Hotel Review: The Westin Seattle

This hotel is in a great location, just a few blocks from Pike Place Market, the Washington State Convention Center, shopping areas, and one block from the Monorail (which gets you to Seattle Center where the Space Needle and The Experience Music Project are located).

The Westin is comprised of two towers. The North Tower is the one closest to the Space Needle, which we had an unobstructed view of. We also had partial views of Puget Sound, and in the distance, the mountains.

There is abundant meeting space, a heated indoor pool with whirlpool and sundeck, and a 24-hour workout facility.

Our king room had a couch, chair, and a desk. The style was contemporary in calming earth tones: dark and light greens and browns. The Westin claims they have "Heavenly Beds" and we would have to agree. While the mattress was a bit too firm for my usual taste, my husband thought it was just perfect. I loved the crisp white linens; they were high-quality and were very comfortable to curl up in.

The bathroom was larger than most, and continued the same earth tone color scheme. The Westin also claims a "Heavenly Bath". While I wouldn't necessarily call it heavenly, I consider it a very nice hotel bathroom. The bathtub was oversized and the curtain was on a curved rod, which provided more elbowroom in the shower. The double showerhead was a nice touch.

The room was clean and quiet. There was a mini-bar in the room; as expected, the prices were quite high. There were treats in the room (chocolate chip cookies, dried fruit mix, nuts) that were not in the mini-bar, but they were on the price list - they aren't complementary! The coffee in the room was free.

The Concierge was quite helpful, making restaurant suggestions and reservations for us. There are several personnel at the desk at any given time, but sometimes there is a line to get service.

We ate breakfast at the hotel restaurant, Coldwater Bar & Grill, twice. The staff was friendly and apologetic when things took longer than expected. One time our waitress gave us our drinks for free due to a "long" wait that really didn't seem that long to us. The food was standard breakfast. A continental buffet is available on the weekdays with a full breakfast buffet on the weekend. They have a variety of ala carte dishes.

There is also a café on site, the Fifth Corner Café, offering pastries, beverages, and a few hot items for your breakfast and lunch on the go.

A bonus with Westin is that all of their hotels in the U.S. and Canada are smoke-free. To earn points for your stay, sign up for their Starwood Preferred Guest Program.

The Westin Seattle has a great location, views, service and accommodations. There is no doubt we will seek out Westin hotels in the future.