Holiday Inn Express Rainier Inn & Rainier Complex
A no-fuss JBLM-area base with breakfast built in
About this hotel
This Holiday Inn Express sits closest to Joint Base Lewis-McChord of the South Sound options, a practical rather than scenic choice for a group whose priority is a short, predictable drive to Chambers Bay each morning. Free breakfast gets an early tee time moving without a restaurant stop, free parking covers a group arriving in more than one car, and the fitness center offers a way to loosen up after a walking round on the course's real elevation change. The airport shuttle is the standout detail: few South Sound hotels at this price point offer one, which matters for a group flying into Sea-Tac without a rental car for the whole trip.
- Free breakfast and Wi-Fi
- Airport shuttle
- Fitness center
Our take
This is the sensible, unglamorous choice for a group that wants the golf trip to be about the golf: breakfast at seven, on the road by eight, back by six. It won't impress anyone with its design or its neighborhood, and there's no restaurant on site for dinner. Groups wanting a downtown evening or resort-style amenities should look toward Tacoma instead; groups who just want a clean, efficient base near the airport corridor will be well served.
- Use the free airport shuttle if you're flying into Sea-Tac without a rental car booked for the trip.
- Eat the included breakfast before an early tee time — there's little else open nearby before 7am.
- Book early for a summer weekend; JBLM-area demand from base visitors competes with golf traffic here.
Why we love it
- Free airport shuttle included
- Fitness center for post-round recovery
- Free breakfast every morning
- Pet-friendly for a longer trip
Why guests love itWe picked this one mainly for the airport shuttle after our flight into Sea-Tac got in late, and it did exactly what we needed — clean rooms, breakfast that got four tired golfers fed before an early Chambers Bay tee time, and nothing fancy to distract from the golf itself. Not a place you'd choose for the neighborhood, but reliable for what a golf trip actually needs each morning.