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2000 Fourth Avenue
Seattle,
Washington
United States
Tel: 206 448 8600
During the dot-com boom, Seattle's Belltown neighborhood went from a low-rent commercial stretch to a hot restaurant and retail epicenter. Now, it's found a suitably hip hotel in the Ändra. In the lobby, Pacific Northwest meets Scandinavia in zebra-skin Alvar Aalto armchairs, a rough-hewn granite fireplace, and floor-to-ceiling maple bookcases; translucent-glass barn doors open onto the Greek restaurant, Lola. Upstairs, the 119 rooms—in an appealing palette of blue, brown, green, and taupe—betray the building's past as a 1926 residential hotel: Quarters are so large and comfortable that you may be tempted to settle in for a spell.
When to go: Labor Day weekend, for the annual Bumbershoot art and music festival at the Seattle Center, a ten-minute walk from the hotel.
Which room to book: A rear-facing top-floor suite—the better to glimpse the Seattle Monorail as it glides by less than a block away
Amenities:
Bar/lounge,
Gym,
24-hour Room Service,
Wheelchair-accessible
Information may have changed since date of publication. Please confirm details with individual establishments before planning your trip.
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