Hotel Ruby

Great location, clean and comfortable room with a great shower.

You can hear everything outside of your room and in the rooms next to you. This is most likely the reason earplugs are provide in the room. The breakfast next door in the morning is very good and you do get a free beer or wine in the lounge if they are open

Location is good, right in the heart of downtown (such as it is) Spokane. Staff was friendly and helpful. Room was basically clean, although had a musty smell and some signs of not-thorough cleaning (a clump of hair near the shower drain, for instance). Pretty good included breakfast options.

Some of the rooms seem to be out of reach of a strong or consistent wifi connection. My first room had intermittent and very slow connectivity. To the staff's credit, when I told them about this, they took it seriously and tried to address the problem. When that didn't work, they switched me to a new room, where it worked well. So I appreciate that, but beware of this if you need a good connection for work, etc. The heavy gated door to one of the stairwells closes VERY loudly, and if your room is anywhere in the vicinity, it can be startling or even disturb your sleep.

The Hotel Ruby is a charming little motel trying hard to stand out — and mostly succeeds. The décor has a fun, artsy vibe, though the building shows its age. Our room wasn’t spotless (our feet were black after walking around barefoot), but it was comfortable, and the amenities, price, and location mean I’d stay here again. Parking is limited, but there’s an overflow lot less than a block away for $5/day, which is reasonable for downtown. The included breakfast at Rosie’s Café next door was tasty, and we appreciated the two free drinks (wine or beer) in the Sapphire Lounge off the lobby. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Our double-queen room was tight; swapping one queen for a double would help. The bathroom was nice, with a tall shower and quality shampoo, conditioner, and body gel. A mini fridge and microwave were convenient, too. The location is excellent — right across from the Knitting Factory (our reason for visiting) and within a short walk of downtown Spokane’s main spots. Having stayed at several Spokane hotels over the years, we’d happily choose Hotel Ruby again — just bring slippers!

I knew going into our stay that this was a refurbished motel. It's in the downtown area that can be a bit sketchy. I was surprised learn when I checked in that we had to pay extra charges for parking. There are a limited number of spots in the motel's lot. So you have to park a block away and schlep your bags to your room. There was also an additional $10 charge for your free breakfast. How's that work? To be fair we received 2 drinks (beer or wine) in the onsite bar. We also received 2 breakfasts at Rosie's next door. The food was good, hot and fresh. This isn't the worst stay I've ever had but I doubt we will pick this location again for our next Spokane visit.

Great staff and management!

Good value. Parking sucked and hood is sketch after dark.

The room was ok--but smelled of smoke. I arrived late and email instructions were to check in at a nearby sister hotel, but when I got there, no one was around and gave me a number to call at another nearby sister hotel. they answered quickly and someone came to meet me, and got me in my room fast.

Room was clean, hotel staff welcoming. Parking on property is limited but overflow lot was only a block away. Would book here again.

rooms very clean. hallways needed cleaning. should tell us we are paying $10 for two drinks in a bar we had no plans in visiting. Is that legal?? Great and friendly staff.