Overview
Located about a 9-minute drive from Seattle's city centre and about a 5-minute drive from the nearest Highway 99 on-ramp, the Homewood Suites Seattle Downtown is suitable for business or vacation travellers looking for short or long-term accommodations with extended kitchen amenities and easy highway access.
This hotel has 161 air-conditioned guest rooms and suites, each offering free Wi-Fi, cable TV, a DVD player, a coffeemaker, a full kitchen, a sitting area, a desk, a hair dryer and an iron and ironing board. Standard rooms offer two double beds, while suites with a separate living area with a sofabed are also offered.
Hotel amenities include a free breakfast each morning and dinners with wine and beer Monday through Thursday, a complimentary grocery shopping service, a 24-hour convenience store, free weekday newspaper delivery, fitness facilities, a business centre, guest laundry facilities, a games room and a gift shop.
Parking is an additional $20 per day, pets are permitted for $20 per pet per night, and wheelchair-accessible rooms are available upon request.
The Space Needle is about a 6-minute drive east of the hotel, while Seattle University is roughly a 35-minute trip southeastward via public transit. Westlake Center offers shopping 8 minutes away by car, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is about a 25-minute drive south. (All distances and travel time estimates: Google Maps)
Verified with a front desk agent: Free Wi-Fi, parking $20/day, pets permitted for $20/day/pet, wheelchair accessible. (Call Date: May 31, 2013)
The GoodThe majority of the reviews sourced for this analysis were positive, with praise going to the hotel's location, rooms and food.
Many guests were pleased with the hotel's location, and found it to be central, as well as close to restaurants, shopping, the waterfront, and the Space Needle. One reviewer remarked, "The location is within walking distance of downtown, the docks, and tourist attractions".
The hotel's accommodations were complimented by numerous reviewers. They described their rooms as clean, spacious, well maintained and well equipped with comfortable beds and linens and good Wi-Fi signals. It should be noted, however, that a few guests had complaints about their rooms (see below).
Several lodgers praised the hotel's free breakfasts and dinners, describing them as excellent, superb and tasty. One guest stated, "Chef Michael is doing an absolutely incredible job with the free breakfasts and dinners in the hotel's dining room".
The hotel's staff were also praised for being welcoming, helpful and professional.
The Bad
While the majority of reviews consulted for this analysis were positive, there were some common complaints about noise transfer and the rooms.
Some reviewers were disappointed with the level of noise encountered during their stays. They reported noisy guests and staff congregating in the hallways and by the elevators, as well as noise from the street and guests in adjacent rooms.
While the majority of lodgers enjoyed their spacious and well equipped rooms, some guests had complaints. They reported worn decor, some plumbing issues and problems regulating the room temperature.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviews ranked the hotel #33 out of 92 Seattle hotels with an average rating of 4 out of 5 from 275 reviews.
Hotels.com guest reviews rated the hotel 4.4 out of 5 from 204 reviews.
Booking.com guest reviews rated the hotel 8.4 out of 10 from 32 reviews.
The author called the hotel on May 31, 2013 to verify some information.
