Must-see hotels in Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

  • Palihotel

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    The rare new hotel that isn't a utilitarian business tower, Palihotel is an understated boutique (part of a small, but expanding, chain) whose early-20th…

  • Fairmont Olympic Hotel

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    With 450 rooms and every imaginable service, this place is certainly a splurge, but it’s worth exploring even if you don’t stay here – have an oyster at…

  • Hotel Monaco

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    Whimsical and with dashes of European elegance, the downtown Monaco is a classic Kimpton hotel whose rooms live up to the hints given off in the…

  • Alexis Hotel

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    Run by the Kimpton Hotel group, the Alexis is a boutique hotel that is positively lavish, with huge rooms, thick carpets, gleaming bathrooms and some…

  • Arctic Club

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    This plush hotel is housed in a downtown building renowned for its carved walrus heads, the former home of an association for 1897 Klondike gold-rush vets…

  • Hotel 1000

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    If you love the clean lines and simple elegance of IKEA, but you happen to have just won the lottery, you might design a hotel like this. Leather-clad egg…

  • Four Seasons Hotel Seattle

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    You can expect swish, five-star luxury from the Four Seasons with exemplary beyond-the-call-of-duty service to go with it; indeed, the personal touches…

  • Hyatt at Olive 8

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    Encased in a sleek 39-story tower, the Olive 8 is managed by the Hyatt chain and is best described as swish, ultramodern and, above all, green (it was the…

  • Thompson Seattle

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    The Thompson Hotel has been a hot spot among tourists and locals alike since it opened early in the summer of 2016. Designed by the famed local Olson…

  • Green Tortoise Hostel

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    Seattle's backpacker central – and what a location right across the street from Pike Place Market! Green Tortoise Hostel got its start in the ’70s and…

  • Renaissance Seattle Hotel

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    With 552 rooms set in a 28-floor tower, this gigantic hotel (Marriott chain) has a boutique-like sheen with a relaxing lobby lounge, sparkling modern…

  • Executive Hotel Pacific

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    This reliable but not flashy hotel, located next door to the Seattle public library, dates from 1928 but feels a lot more modern. Rooms are fairly small…

  • Hotel Vintage Park

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    The rooms at this wood-paneled, gay-friendly hotel are a little smaller than at some other downtown hotels and they get a bit of street noise, but it’s a…

  • Mayflower Park Hotel

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    If you’re coming to Seattle to shop, this is the hotel for you. Attached by an indoor walkway to the Westlake Center, it’s also handy for taking the…

  • W Hotel Seattle

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    Seattle’s W, like W hotels worldwide, offers comprehensive, upscale facilities with an abstract touch. The dark, minimalist Living Room bar out front sets…

  • Paramount Hotel

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    The Paramount has 146 large rooms that, like the lobby areas, are furnished with heavy antiques perhaps meant to give the relatively new hotel an old…

  • Inn at the Market

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    Right in the heart of Pike Place Market, this boutique hotel has elegant, good-sized rooms, many with large windows or small balconies. There's an awesome…

  • Crowne Plaza Seattle

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    This 34-floor downtown skyscraper is more business-like than ostentatious, although a 2014 renovation has upped its ante somewhat. Get a room on one of…

  • Pensione Nichols

    Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

    For a homey stay right near Pike Place, this cozy guesthouse is hard to beat. Interior rooms are quiet, but still bright with skylights, while deluxe…