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Once-Hip Ace Hotel Seattle Loses a Bit of Its Cool

Where: 2423 First Avenue [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98121

Over the weekend we spent a few days in Seattle 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 Ace Seattle. But we asked our new Seattle-based contributor to give us her thoughts instead. Any questions or suggestions? Let us know.

Once the darling of the downtown Seattle hotel scene, the Ace Hotel 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 – especially when comparable deals are available at Hotel Max (rates start at $129) and Arctic Club Hotel (rates start at $159).

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