An Italianate villa in low-key Tacoma.
(866) 476-4952
705 N 5TH St
(N G Street)
Tacoma,
WA
98403
47.2654
-122.4548
Neighborhood: North End
Villa Bed & Breakfast
Last updated 10.30.09
What People Are Saying About The Villa Bed & Breakfast
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The Villa Bed & Breakfast
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When the McCormack family built the Villa, they didn't know that they were in fact building a mansion that would become one of the finest Bed and Breakfast's in the country. Unlike the typical home of the era, they actually had five bathrooms constructed. Each room therefore has a large en suite bathroom with a large tub and separate large shower. Perhaps because of their extended family from across the USA and Ireland who came to visit them, they added good sized closets for storage and made each bedroom larger than standard. The walls of the house are a foot thick keeping it quiet inside and…
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The Scene – This large Mediterranean-style mansion looks as if it has been lifted straight from the pages of a guidebook on Italy. The elegant 1925 inn is popular with leisure travelers, businesspeople and parents of students attending the nearby University of Puget Sound. While the setting is refined, the service is friendly and casual. – – The Details – Each of the six rooms is generous in size, but antique furnishings and accents make them feel cozy and intimate. All have individual verandas, gas fireplaces and private baths. Those doing business on the road…
02/26/09
Not trustworthy
by MMJB
I made a reservation at The Villa and received confirmation via email. Later I received a call saying that they had double booked the room and I could not have it. I was disappointed, but said ok and that I would find another place to stay. Fast forward to this morning, when I check my bank account and find that they had charged me for the room I had never stayed in, that in fact I never had the opportunity to stay in because they had screwed up the reservations. I just called them to make arrangements for a refund (plus, hopefully, the overdraft charges they caused me). I am awaiting their return call.
The place looks lovely, but it seems to me that if they can't get a reservation request correct, and if they charge people for a room, even after it has been canceled over a month in advance, they are not a trustworthy establishment.
***UPDATE: I just heard back from them. The woman who I talked to before (the owner) called me back. She was the woman I originally talked to, who told me the room I reserved was not available, and who was supposed to cancel the reservation. She had no memory of any of it, and was argumentative with me. They are crediting my account, but they are definitely not reliable.
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- Romantic gas fireplaces
- Soaking or spa tub
- Available for events
When the McCormack family built the Villa, they didn't know that they were in fact building a mansion that would become one of the finest Bed and Breakfast's in the country. Unlike the typical home of the era, they actually had five bathrooms constructed. Each room therefore has a large en suite bathroom with a large tub and separate large shower. Perhaps because of their extended family from across the USA and Ireland who came to visit them, they added good sized closets for storage and made each bedroom larger than standard. The walls of the house are a foot thick keeping it quiet inside and none of the rooms sits atop another, eliminating that pesky sound of creaky floors from the room above so prevalent in many homes of the era. Later, a Carriage House and sky bridge connecting it to the main floor was built.
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