http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2010-03-21T22:31:35Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Sleeping%20in%20Seattle http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/8/124147/5371 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hyattolive8ext.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><i><p>Over the weekend we spent a few days in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/seattle"><b>Seattle</b></a> checking out the city's coffee shops, fish markets and, of course, the hotel scene. This week we'll be putting forth our reviews and observations on Seattle's hotels, of which there are plenty. Got any questions or suggestions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know.</a></i><p>One of our must-see hotels in Seattle was the brand-new, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/21/1160/55370/hotels/Seattle_Takes_a_LEED_with_Hyatt_at_Olive_8">LEED-certified</a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hyatt+At+Olive+8/ian/276575"><b>Hyatt at Olive 8</b></a>. While we didn't spend the night, we did hit up the happy hour (from 4 to 6pm) at the Urbane restaurant just off the lobby.<p>The hotel is named for its location at Olive and 8th Streets in Seattle. It's a hop, skip and a jump away from the main juliana 2009-05-08T14:00:50-05:00 47.6132535 -122.33335 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/7/21253/51836 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/aceseattleroom2.jpg" class="top"><p><i><p>Over the weekend we spent a few days in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/seattle"><b>Seattle</b></a> checking out the city's coffee shops, fish markets and, of course, the hotel scene. One place we didn't get to cruise is the <b>Ace Seattle.</b> But we asked our new Seattle-based contributor to give us her thoughts instead. Any questions or suggestions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know.</a></i><p></a></i><p> Once the darling of the downtown Seattle hotel scene, the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ace+Hotel/ian/211659">Ace Hotel</a></b> has lost a bit of its luster over the last decade. Sure, its $99 per night rate for a standard room with shared bath is a real steal, but travelers throwing down $195 for deluxe accommodations may feel a bit slighted &#150; especially when comparable deals are available globetrotting gourmet 2009-05-08T12:40:38-05:00 47.6142639 -122.34805 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/7/123226/4530 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hotelmaxext.jpg" class="top"><p><p><i><p>Over the weekend we spent a few days in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/seattle"><b>Seattle</b></a> checking out the city's coffee shops, fish markets and, of course, the hotel scene. This week we'll be putting forth our reviews and observations on Seattle's hotels, of which there are plenty. Got any questions or suggestions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know.</a></i><p>Now that you've seen the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/6/153847/9848/hotels/Sleeping_in_Seattle_Inside_the_Hotel_Max">video</a> and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/7/104830/6844/hotels/The_Hotel_Max_Tries_to_Cover_Up_the_Worst_View_in_the_House">anti-view</a>, here's our full take on the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Max/ian/113426"><b>The Hotel Max</b></a>. <p>As we said before, the Hotel Max is right in the center of downtown, close to the shops and the monorail but still within walking distance to everything. And it's right across the street from a bus stop. We rode the bus all the way down juliana 2009-05-07T13:25:01-05:00 47.6141770 -122.33658 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/7/104830/6844 <![CDATA[<p><i>You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/HotelMaxSeattle.jpg" class="top"><p><p>Yesterday we showed you <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/6/153847/9848/hotels/Sleeping_in_Seattle_Inside_the_Hotel_Max">a video of our room</a> at the <a juliana 2009-05-07T11:57:14-05:00 47.6141770 -122.33658 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/6/153847/9848 <![CDATA[<p><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=22337153001&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed><p><i><p>Over the weekend we spent a few days in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/seattle"><b>Seattle</b></a> checking out the city's coffee shops, fish markets and, of course, the hotel scene. This week we'll be putting forth our reviews and observations on Seattle's hotels, of which there are plenty. Got any questions or suggestions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Let us know.</a></i><p>After we reluctantly left the bathtub at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/5/171153/2151/hotels/About_That_Bath_at_Hotel_1000">Hotel 1000</a>, we checked in next at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Max/ian/113426"><b>The Hotel Max</b></a> which we booked based on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/24/84233/6832/hotels/The_Hotel_Max_Has_Us_Intrigued_To_the_Er_Max">this recommendation.</a><p>The Hotel Max is located in the center of downtown Seattle close to the city's best shopping and the Seattle Monorail. It's still within walking distance to the famous Pike Place juliana 2009-05-06T16:05:30-05:00 47.6141770 -122.33658 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/