Average Hotel That Costs Far Too Much
My wife and I spent Friday night in Seattle W celebrating our wedding anniversary. In the past we have stayed at the Sheraton and the Hilton and have loved it. We decided to give the Seattle W a try for a different experience, believing that it would be on par with great hotels such as the Sheraton or the Hilton. Boy, were we wrong.
We are use to staying in higher quality hotels when we travel - and we are absolutely willing to pay a price for luxury, quality, and class. I can describe Seattle W as that girl with average looks and no personality - she can throw on a bunch of makeup and nice dress, but in the end, her personality still sucks.
OUR ARRIVAL:
We roll up and decide to take advantage of the vallet parking for convenience. We were shocked at the $38 per day price tag on vallet parking. We were greeted by the vallet with a friendly smile and he helped us pull our luggage out of the trunk.
Walking into the front desk, we were again greeted by a staff member who was friendly enough, but all business and rather uncaring. The check in process was quick and efficient.
OUR ROOM:
We elected to stay in a "cool corner suite" with a city view. The room was awkwardly layed out, but nicely finished. The "city view" was inaccurate. We were looking at two other towers on either side of us. We could see into one hotel room and one office tower. Our view with simply concrete, steel, and glass.
The bed was comfortable and the linens were satisfactory. The mini bar, like other mini bars in higher end hotels, are grossly overpriced. $10 for 1oz of liquor, $7 for a small beer. 
The bathroom was a little disgusting. The tile work was poorly done, and the finishings were ugly. The water pressure was poor, and there was mold growing on the shower tiles.
TRACE RESTAURANT:
The servers at the lounge and restaurant downstairs are friendly and attentive, however, I do not appreciate the cost of the food at this place. No matter how much money one has, I cannot see anybody apreciating having to pay $22 for an omlette, $18 for a milkshake. You can walk over to one of the other high end hotels and dine in their restaurants for reasonable prices and excellent service. 
Trace does offer a "happy hour" between 4pm-7pm where you can get a multitude of beer pints for $4. They were offering a delicious pumpkin ale that was just heaven. 
CONCLUSION:
For convenience of shopping and Seattle sights, you are better off staying in the Sheraton or other hotel a few blocks over. This hotel was "okay", but I would not stay there again.