Franklin Street Station B&B

We rented all six rooms for our extended family to attend our daughter's wedding. All the rooms were comfortable, clean, and well appointed with an enjoyable common area that everyone used extensively. Fantabulous location that was within walking distance of everywhere we wanted to go. Great views of the Columbia River and of downtown.

Location is amazing. Price was very reasonable given that other accommodations were easily 3 times as much. Unfortunately for us, the attic suite was very hot even with the AC unit. The arm chairs are ready to fall apart. The two small trash bins were inadequate if you were staying multiple days. We could have emptied our own trash if the bins outside weren’t locked. We did not have maid service, not sure if that was an oversight or just not offered. We were booked for 3 days but left after two nights due to some very busy rodents scurrying directly above our bed at night.

TLDR: - Stay here, the place is amazing - The staff work really hard and care about you - The view is beautiful - The house is beautiful - We were taken care of in really meaningful ways. Now: the longer version There are a lot of reasons we stay exclusively here when we do our outings to Astoria. The Atmosphere is incredible, the room we usually snag is cozy and has an incredible view and the place is always tidy and welcoming. But, I want to talk about our last trip. I scheduled a outing for us during my "I decided to go back to grad school in my 40s and everything is exhausting" break, so I could be reminded that life exists outside of a text book. A side effect of doing that, as it turns out, is that I booked us a day off from when we actually arrived. We showed up on a friday, late, after driving all day - I was pretty exhausted. Couldn't figure out why we didn't have the usual text letting us know the door code, until I found our reservation and realized: we'd booked saturday/sunday...not friday/saturday. Panicked, I called the number posted and left a message asking if we could shift our reservation or if there was a room available for that night. Sure, there were other hotel options, but we do have a favorite. One of the staff members, who works after hours and weekends (I'm so sorry I've forgotten her name, but she was incredible) was able to contact us back, recognized that I was tired and a little panicked (and generally feeling like an idiot) and worked with us directly to book the available room and chatted with the owner on our behalf. Our extra night was refunded without an issue, we were able to move from the basement room (which is really cool, especially if you have kids, its very much a suite) to our favorite attic room the next night. Our trip saved, and we really couldn't have done it as easily without the help of the staff. She went truly above and beyond for us, even navigating technical difficulties and user error (on my part). This place is amazing and they really take care of their guests. Also: the view, the ambiance, the cleanliness. All grade A.