicle broken glass seen on the street. I just hope my catalytic converter is attached in the morning….
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Dametris on 2024/1/17
Thank you for your feedback.... We hadn't received any reports of missing convertors. Hoping yours was there where you got to your car, and hoping your time with us was great. Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Emily, PORTLAND

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Dametris on 2024/1/9
Thank you Emily! We appreciate you visiting, and leaving feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Dametris on 2024/1/9
Thank you Chris! We'll accept your 10! Come back again soon!

10/10 Excellent

DeLonda

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love how you can have fun without leaving the building. The staff, food, and drinks were amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/12/24
Thank you so much for your feedback! Come again soon to visit!!

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/12/24
5/5 is good, thank you! Visit with us again, soon.

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/12/17
Barbara, thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback, and hope to see you again.

2/10 Terrible

Niara

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/12/17
Niara, I wish to understand your review, it doesn't look like you physically stayed with us... Let us know what's up, and how we scored so low with you.Thanks!

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/12/17
Thank you Brandon!! We appreciate you staying with us, and look forward to seeing you again, soon.

10/10 Excellent

Marina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our fav getaway place
We love staying here. We live a mile away from Elks but sometimes we just want a stay over date night and this is where we go! This time we booked an annex room but won't again. We prefer the cozy Atrium room where it's more quiet. Either way we have a blast exploring and enjoying dinner, drinks and a show. What more could you ask for! Everyone is so friendly and helpful. Even the fireplace is a fav spot to relax. We just love it!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/11/10
We are grateful.... thank you for spending your time with us. We hope every visit is just as enjoyable.

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Elegant Excellence
McMenamins Elks Temple certainly lived up to its reputation for elegance and excellence. The front desk was friendly and professional and had us checked in quickly. The room was beautiful and the ambiance of the entire Atrium floor was a wonderful adventure. We were there for the musical performance in the Spanish Ballroom and were very impressed with that venue as well.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/11/2
This is great to read, thank you! We hope you'll come back and stay with us again, soon. We appreciate your feedback.

8/10 Good

Rawsthorne

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/11/2
Thank you for your review!! We appreciate your feedback.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/10/11
Yikes!!

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/9/26
Thank you!! We appreciate your feedback! Come again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Corinne

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the property. Parking is a bit of a problem and from what I have seen would not walk this area at night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/9/26
Thank you! Parking is a thing, or in our case, not a thing.We appreciate your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/9/23
Ten is good.... thank you!! Visit again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/10/11
Thank you!!

10/10 Excellent

Bambee

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/10/11
Thank you for your feedback!!

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lot of things to do and the ambiance is great
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/9/9
Thank you!!

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
x
Wonderful stay at Elks.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/9/9
X!! Thank you!! Visit again soon...

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Parking sucks. Overly expensive. Quaint but isolated! Too much $ for all. No refrigerators in rooms. Dusty smells and very bad lighting! Dark everywhere. Staff nice. Will not go back! Scary area.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/8/30
We appreciate you trying our place out, and I'll let the staff know they were nice.

10/10 Excellent

Nancy Kathleen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/8/23
10 out of 10!! Thank you!! We appreciate your feedback, and hope you visit again soon.

10/10 Excellent

LaDonna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/8/20
Thank you LaDonna!! We greatly appreciate you staying with us, and hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/8/17
Thank you Michael!! We appreciate your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Gloria M on 2023/8/10
Hi RebeccaThank you for staying and sharing your feelings!

8/10 Good

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Gloria M on 2023/8/10
Hi Erin-We appreciate your visit! Come back and see us soon.

10/10 Excellent

Caitlin

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Gloria M on 2023/8/10
Hi Caitlin-Thank you for choosing Elks Temple! We hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Jerol, San Luis Obispo

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Happy visit!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/7/14
We love happy visits! Thank you! Come back and visit again, soon!

10/10 Excellent

Tyleen

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The McMenamins brothers struck again with this beautifully restored property! There is so much eye candy, light fixtures, paintings, historic pictures, and stories to read about. The front desk staff went above and beyond to help me out when I needed anything.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/6/25
Yeeeessssss!!! Thank you!! This is our aim!!Come back soon!!

8/10 Good

Pamela

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/6/25
8 isn't bad... we appreciate you. Come back and visit when you're in the area.

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Staff seems aloof and generally disinterested. Great part of town, though, and great building with a ton of history. Too pricey.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/6/24
Argh! Our aim is to get it right with every guest, every day.... I'll be sure to share this review. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

10/10 Excellent

Darrell

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Different themes in every room makes it unique, getting ice is a hassle, but not that difficult. Staff very kind and helpful. Definitely would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/6/24
Yass!! Thank you Darrell... We look forward to your future stay.

10/10 Excellent

Duane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The concerts, Art, food, drinks, and atmosphere.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/6/24
Thank you for staying with us! We hope you'll visit again soon.

8/10 Good

Kathleen

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The McMenamin's Elks Temple is a fun, funky hotel, like the rest of the chain. There are multiple restaurants in the building all of which have great food. There is also a secret bar. My room and bed were comfortable. This location also has live music. Depending where you are in the hotel, it can be distracting. It appears that they end at 10pm on weeknights, so that was OK.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/6/4
Thank you Kathleen! We appreciate your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

LAURA

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unique and fun place. Everyone we met seemed to enjoy being there. Loved the place!
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/6/4
Thank you Laura! We'll see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Jessica, SEATTLE

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Elks Temple was such a fun place to stay! Beds are comfy and decor is so cute! Please be aware that there is NO ELEVATOR until late June. This means no coffee upstairs in the morning, and you either need to haul your luggage or ask the front desk for a hand (which they seemed happy to do). Those with mobility issues might wish to stay elsewhere until that elevator is back in action.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/6/4
Thank you Jessica, for your feedback. We should still have coffee on our upper levels. This is the first I've heard of this. We're happy to read you had a good time. Come visit again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Traveled with group
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/5/24
Ten is a good rate! Thank you!! We hope you'll get around to visiting again, soon.

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/5/21
Thank you Steven! We hope to see you again, soon!

10/10 Excellent

Rod

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Funky and unique.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/5/7
Funky and unique.... We'll accept that. Thank you!!

10/10 Excellent

Andrea Elisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The look of the old building and the feel, set you back in time. Its not for everybody, but it was for me. I will visit there again. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Dametris on 2023/4/28
Thank YOU!!