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Grabbed 241’s here en route to Hawaii. Any hotel recommendations please?
Disrecommendation for the Paramount. It’s OK, but breakfast options in the area are terrible.
We recently stayed at Embassy Suites Pioneer Square, right next to the railway station (& two stadii).
Highly recommended.Not the Kimpton Monaco, area is now well populated by the homeless and zombies, staff are disinterested and house keeping is not offered at all.
This is worth a look – we had a little bit of hotel envy when we saw it. Good location too.
https://www.edgewaterhotel.com/It was last year but I found the area near the stadiums to the south of downtown nice. Downtown has typical homeless situation. I stayed at Embassy Suites there which was very nice, but dependant on what sort of hotel expectations you have may not be what you want. The ES pricing varies greatly with events at the two stadiums there.
I also stayed at the Crowne Plaza at the airport, walkable, which was fine. Decent rail connection from there to more central areas.Thanks for the help and guidance: IHG and Hilton points rich so dodged a bulletin re Monaco as that was on short list! The Edgewater looks fab mind 👍👍
Do you have time to go to the Chihuly Garden and Glass – on my bucket list
It’s a moveable feast atm and can start there as long as we need to tick off the sights which has to include the Fishmarket! Most branded hotels downtown but issues with locals it would seam!
Not the Kimpton Monaco, area is now well populated by the homeless and zombies, staff are disinterested and house keeping is not offered at all.
we didn’t really rate ‘inside’ the hotel either tbh
Do you have time to go to the Chihuly Garden and Glass – on my bucket list
Chihuly is amazing. My favourite thing from 3 visits to Seattle.
Do you have time to go to the Chihuly Garden and Glass – on my bucket list
Chihuly is amazing. My favourite thing from 3 visits to Seattle.
Seattle kicked off my obsession with him, and I’ve been to many of the outdoor exhibitions since then in various parts of the world and also tracked down pieces in various museums.
This is worth watching https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24862190/
We are going to be in Seattle for 5 days next month and were originally planning to stay at the Fairmont Olympic but since booking, recent reviews are not looking too good and the reports of the area around Downtown are giving me the sort of feeling I don’t need when I’m on holiday. Had a quick look at the Edgewater Hotel but they seem to be fully booked for our dates. Was considering staying on Bainbridge Island and getting the ferry over to the city so would be interested to hear if anyone has tried that option.
I stayed in sound hotel belltown for 4 nights back in March. It’s a 10 min walk to pike place market. Nice hotel got upgraded to via hilton status plus daily food and beverage credit was useful for little tuck shop they have in reception.
Bacco cafe and biscuit bit*ch are really good choices for breakfast if you are near pike place market
Also Bloedel reserve on bainbridge is well worth a visit.
If you got time day trip it to mount rainier.
We are going to be in Seattle for 5 days next month and were originally planning to stay at the Fairmont Olympic but since booking, recent reviews are not looking too good and the reports of the area around Downtown are giving me the sort of feeling I don’t need when I’m on holiday. Had a quick look at the Edgewater Hotel but they seem to be fully booked for our dates. Was considering staying on Bainbridge Island and getting the ferry over to the city so would be interested to hear if anyone has tried that option.
It’s a lovely island, very pleasant & relaxing and quite a contrast to Seattle. We didn’t stay there but did do a day trip – it’s only 35 mins journey time and the ferries were relatively frequent (certainly during the summer).
There are some eating & drinking options on the island, although probably not enough to last all 5 days (at least that we saw)
So staying there would certainly be doable, with a bit of planning.I stayed in sound hotel belltown for 4 nights back in March. It’s a 10 min walk to pike place market. Nice hotel got upgraded to via hilton status plus daily food and beverage credit was useful for little tuck shop they have in reception.
Bacco cafe and biscuit bit*ch are really good choices for breakfast if you are near pike place market
Also Bloedel reserve on bainbridge is well worth a visit.
If you got time day trip it to mount rainier.
Belltown looks a nice area TY
We are going to be in Seattle for 5 days next month and were originally planning to stay at the Fairmont Olympic but since booking, recent reviews are not looking too good and the reports of the area around Downtown are giving me the sort of feeling I don’t need when I’m on holiday. Had a quick look at the Edgewater Hotel but they seem to be fully booked for our dates. Was considering staying on Bainbridge Island and getting the ferry over to the city so would be interested to hear if anyone has tried that option.
It’s a lovely island, very pleasant & relaxing and quite a contrast to Seattle. We didn’t stay there but did do a day trip – it’s only 35 mins journey time and the ferries were relatively frequent (certainly during the summer).
There are some eating & drinking options on the island, although probably not enough to last all 5 days (at least that we saw)
So staying there would certainly be doable, with a bit of planning.Thanks, we’ve gone for an Airbnb on Bainbridge Island that’s near the ferry terminal and the bars / restaurants so we should be able to get to the city fairly easy. As we won’t need to pay any parking charges on the island we can keep the car to explore Bainbridge and then drive to SEA for our flight home.
I stayed at the Arctic Club in October 2019 and was fantastic – possibly the most comfortable bed I’ve ever had and great decor. Was associated with Hilton then but believe has changed. Location was very good for bus and metro and pretty easy to walk to waterfront and other sites too.
Reigniting this thread as we are off to Seattle in the summer and keen to hear from people who have visited recently please! I have read this thread ^, this one https://www.headforpoints.com/forums/topic/pacific-north-west-seattle-vancouver/ and this one https://www.headforpoints.com/forums/topic/seattle-portland/ so I’m aware of the post-covid issues the city has faced and the impact of that on Downtown areas in terms of homelessness and antisocial behaviour. I was in Vancouver in January this year for 3 nights staying a short walk from East Hastings Street and the situation there was pretty desperate.
So for those who have visited Seattle in 2024, is there any noticeable recovery/improvement in the city centre? We will only be staying in Seattle for two nights as flying in from Heathrow on a BA 241 then will catch the ferry to Vancouver Island to continue our trip to BC and then flying to Alberta, and flying back from Vancouver 2.5 weeks later. Hotel prices in Seattle are, as expected, looking pretty pricey so very keen to please hear recent data points re good hotel stays at any chains or independents. Chihuly Garden is on my list of places to visit in our short stay!
I was there in June for a return visit, previous was 2015. It depends what you mean by improvement.
Walking from the Avis office to the Kimpton with my suitcase there was a really bad stench of urine everywhere. Walking around the upscale neighborood around the Kimpton I saw a drug deal happening, and the next day junkies lying full length on the sidewalk shooting up/passed out.
But don’t let that put you off. I wasn’t approached/hassled or molested by anyone at any time.
Go with an open mind, practice basic safety as you would in any large city and you’ll be fine. I walked or got the bus everywhere, got the train back to Seatac and all was good on those.
Scariest thing I saw was $18+tax for a glass of red at the Kimpton!
@davefl thanks for the update, it sounds similar to what we saw in Vancouver earlier this year so we’re not put off, just good to know what to expect. We are bracing ourselves for the prices though! Our last US trip was to Boston for five nights in summer 2022 which was a great trip but not cheap!
We’ve now booked the newish I/C on points and a guaranteed upgrade
lol definitely no improvement. Like many US cities, still feeling the impact of the neoliberal disaster and the fallout affecting the most vulnerable. But agree with Dave, with normal big city practices you’ll be fine.
Was there 4 nights last month, stayed at the Courtyard between Downtown and Pioneer Square – a pretty decent location all things considered. Walkable to both stadiums was a big bonus as I got my MLB and NFL fix.
Some groups of homeless round Downtown but no issues at all.
Really recommend the Beneath The Streets tour.
Thanks everyone! @davefl which Kimpton did you stay at please? Looking at booking the Palladian for the two nights we’re there.
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