On the Fringe, not.
Stayed for three nights with 40 university students in mid-November. Five of us came a day early and attempted to check in to two rooms only to find that someone messed up the reservation and we were not booked at all. Panic ensued on both sides of the desk as the hotel was full due to lots of conventions in town. So, here is one of the big tests of how well a hotel is managed. A guest is staring, or more like glaring at the desk clerk demanding justice; and ya, I was that guy. Why should the desk fellow believe me? He could of just blown me off and said, 'sorry, you messed up'. But, it didn't happen like that. Turns out there was one room left with two queens and a foldout couch that could accommodate all of us. The clerk (wish I could remember his name), immediately booked us, dropped the rate, and gave us all breakfast vouchers. Whoa! 
Nice room, nice beds, typical bath, mini kitchen with micro and sink, small clothes space that allowed for kitchen, but it worked. Really clean. Okay, happiness was all around. The next morning two more interesting things happened. First, the hotel gave each of us gift bags with good chocolate and souvenir Seattle mugs, and showed us to our individual rooms that they cleaned up early. Whoa, again! (Oh, and the breakfast was great at the Emerald Grill). 
Then the students' flight was super late due to weather and it messed up the plan for lunch. The desk clerk saw our stress, overheard our conversation and invited the manager of the Emerald Grill to visit with us about making box lunches. I said we only had thirty minutes to which he replied, 'we can do that'. Thirty minutes later 42 box lunches were done and on the bus, including drinks for $10 a piece. Whoa yet again!! I mean, really?
It stayed good. The hotel had our group keys all ready to go, everyone was treated very well, and we had two good morning breakfast buffets that were overseen with great professionalism and care by Sergio. The only downside, and I'm stretching when I say this, is that the location may be two or three blocks into the fringe, or so I thought. As it turns out, it is really easy to walk to most places. May want to cab it to Pike Market, but otherwise lots of restaurants. We used the Urban Spoon app and came up with lots and lots of reasonable choices within easy walking distance. There are also some very upscale eateries nearby too. BTW, all of the employees at this property were very helpful and friendly - day and night. Nice work, Holiday Inn Seattle Center! I'll be back!