Wonderful view, close to Pike's, Great Staff!
We stayed at the Crowne Plaza before and after our Alaska cruise. We found the views wonderful! It was my husband and my anniversary, and we had our two teens along. The rooms were very spacious and clean. The hotel may not be as new as some of the others around, but I found the price, and everything else about the hotel very nice. They are very used to dealing with the cruise crowds, and handle them very well. When they found out it was our anniversary, they upgraded us to a suite! It included free wifi, comp breakfast in the morning evening snacks in the private lounge. It was more than we could have imagined. The staff were ALL very pleasant. We did dine in the hotel restaurant, and found it to be good, and John the waiter, very nice, and always mindful of our likes. 
The concierge was also very helpful, and remembered our names and needs as well. 
Everyone couldn't have been nicer, and we would definitely stay again on our next trip to Seattle!