The room was newly updated and very clean. The bed was comfortable, and the room size was more than I expected. It was quieter than I expected with the highway right by.

The door still uses a physical key which felt a little insecure. There was some noise from the other guests, but they quieted down about ten each night so that was okay. Access to the property is a little difficult, you have to drive down to the next light and make a u-turn. You can definitely hear the highway traffic but honestly it wasn't bad.

I really appreciated this place. It's a very reasonable price and when theres no traffic it's only about 25 minutes from downtown Seattle. I was in town for a couple nights to see some live entertainment and didn't want to pay an arm and a leg just to sleep. I found this place. The reviews were quite mixed so I was nervous but I have nothing bad to say really and will stay here again. The staff was very friendly and showed interest in my stay. The room was clean and smelled great and the sheets looked quite new. The amenities are basic but for a clean place to sleep that doesn't cost a fortune when visiting the Seattle area, I highly recommend.

My only complaint as per the other reviewers, they take a $102.50 security deposit. They only refund $100. Not that big of a deal but annoying they charge you their credit card fee for a refundable deposit. I shouldn't have to pay the fee for hotels processes.

At first, I was wondering what I got myself into. A long list of 'do nots', including prostitution, under age, visitors, drugs, etc. to sign and I noticed there seemed to be some longer-term residents living there, but I was pleasantly surprised that the place was clean and guests were respectful. Mostly nice cars parked in the lot so figured it was okay for me as a single woman (plus, having to sign the 'do not' form, I figured they must keep tabs on activity). My class (in Edmonds) teacher asked where I was staying and he said there is a rough part of Hwy 99, but not this particular area so that was a relief. I also saw the owner?/manager? a few times picking up, sweeping the parking lot and just checking on things. The room was very clean and looked to be well maintained and all in working order. Bed was very comfortable - perhaps even memory foam. I had some issues with the pillows (too hard for my taste), but the manager gave me another to use that allowed me to sleep better the rest of my stay. WinCo is close as well as an Asian market in the opposite direction. Room has a fridge and microwave so food purchased at WinCo down the street were simple to heat and eat.

The walls are thin and for two nights the next door neighbor had the TV on fairly loud 'til close to midnight. The "constant fan" button on the wall unit provided enough white noise to mask most of it thankfully, but I'm a light sleeper so these things make sleep difficult everywhere. I heard the other neighbor's TV a couple mornings, but I was up early for class and they had the volume much quieter than the other guest.

Convenient to Edmonds ferry and I-5 freeway. Exceptionally clean, quiet, updated bathroom, microwave and mini-refrigerator, comfortable bed and pillows. Though an older facility, well-kept up, nicely painted inside and out. Very adequate safe parking within fenced property. Friendly, gracious and readily accessible management. Not at all fancy but all the basics I needed at an extremely reasonable price.

The room’s phone was not functioning.

It and parking lot looked newly painted and clean. We liked where the office was and that someone came right away when we walked in.

We didn’t like the smoking ashtrays outside of each room. The chairs were nice but I have asthma and at least in some Stares you have to smoke 20 feet from a public facility. You had a table and chairs set up a little ways away from the bldg but still encouraged people to smoke right outside their rooms by putting ashtrays out. Someone did smoke and we had to close our window and we did not like the smoke. I hid the ashtray by the steps so no one would sit in the chair by our door but someone put it back and we didn’t appreciate that. Also we found two spiders in the room and I wasn’t happy about that.

The motel was conveniently located off of Hwy 99 and very close to I-5. Within walking distance to Ranch 99, Asian/non-Asian restaurants, Winco. Our room included a kitchenette with 2 burners, microwave oven, and larger than average mini-refrigerator (w/larger than average freezer) that held all of our perishables, staff was super friendly and helpful.

Traffic noise from Hwy 99 was loud at times. Upstairs tenant was noisy and floors squeaked

My parents were coming in town to visit & I had booked this place as a last resort if they didn't have a place to stay. Well, my parents stayed here and when I asked them how it was, they said it was lovely. I didn't realize the room was upstairs but upon my parents arrival they asked if they could have a downstairs room as my parents are unable to use the stairs and they were able to accommodate. Parents told me to book their rooms here in the future.

Hard working friendly staff, clean (microwave, fridge, bathroom, bed etc), comfortable hotel, with minimal noise and fast reliable internet - at a good price. Hot shower with good water pressure. You can see this is an older motel but there is a lot of effort to try and maintain it.

I would have liked a lamp in my room. The AC wasn't whisper quiet, but it wasn't bad either. The noise it makes, helped me sleep by drowning out any outside noise - and it cooled the room! Yes the AC is 5ft away from the bed as per the other review. Where else would it be? Unfortunately I forgot to check if there were any batteries in the smoke detectors, I'm glad the other review did that for me.

The Emerald Best Hotel was by far the most economical hotel/motel around. It was clean, comfortable, and the perfect location to get to a concert in Seattle and to head to the Edmonds pier for a beautiful dinner and walk on the beach.

Walls are pretty thin, so noise from other guests is a bit loud early in the morning when they were walking past. Could not hear noise from the hwy at all.

Honestly it was a lot better than I was expecting. Most motels I’ve stayed in have been sketchy, but this one was nice. Hotel was clean, room was spacious, the staff was super friendly, the showers here were to die for, free coffee, good location, and a great bang for your buck.

There wasn’t really anything I disliked.