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Best Motel

2.0 star property
Motel perfectly located for exploring Bitter Lake

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Desk, free WiFi
Reception
Economy Single Room
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Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

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12045 Aurora Avenue North, Seattle, WA, 98133
  • Place, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Carkeek Park
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Northgate Station
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Seattle, WA (SEA-Seattle - Tacoma Intl.)
    ‪31 min drive‬

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Economy Single Room

Economy Single Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(94 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Economy Double or Twin Room

Economy Double or Twin Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(32 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Seattle

Bitter Lake stay.Your stay at this Bitter Lake motel places you within 2 miles (3 km) of Northwest Hospital and Medical Center and Northgate Station. Also, Green Lake Park is within 3 miles (5 km) and University of Washington is within 6 miles (10 km).
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What's nearby

  • Northwest Hospital and Medical Center - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Carkeek Park - 4 min drive - 1.4 km
  • Northgate Station - 4 min drive - 2.0 km
  • North Seattle Community College - 5 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Regal Thornton Place - 5 min drive - 2.6 km

Getting around

  • Northgate Station - 5 min drive
  • Edmonds Station - 14 min drive
  • Seattle, WA (LKE-Lake Union Seaplane Base) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Gourmet Latte - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪온미 ONMI Korean Restaurant - ‬14 min walk

About this property

Best Motel

Motel perfectly located for exploring Bitter Lake
Best Motel offers its guests a vending machine. The front desk is open around the clock. Self parking is free.

This Seattle motel is smoke free.

  • 28 guestrooms or units
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • No smoking on site
Best Motel offers 28 accommodations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Microwaves and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Housekeeping is provided weekly.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Mini-fridge

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - midnight
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A damage deposit of USD 100.00 will be collected before check-in.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a private host, not a professional engaged in trade or business. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Best Motel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 564 out of 847 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 191 out of 847 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 45 out of 847 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 24 out of 847 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 23 out of 847 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice place!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kellie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room was remodeled and spotless. It felt very safe. The only thing was it was kind of chilly for me... but warmed up after the heater was going for a while. It could just be me though, as I'm from Texas and have been freezing here on this visit! Lol
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hilkka

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, quiet, firm but comfortable mattress - felt really safe with easy room access within a few feet of wide parking space. High water pressure for a good shower. Small micro, fridge with mini freeze shelf but you might want coffee to pick-up from elsewhere. Shopping for most things available within a couple of miles north on same street, even Costco I think was just 4 miles north. I suggest using. I-5 access north of hotel location. Driving in Seattle is a nightmare if you are visiting from a flat part of the country with wide roads be prepared to drive on one-lane roads with 2-way traffic!!! We had 3 days of medical testing at the UWA Hospital Montlake and very happy I chose Best Motel after some other stays in hotels where we could not sleep at all. Our goal at a hotel/motel is to sleep at night... we have a nice home so don't need any fancy "get-away", just a safe, comfortable place to sleep ... if you can"t sleep why spend an extra $200/night for that to stay in an '****' hotel? This will be our home away from home in Seattle... wish every town had one of these!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carsan

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Amanjodh, elk grove

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very average motel and the room smelled like someone had smoked in there before.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Clean and safe parking. Close to hospital
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rita

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, gracious and accomodating staff (shout out to Joy), seemed safe with security gate and good locking mechanisns on door, and it was quiet. The have a great policy to get your $100 hold back to you very quickly (within hours of departure for me) assuming, of course, there are no additional charges. I got an email on the same day that charges were reversed. This can be a problem with some motels/hotels..
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

I love this place
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ke'ala

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was perfect except it was freezing so I had to ask for an extra blanket and the neighbors were loudly watching tv at all hours. The room was very clean and well kept. I’d stay here again and make sure to bring ear plugs next time.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angel

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dwight

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really comfortable and good
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Hospitality was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

4/10 Poor

ThaiEscia

The heat didn’t work in the room. The room Smelled like mold and the guest services person was completely dismissive and non responsive.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

laurice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was nice and clean. Looked Re-done recently. Gated parking. Nice shower. Easy in and out of room. Staff very friendly and accomodating.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aislyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice employees and room.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lorelei

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bill

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice, clean room and an amazing staff. Would stay here again 100%!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was very clean. Also the rooms are inside of a gated property so I felt very safe staying in Seattle.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is reasonably priced with secure parking included in the cost. The room was clean and the bed was comfortable. Every staff member was pleasant and helpful. Definitely will stay there again when in Seattle.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

Liked: Amenities
Great place to sray and the staff are AWESOME!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abby L

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025