Nice, clean room, lovely view, great people working at the front desk. Even the rooms that aren't technically gorge views allow you to see some of the water and the dam. read more

Our stay did not start out great we got lost and then the room was small. But the nice front desk lady Leah, showed us a bigger room and upgraded us which instantly made our stay a lot better! The wine passport they offer is fantastic! We were able to go explore museums and go wine tasting with some discounts. They also offer discounts at a few restaurants in town which is wonderful! Can't wait to come back and see the magnificent view again! read more

The Celilo Inn is so cute! Don't be turned off by the strange drive you have to take to make it to the rooms. It looks like it's going to be sketchy but then SURPRISE - a mid-century modern motel that was a dump in the 90s but gutted, modernized, and turned into a cheap and cheerful delight. Good view of the dam from most of the rooms and Paula at the front desk couldn't of been kinder when we checked in. Free glass of wine for my wife and I, Stumptown coffee in the lobby, and a super clean and cozy room. Mike H and other negative reviewers just seem like typical Yelp hyper-critical, overly-negative a-holes. We loved this place! read more

Robert H. Beaverton , Or Celilo Inn was my home away from home while working a contract job in The Dalles for 3 weeks in December - January. The location is stunning; situated on a hill off of old highway 30, it overlooks the entire city and the river and provides a quiet and restful place to stay. The accommodations are equal to the location; newly remodeled rooms furnished with comfortable beds with real comforters, new baths and room conditioners that are quiet. If daily exercise is important to you, Celilo Inn guests have free passes to new local fitness center. The staff made me feel right at home with free wine on check-in, directions to local restaurants and gallons of Stump -Town coffee available 24-7. Of special note was the night staff, especially Paula and Gunner, who provided useful local information and went out of their way to make my stay comfortable. This fine establishment is "wife approved," as attested by my wife who stayed several nights. Only 2 hours form Portland, Celilo Inn is a must stay, especially during their winter rates. read more

Got in very late and very tired. Desk clerk was funny and friendly. Room had an awesome view. Quiet, clean and comfy. Not a single complaint. Would definitely stay there again. read more

Very clean, spacious, and great rates. Friendly staff. Internet didn't work for a few hours at first, but may have been my computer. FREE WIFI. Outstanding views of the Columbia River. Free coffee and continental breakfast in the morning. Not walking distance to the town but a short drive. Great spot! read more

Great room, nice amenities, friendly staff. Would recommend and come back, most definitely!!

Excellent, quiet, wonderful view of the falls and mt hood from rooms and patio near office with great coffee top wake up! Rooms are nice, big comfy beds. Highly recommend read more

Do not stay at this Inn. Stayed there three nights in June 2019. Our room was not cleaned after 2nd night--no clean towels, etc. Toilet seat was very loose as was sink faucet. It is extremely noisy--cannot open room window due to highway noise. There were two spiders and one large millipede in our room. Room is dingy. Wrote twice to hotel manager for partial refund and have never received a reply! Front desk workers were nice, but doesn't compensate for lousy and old hotel and room! read more

I have wanted to stay at Celilo Inn in The Dalles, Oregon ever since I read an article about this boutique hotel in Sunset magazine a couple of years ago. Celilo Inn is listed as a hotel, but is is actually a renovated motel that is probably nicer than most hotels you've ever stayed. Celilo Inn sits up high on a bluff on the west end of town and overlooks the Columbia River Gorge. I asked for a quiet room with a Queen sized bed. The room would have normally cost $125, But I qualified for two discounts and they gave me both (that never happens), which brought the price down to $99 for the night. has only been willing to give me one discount. The room was small but beautifully decorated and it had everything I required. It was also one of the best nights sleep I've had in years in a hotel or motel, because I was truly given a quiet room. I didn't take advantage of the complimentary breakfast, but I noticed they serve Stumptown coffee, just as they provided i the rooms. The majority of visitors who have posted on Yelp indicate that they were offered a glass of wine upon their arrival. I saw a bottle of wine near the front desk, but I was not offered a glass. That may have been because I did not have prior reservations and the young woman assisting me may have become caught up in answering all my questions. I don't drink, so I didn't make a big deal of it. I'm confident I could've received a complementary glass of wine, if I had requested it. I liked that even if you do not purchase a view room, you will be able to enjoy the same lovely view for free when you partake of the complementary breakfast, Which I hear is very good. Despite the small size of the room, Celilo Inn is one of the nicest boutique hotels I have stayed st for some time. Hood River used to be my favorite place to stay in this neck of the woods, but the lodging in that town is becoming increasingly more expensive, while offering less. Given that The Dalles is less than a 30 minute drive west of Hood River, Celilo Inn is a new favorite of mine. read more

A bit pricey for what you get, but friendly folks and a view of the river. However, charging s $25 pet fee? Really, this is not the Waldorf Astoria! Free glass of wine when you stay. That helps. read more

We came upon this place by accident. A little off the beaten path but was a nice find. Excellant service, in fact as we were waiting to check in we overheard the desk employee going out of her way to accomadate a large family. Room was clean and quiet. We are simple people so do not expect alot but were very happy. Priced right, nice indoor and outdoor sitting area, clean pool and Loved the view from the room which included the river and dam. read more

This is a great respite for the traveler looking to escape ordinary. Friendly and accomodatimg front desk. The rooms are clean and well appointed. The view in every room is spectacular. For chillaxing there is an outdoor pool that is an oasis in the summer heat and a patio that has front row seating for every sunset. Negatives? For the business traveler is little to love. No business center. The fitness center is minimal and the weight machine was broken for the duration of my 4 day stay. I would choose this without reserve as a tourist, might think twice about staying for business. read more

Wonderful staff...Zaira is excellent all around, from calling us the day ahead to remind and inform us of the booking and facility details, to offering us all the help we needed! Very helpful, knowledgeable, pleasant and friendly! The room and facility are clean and comfortable, and excellent value for the price! The breakfast and Wifi are also big pluses! Thank You Very Much! Gina & Family read more

If you are planning on attending at concert at Maryhill Winery I strongly recommend staying at this Inn! The front office staff was courteous, professional and very friendly. Our stay began with a BBQ complete with 2 drink tickets for beer or wine. A shuttle drove us right to the entrance of the Winery instead of the parking lot which was quite a distance away. When the concert was over, the bus was in the same place and quickly got us on the road and somehow bypassed the huge line of cars waiting to exit. Upon our return there was pizza and soft drinks for those who wished. The continental breakfast was great, you have to try the cinnamon rolls! The room was clean and looked like it had been recently updated. This is the only way I would attend a concert at Maryhill! Well worth the money. read more

Nice inn overlooking the river dam. It is actually over two miles from DT not just over one mile per their website. Dog friendly. Nice staff. read more

Very impressed with this hotel. This is the only place I will stay in The Dalles. Don't get intimidated by the drive up the road. Hotel is great. Paula the graveyard lady will take care of you. Local sweetheart. Totally gutted and renovated a old motel. Great beds. And affordable. read more

A nice quaint cozy little room. We are used to a small bedroom and we felt right at home. It was a very comfortable bed, in the heat to the room came quickly. Very quiet and continental breakfast was cinnamon rolls, yogurt and granola, bagels and fresh fruit read more

Very clean rooms comfortable bed, nice staff and Spectacular view! I really enjoyed waking up early and having my coffee on the outside deck while reading. read more

I want to rate this hotel with 5 stars. I do. I stayed here this weekend in part due to its proximity to a triathlon in the area that I was participating in and also due to its pledge of Stumptown coffee in the morning. I am an admitted coffee snob and if given a choice I would rather have no coffee than bitter or burnt tasting coffee. Stumptown is my favorite and although it's ridiculous to chose a hotel based upon it's available coffee, it swayed my decision to get a room at Celilo. I am this hotel's demographic. I appreciate kitschy old motels revamped into comfortable rooms with well chosen color palettes. I appreciate the iPod radio alarm clocks and the stylish design of the bathroom products which were lined up like vials in laboratory. I can overlook the fact that you must drive past three manufactured homes to reach the Celilo. I can excuse the distance from any walkable restaurant or entertainment by imagining black and white educational films about the march of progress and the science and engineering triumphs of man over river. I can also lament the loss of Celilo Falls and giant salmon runs and native people perilously perched on platforms over the water snatching fish from mid-air leaps. The hotel overlooks The Dalles dam and from our room you could sneak of peak of Mt. Hood's backside and the historic area of downtown. There is an outdoor pool which is smallish but semi-heated. Having just survived the grayest and soggiest spring in Portland memory, being outside, in the sun, in a pool, was a treat. The beds were comfortable, well stocked with pillows and a cozy blanket. It had a small microwave and fridge, which was not stocked with mini things and midnight muchies, so we were able to store our fruit and beverages without fear of disturbing the balance of little gins, whiskies and tonics. The room was clean and I appreciated the shower (no bath in our room) which was also squeaky clean with amazing water pressure. The shower stall was glass and I am always thankful when I don't have to shower in a cramped, narrow tub with a shower curtain of dubious cleanliness sticking to my leg. So, why 3 stars? First, we had booked the 'family suite' after calling and confirming that it had two rooms. And I guess it did, but those two rooms were one room with a door and one room that acted as bedroom to a king sized bed and the living room space and one smallish bathroom accessed by walking in to room with the queen bed. Not quite what we were told when booking the room by phone. We went to the front desk and asked if we could have two separate rooms instead and were told "we're fully booked, maybe we can get you something later if some people are no shows." Short story shorter, we never heard from the front desk one way or another. Our room was on the topmost level of the hotel and no other guest stayed in the entire block of rooms and in all the rest of the hotel parking lot I only counted five cars. Clearly, the front desk staff were lying and too lazy to help us get into two rooms (which would have been more expensive for us and more revenue for them). If you're going to lie about something like that at least don't make it so obvious. Minus one star. As I said I was participating in a sporting event in the morning. The hotel rooms have high, opaquely paned windows facing the parking lot outside and because we were in the "family suite" that window was flooded with light from the hall outside. There was no shade, no curtain, no way of blocking this illumination, so bright it cast shadows in the room. So I was tossing and turning with this spotlight on my face, trying to jam pillows or towels onto 2" ledges to get some relief at 3:00 in the morning. Poor guy behind the desk that night got to witness me in PJ's, bleary eyed and irritated by lack of sleep. He did offer me some masking tape and a towel to cover the window, but that didn't really work so much. I resorted to ripping apart their Columbia Gorge magazine and taping a collage of articles about wineries and wind power projects to the window in an attempt to block out the insidious light. What resolution was offered for this frustration? The AAA discount (which we would have gotten already) and a $10 discount. Weak, Celilo, really weak. Minus another star. I don't know if I'll have reason to bunk in The Dalles anytime in the near or distant future but I really hope that this business will have pulled together a few of it's customer service loose ends because the coffee was delicious. read more

like the other reviewer, i also want to give celilo a 5-star rating. PROs: great service; free internet; free coffee; comfortable rooms; top-notch shower pressure; fire pit; seasonal pool; close proximity to several wineries. CON (there's only one): the picture album on the website is terribly deceiving. in case you're unaware, celilo inn overlooks the dalles, which is a lovely-sounding name for an overwhelmingly large industrial dam. surrounding that dam: gas stations, fast food restaurants, and truck stops. if the dalles really did look like the pictures posted on celilo's website, our stay would have been perfect. or, alternatively, if the dam itself were located a quarter-mile to the east, i would have no complaints. so, stay at celilo if you're looking for a comfortable and accommodating inn, and are planning on staying in your room with the curtains shut. but if you're looking for an aesthetically-pleasing escape with a view, i'd advise avoiding the dalles altogether. read more

Nice, clean, updated rooms. Beautiful view! Friendly and accommodating staff. Thanks Lissett for making our stay perfect!

I went to the Dalles for a 2-day bass fishing tournament. I could not believe the location, the view and especially the accommodations. While on the outside it looks a little outdated, the interior was modern, up-to-code and incredibly clean! Also, a big plus was the feeling of safety it gave me due to its up the hill location, so I didn't have to check on my boat every other minute. Paula, one of the hostesses is incredibly nice and helpful. Any questions, any inquiries at all regarding say food, or dining or anything like that, she was unbelievably nice, respectful and knowledgeable. I will definitely return to Celilo Inn! Thank you! read more

I stayed at this place for Work on June 9th and it appeared to be clean when I walked in. Around Saturday June 13th, I noticed multiple red spots on my body and they were itching like crazy. I thought they were mosquito bites. But as it turned out, they looked like Bedbug bites after doing some research online and speaking with Family and Friends. I went to see my Doctor and he prescribed a steroid cream and Prednisone to help with the itching and swelling. I called the hotel on Friday Morning June 19th wanting to speak with a Manager, the Woman at the desk stated the Manager was gone until Saturday. She stated the manager would call me around 11am on Sat. June 20th, I got no call. Then, Monday morning June 22nd, I spoke with the same Woman. She said, the Manager is very busy and would call be back later. As it got later into the evening, I still haven't heard from the Manager. My Wife called them again and spoke with a guy at the desk. He stated, the Manager is already gone home and he's busy helping customers. Very Unprofessional for not following up one, twice, and three times. read more

this place is totally deceiving on there veiws,the pictures on the web site are not the veiw you get,you look at a mobile home ,a highway and a dirty looking hydro plant on the river. overpriced for what you get,book your wine tour at another hotel place was clean and staff was nice but i'll never go back better places to stay in the dallas read more

My disappointment with the Celilo Inn is based on the false advertising they have on their website video. A few weeks ago when looking to get out of gray Portland and out to the sunshine often found in the Dalles I found this inn. I watched the video which stated "wake to a refreshing dip in the pool" and knew I found the place for us. After all it was going to be and was near 90 that weekend. Also I liked the Jazz band shown playing on the veranda and the nightly wine tasting. These are things I have come to expect in a $150 plus hotel. Unfortunately the pool was not "open for the season" yet I was told by the front desk. When I mentioned the video the desk clerk acted like it was the first she heard of that video on their website. The wine tasting turned out to be the bottom of a plastic cup covered with a house brand sweet wine which was un-drinkable. And don't go for the breakfast if you expect anything to be prepared or cooked. Think brown bag breakfast. Well you can microwave the instant oatmeal if you like. On the other hand the rooms were clean and appear recently redone. Light sleepers might want to pass but if you love trains this is your place. So come on out, its just up the hill above the train tracks and freeway, through the trailer park, and just this side of the padlocked pool and your there. Definitely not worth $150 a night. read more

Be forewarned: I made a reservation in August 2016, for a room in August 2017, and the Celilo Inn cancelled my reservation three months later. read more

Booked based on reviews, was not disappointed. Agree drive to motel brought concerns of area, but arrived amd the staff are friendly and informative. Recommended locations for dinner, which were excellent. Room was above expectations. Clean, small but adequate amenities, quite area, nice view, comfortable bed. Would recommend and stay again. read more

What a gem! Maryann was very welcoming and accommodating. Place is cozy and clean with good wine.

Zaira checked us in and gave us so much information and help on where to eat and where to wine taste that we really enjoyed our one day stop over in Dalles. Stay here and not one of those hotel chains on the main highway for a more personalized reception. Clean rooms and great service! read more

Great room, great host ! Who gives wine upon check in? Celilos does also very accommodating. Recommend stay here absolutely.

The view is spectacular! The motel is quaint and cozy with a wonderful staff. The gal that checked me in was very pleasant as well as the woman who helped me the next morning, Paula. read more

We accidentally discovered this gem after leaving another local hotel because of an a/c issue. I'm so glad that we found Celilo! The room was huge, so much nicer (apparently a recent renovation), a spectacular view of the Columbia River and the city lights - all for only $10 more than Cousins. And the a/c was fabulous - our new favorite place to stay! read more

Stopped here on a road trip after a long drive south from Canada. Surprisingly chic, tasteful room. Lovely staff. Much nicer than the chain competitors! read more

The hostess, Paula, was truly gracious! She allowed us a late checkout, helped me with a breakfast tray, and served up the best coffee in town. The breakfast was delicious! The view from our room was spectacular. The room was clean and comfortable and quiet. Overall we would stay here again. read more

We enjoyed our stay at Celilo Inn. Large, well-accommodated room with a great views, and very reasonable price. Staff is friendly, free glass of wine at check-in, nice patio with more great views. Mapquest directions could be improved, but great once you get there. read more

Was pleasantly surprised how clean and comfortable the rooms were service was great. Most other hotels in town were full this was the only one left with rooms I was afraid what I would find. Celilo inn will now be my first choice when I come to town. read more

We were deciding between Cousins Inn, the Dalles Inn, or here. Haven't stayed at the others but can't imagine they could top this. Approximately the same price (maybe $10 more). We stayed in Room 14. Basic amenities: fridge, microwave, coffee maker, flat screen TV, ironing board, hairdryer, iHome-style clock radio with charger. The bed was so comfortable - pillow top mattress. Numerous outlets - on wall and on base of lamps. Rooms are modern - fully renovated (originally built in 1950s). Fitness room 6am-10pm. Breakfast included - pasties, fruit, granola, and Stumptown coffee. The coffee is available all day long. There's an outside seating area with a fire pit (I think it was a fire pit), but it was super windy and we didn't venture out. The most important part - the view! Our room had a large picture window with a view of the Gorge (including the dam which has Christmas-style lights at night). My understanding is that all of the king rooms have views. The queen rooms are set behind (although slightly above) the king rooms and may have partial views. Go for the king rooms. Oh yeah, there's wine at check-in. We highly recommend the Celilo Inn. read more

It does not look like much from the outside but the rooms are newly remodeled very comfortable and clean the view is great and the service excellent. the front desk person told us a king room with sofa bed was available and when it turned out he made a mistake and it was not available he gave us an extra room for free to make up for it who does that? read more

Great place to stay for a night or weekend. Clean very rich feeling. Amazing view. Well worth every penny.