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Cowlitz River Lodge

2.5 star property

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Executive Studio Suite, Multiple Beds-Ground Floor No Pets | WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Business services
  • Laundry
$153
$139 nightly
$153 total
Total with taxes and fees
Dec 21 - Dec 22

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13069 US HWY 12, P.O. BOX 488, Packwood, WA, 98361
  • Place, White Pass Sports Hut
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Backbone Lake Trail
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Mount Rainier National Park
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave, Dog Friendly-Ground Floor

WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave, Dog Friendly-Ground Floor

7.6 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave-Top Floor No Pets

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(24 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave-Top Floor No Pets

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(13 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave, Dog Friendly-Ground Floor

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Executive Studio Suite, Multiple Beds-Ground Floor No Pets | WiFi, bed sheets

Executive Studio Suite, Multiple Beds-Ground Floor No Pets

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 8
  • 4 Queen Beds

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WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Refrigerator & Microwave, ADA,, Dog Friendly-Ground Floor

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave, ADA, Dog Friendly-Ground Floor

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the neighborhood

Packwood

Located in Packwood, Cowlitz River Lodge is a 5-minute walk from Backbone Lake Trail and 5 minutes by foot from White Pass Sports Hut. .This hotel is 9.9 mi (15.9 km) from Mount Rainier National Park and 12.9 mi (20.8 km) from Grove of the Patriarchs Loop.

What's nearby

  • White Pass Sports Hut - 8 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Backbone Lake Trail - 8 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Gifford Pinchot National Forest - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Mount Rainier National Park - 13 min drive - 12.9 miles
  • White Pass Ski Area - 25 min drive - 24.5 miles

Getting around

  • Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) - 141 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Packwood Brewing Co. - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Cliff Droppers - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪The Mountain Goat - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Cruiser's - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Blue Spruce Saloon - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Cowlitz River Lodge

Hotel with free parking, 5-minute walk to Backbone Lake Trail
Cowlitz River Lodge offers 32 accommodations with air conditioning. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 32 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations are provided.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a computer station, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit 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
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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Cowlitz River Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 559 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 297 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 97 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 1000 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room. No freezer in the fridge which is a negative.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charley or Linda

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
ADA room was nice. Lots of room in the room and bathroom for wheelchair. Parking was in front of room. Coffee pot was broken. room. Didn't like thcoffee
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Beth

Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location right at the bottom of Mt. Rainier. Easy to get around town. Great water pressure in the tub/shower. But the tub didn't drain well so kept having to shut water off to drain the tub. The new trend is no housekeeping unless you ask for it. Same here. The property around the hotel was dirty. No attempt by staff to clean up. We did have daily visits by elk, sometimes a few, once a whole lot. Fascinating to see them so up close.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Sharon

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
nice, well-appointed room, comfy bed, large screen tv host was underwhelming
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Front desk woman didn't seem so friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sherry

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing!!!

Cowlitz River Lodge was a place of refuge for my son and I. It was clean and the beds were extremely comfortable. I love the fact that there was a sink with a mirror outside of the bathroom. The lobby was extremely helpful. It had cold water for our water bottles, tea and hot water. I even enjoyed a bag of popcorn my first night there. I would recommend the cowlitz River Lodge to anybody that is going up to Mount Rainier. The national park is only 10 to 15 minutes from there. The lodge is also near a gas station and market. There are also a couple restaurants that are open late if you need them after coming back from the national park.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Trent

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
I didn’t like the extremely rude manager or owner. I didn’t like that they advertised breakfast but stopped serving food without notice. I didn’t like that he would lock the lobby in the morning so you couldn’t get coffee.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

rachel

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfortable stay, no breakfast

Very comfortable rooms with easy access to Mt. Rainier. In the morning we drank our coffee while watching elk in the front grass of the hotel. Great pillows, comfortable bed. No breakfast is offered, there is morning coffee with coffee mate but no actual cream.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sherrie

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Karin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mario, bridgeport

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Yin Yin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Decent. Room is spacious.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jon, Lincoln

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful view of Rainier down the street too
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Parul

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Weird surroundings
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ok place to stay

Coffee in lobby was run out at 830 am with no plans on making more. No breakfast provided. No elevators for handicapped hubby so she put us in a pet room on bottom floor and charged an additional 35.00, even though we didn't have a pet. Front door was dented and scratched, making us wonder if people break in often. On the bright side, bed was comfortable and room clean. We're not that picky but this was an ok hotel with no views and pictures on website make it look so much better than it really is.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
We rented several rooms on 3 different dates this summer. All three times we had issues. The office is Very disorganized! Even double charging for one of the rooms. I would look for other options first.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Terry

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Place was nice but starting to age a bit. The guy behind the counter did not speak much at all and wasn’t very welcoming. Also he said nothing as I dropped the key off in the morning
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The only reason why I’m doing this review is cause hotels.com keeps bugging me get your crap togetherhotels.com
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Kellie

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

William

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

BERNARDO

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Juan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025