April 19, 2010
I stayed from Monday March 15-to Wednesday March 17 2010. The motel was very
good. The staff was very polite. I loved the clean breakfast room and the eggs
and bagel were a delight. After reading people's bad reviews. I worried about
this place on the flight. When I got there and saw my room I was very relieved.
They recently remodelled and the place shined. I stayed in room 411. I work at a
luxury hotel in Beaumont, Texas and know that this motel is great for a
traveler's motel. When I was there I used the computer in the lobby and chatted
with the night desk guy. I don't recall a name but he was very warm intelligent
and friendly. The day desk ladies were most friendly. If I had to complain it
would be that the water pressure was low but the shower was hot like I like it.
Oh and there was a housekeeper guy that I chatted with and gave a radio to
because i went shopping while in Seattle and bought a new cd/radio player. So to
all the bad reviewers you need to be aware this place really has changed. Though
being in downtown I saw absolutely no drug dealers or hookers like i read once
before by someone. This Travel Lodge will definitely get another visit by me
when i revisit the emerald city.
Hotel Review of the Travelodge Space Needle
Jan 22, 2010
It's taken me this long to write a review because I tried to forget.
The room I'd reserved had been given away. I'd stopped for groceries, having
reserved a room with a kitchenette. The manager, whose name I knew from my phone
call, claimed in person I'd not reserved this type of room. I'd spoken to him
two days prior, and had the reservation printout. He denied everything,
including what was in black and white.
He said that instead, I should use the microwave in "the breakfast room" during
limited hours. They'd described it as a nice, relaxed dining room. It was a
tiny, fluorescent lit square. Like eating in a public restroom.
A nice clerk quietly told me my room had indeed, been given away. The room they
tried to give me stunk of vomit and harsh disinfectant. There was no bathtub.
The new, flesh-coloured paint was applied sloppily over decades of old paint.
Though I arrived an hour past check in, they were doing repairs in the room. The
repairman yelled at me for coming in.
They had claimed on both their website and on the phone, that they had renovated
and were offering a "limited time" low price. I have luck with sales, so I went
for it. The renovations were minimal. The basic dinginess was still there, just
covered with new but extremely cheap furnishings. E.g. the lobby smelled of
sweat and fried food, but they'd put out searingly bright plastic flowers and a
rug.
As I was at the desk trying to get my credit card reimbursed, the repairman
stomped past with his ladder and glared at me. I still don't know why. The one
desk clerk was a very nice young man.
I arrived excited to be attending a festival for the weekend. I tried a couple
of other hotels, but they were full. I missed the festival, because I drove back
to Canada as fast as I could. Missing my events was better than sleeping at the
Travelodge.
Hotel Review of the Travelodge Space Needle
Dec 13, 2009
This hotel is bad need of an update. The room was as clean as it could be, but
the carpet was extremely old, so was the bathroom, and it was silly that the
only curtains we could close were sheers, and we could see through them to the
hotel behind us (I'm guessing ditto for those guests looking in to our room!).
The staff were very nice, though, there is free internet in rooms and there is
also a decent free continental breakfast (fruit, cereal, toast, waffles, hard
boiled eggs, sausages, coffee, juice, tea). The gym was also decent for the
hotel. Parking is $10 a night.
Location is perfect - a block from the space needle and monorail, walking
distance to downtown, and most importantly, to Top Pot Donuts (you MUST go
here). Also only a few blocks away from an Airport Bus pick up (we walked about
5 minutes to get to it).
You get what you pay for - we got a deal online, and since we were only there to
sleep, it wasn't a big deal, but even for a Travelodge, it was not the nicest
place.
Hotel Review of the Travelodge Space Needle
Nov 28, 2009
We stayed here for two nights, just for a fun trip down to Seattle. The location
was great, just a three minute walk to the needle, emp, and monorail. We left
our car parked the whole time and took the monorail, tunnel buses and walked.
Staff were great, let us check in 2 hours early! We had an updated room, nice
down comforter and pillows. Just the bathrooms weren't updated. Don't miss
breakfast! definitely worth waking up for. Something to suit everyone, even
fresh waffles! Would stay again.
Hotel Review of the Travelodge Space Needle
Nov 10, 2009
I stayed at the hotel for it closeness to the concert. I was willing to pay for
the parking fee until I came home and saw that there were no spaces open and had
to walk three blocks away. Only to have to wake up at seven to move my car even
farther to pay for more parking. It seems they did not count how many spots and
tickets were sold.
The room was so small for being one with two beds. One bed was only one foot
away from the bathroom door!!! The toilet would not flush all the time and when
we called the front desk we had they say it was ok.
Everything that needed to work did not. It was loud and it was smelly. Never
will I stay here and would rather spend the extra 30 dollars to stay else.
Hotel Review of the Travelodge Space Needle
Sept 18, 2009
This hotel has been recently refurbished and was better than we were expecting.
It wasn't cheap but it was one of the cheapest we could find in central Seattle.
The rooms are fairly standard - 2 queen beds, fridge, TV, small shower room etc.
However, parking was cheaper than most other hotels I looked at and although
they say it is limited, there is actually quite a lot.
It's an easy walk to the Space Needle and the complimentary breakfast was more
than adequate. |
