Overrated and overpriced
Not a bad hotel if you get a reduced rate, but really not a 4 star. Halls and carpets beat up, but bathroooms appear to be updated, so maybe there is a rolling upgrade in progess. Convenient to the cruise ships, but not the place to be if you want to avoid thousands of tourists jockeying with their oversized roller bags. Standard rooms are tiny and noisy from trains and road noise. They have no shear curtains, so if you don't want to be on display to teh street you must close the heavy drapes. The big suites on the water side avoid these problems, but are expensive. Decor bizzare--grandma's attic meets faux lodge with stainless steel modern on the side. The restaurant is merely adequate, but priced as high as the best restaurants. Definitely not a place any local would go--Seattle has wonderful restaurants in town. Parking price ourageous, 1.5 times what you pay right downtown, and here you are on the fringe of town. I don't mind walking up the steep hill to get to town, but be aware there are some dicey areas of Western and First that you may not want to walk through alone. I was accosted several times returning to the hotel at 8PM. Shuttle jam-packed and runs hourly, so plan some wait time for that option.