Water Street Hotel, Port Townsend

I love old buildings that are not all alike. This is the place. I have been traveling to Port Townsend since 1986 and used to adore the Palace. Then it was taken over by a corp. the Waterstreet has stayed perfect in a Victorian venue. No phone in room, YAY....an absolute great place to go for R&R and local flavor. We have stayed at Waterstreet before, now and in the future.

I had called at the end of Feb. to reserve 4 rooms, one for my spouse and I, and the others for three other couples. The reservation date was Mar. 26, 2011. The purpose of our visit was a surprise 50th birthday get together for my husband. I spoke with Mary, reserving each room under the individual couples that would be staying. About 2 weeks later, I called and upgraded our room to suite 16 so we would all have someplace to relax after dinner and drinks, I was not asked anything about the other reservations, nor did I mention them. Luckily I called today (Mar. 23, 2011) to ask Mary to allow the other guests into our room to decorate before we arrived... Apparently when I upgraded our room, she had cancelled ALL the other reservations, AND apparently she didn't have my phone number so she couldn't confirm that I wanted to cancel everything (though she miraculously called me this afternoon and my number is also listed in the phone book) AND, funny enough, all the rooms had been taken by people who were staying 2 nights instead of just ONE.... Yes, she was begrudgingly apologetic, but that was negated by the fact that she suggested I call some of the other area hotels to try and reserve another 4 rooms....This was not my mistake, which I told her, and I should not have had to call anyone!!.....When one of the other guests called her to express her displeasure, Mary actually tried to tell her that I had cancelled all the rooms!! I think the most upsetting thing was that if I hadn't called out of the blue, the other guests would've showed up there expecting to have a place to stay for the evening, only to find they were out of luck...and who knows if there would've been other lodging available in the area by that time!! Needless to say, 2 hours later she seemed to find my phone number because she called me to tell me that the Harborview Inn had rooms available...by then I had already reserved rooms at a different hotel...and got confirmation numbers. My suggestion would be to get a confirmation number if you deal with Mary, and call a few days ahead to make sure you still have a reservation. I will never stay at this place, and I will definitely share this experience with all my friends and family.

I sent a Sunday/ Monday at the hotel. The ambiance was incredible, the hospitality (owners and staff) was well beyond average... the weekend was truly memorable and our group is already planning to go back for a full weekend this fall! Highly recommended and a great time! Also, HUGE rooms at an incredibly affordable price. Walking distance to everything.

This place is in a great location. We absolutely love the bar, pub on the first floor. The room just seemed to have a lot of character.