i'm going to seattle on thursday, and while we ended up reserving at the ace hotel again (it's hard to beat the price + style combo, especially right now during "cruise season" - room with private bath for $171, or with very nice shared bath $99), i compiled a list of other hotels in the area worth checking out. here goes:
- inn at the market (about $210/ night; ) this place surprised me - when i heard "boutique hotel" but realized it was in the heart of pike place market, one of seattle's main tourist attractions, i though for sure it would be, um, icky. but lo and behold, i think the hotel looks quite tasteful and is also comprably priced.
- alexis (about $280/night; ) a kimpton hotel, themed around the idea that each room has original works of art in them - but they're awful works of art. i wouldn't mind a hotel room with bad art - that's a given. just don't be so proud about it! this is no 21c.
- hotel andra (about $270/night; ) also in belltown, the ever-hipper neighborhood. focusing on scandanavian design, with face stockholm toiletries! looks really nice, but pricey.
- sorrento (roughly $210/night; ) in the heart of downtown in a historic building (there since 1909), with a modernized old-fashioned decor.
- gaucho (roughly $175/night; ) right in belltown near the ace and some of the better nightlife seattle has to offer, we really considered this place. pretty good price. an old school steakhouse downstairs. maybe they went a little too far with all the orange-red? not terribly soothing.
- hotel vintage park (roughly $270/night; ) from the same people that brought you the hotel monaco, if you can believe it! tastefully decorated with a loose theme based on the oregon wine regions.
- hotel max (roughly $200/night; ) trying really hard to be "artsy" - my least favorite word of all time. it definitely wishies it were filled with rock stars ever night, but i have a feeling they actually stay elsewhere.
- watertown (roughly $150/night; ) very streamlined, modern hotel; boutique meets business traveler vibe, affordable, just outside of downtown in the university business district.
- silver cloud inns (roughly $ /night; ) part of a pacific NW chain, and it looks like your basic moderately priced chain hotel but maybe a bit friendlier... it's definitely for budget, not style. over on the water by the houseboat jungle, so not as convenient for downtown access as some of the others, but still pretty close all the same.
- hotel monaco (roughly $350/night; ) this hotel got plenty of positive shout outs on fodors message boards, but from the looks of the website, i wouldn't be able to stand the carnival decor. yeesh. and you get to pay a pretty penny for that garishness, too!
- W hotel (roughly $ /night; ) same as any other W; at least you can count on it?
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