Great hotel! Great location!
We really liked this hotel! Great location. Wonderful, friendly and helpful staff. Beautiful, clean room. AMAZING VIEW! We are huge fans of Seattle, and are always looking for the best place to stay. This hotel was easy walking to Pike Place and many, many restaurants. The room service was also great.
I will start with the front desk staff. They were amazing. Everyone we encountered on our 4 day stay was friendly and more than willing to help us. Often times we have found very snotty staff at higher end hotels in the Seattle area. Not the case at the Warwick. Many kudos to them!
Transportation was easy from the airport. Take the light rail. It's like $5/person. It's clean. It's safe. Get off at the Westlake Station. I think it's about a 4-5 block walk (not uphill.) If you want to go to the zoo, (and I highly recommend it) take the bus. Its a quick walk to the bus stop, and it drops you off right at one of the zoo gates. (The bus system is a little dicey if you ask me, but we have never had any problems.)
We are always looking for a hotel in downtown with a hot tub and a pool. While The Warwick does have both (and very few do), this was the only thing that was a disappointment to us. The hot tub was pretty icky. The pool, however, was clean, but very small.
We stayed in a north-west facing room on the 14th floor. I have included a couple of images of our view. While the balcony is no wider than,.... well,.... basically your body width, it was still AMAZING to be able to fall asleep with the curtains and the slider wide open and look out at the Space Needle.
I have read some reviews about the noise in the mornings and during the day from the construction across the street (a new rise-rise is under construction on 5th and Lenora). While the noise did wake us up, it was not a biggie to us, as we wanted to be up early anyway. For some, this might be a bit irritating though. Not sure if the noise would have been better on the other side of the building, but then you would lose the magnificent view of the Space Needle. (My opinion, deal with the noise to enjoy the views.)
We will most definitely visit this hotel again. Do yourself a favor.... book a room and give them a try. You will not be disappointed. We cannot wait to return!