Typically high Kimpton standards
Kimpton hotels always bring originality and a boutique feel. With the Monaco, it’s no different. This, for someone who stays in various hotels over 100 nights a year, is critical. I want to wake up and know exactly where I am. When you wake up in a Hyatt somewhere, it’s pretty much the same as the previous string of Hyatts. Could be anywhere. The Monaco, like Kimpton hotels in general, is just unique enough for you to be excited to be there. That alone will often bring me back. In the case of the Monaco, there's even more to do just that.
Specifically, the Monaco is right in the thick of Seattle’s downtown hotel district, walking distance from most everything. Staff is nice. Restaurant is way above average (20 Zagat food rating). Sheets and pillows are very comfortable. Rooms are clean. Colors are clever (though they don’t actually remind me of Mont Carlo or anywhere else IN Monaco). High end coffee machine in the room is easy enough for a sleepy moron to operate. It feels super hip without the constant piping in of annoyingly trendy House music. And the rates are relatively reasonable. Just around the corner from terrific restaurants like Tulio, Shuckers and Purple Café Wine Bar – and a short hike to my favorite oyster joint in the world, The Brooklyn. Not bad at all.
No, it’s not a fancy LUXURY hotel, but it's close enough. I like it.