Must see hotels in 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…