Stayed at Hotel Monaco (1101 4th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98101) while I was visiting Seattle December last year. This is a luxurious boutique hotel located within walking distance of Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, and City Center.
The rooms are not big but cosy, and decorated in bold colours. There is a CD player and free Internet access. The Aveda toiletries they provide are a treat!
Staff is friendly and helpful. We arrived on Christmas Eve to find the city pretty well closed and had a hard time finding a place for dinner. The concierge helped us called up every restaurant that is still opened to get us a reservation.
There is also free wine receptions every evening, featuring one red and one white Washington state wine. You can ask for a goldfish as a pet during your stay. We did but unfortunately ours died on the day we checked out.
Posted by ymchee at April 5, 2003 07:06 AM | TrackBackYeow Meng,
Reading your reviews of restaurants around the Northwest region brought back great memories of my moments there. Hotel Monaco is a great hotel if you like to be close to Seattle. My favorite hotel is actually the Bellevue Club on the east side. It's url is http://www.bellevueclub.com/. In terms of toiletries; they use neutrogena products throughout. I've also eaten at the Yarrow Bay Grill a couple of times. That promenande in Kirkland was one of my favorite jogging haunts. I hope your trip was fruitful (business-wise) in addition to the culinary delights.
Cheers,
Gavin
Posted by: Gavin Bong on April 15, 2003 08:15 PM