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Hotel Review of the Residence Inn Lake Union
July 14, 2011
We stayed here for one night before our cruise. The hotel was overall very
convenient. We had a 2 bedroom suite which had lots of room and full kitchen. We
had a single bedroom suite but we were upgraded to a two bedroom corner unit
facing Seattle Center. The only nit with the room was that some of the furniture
in the living area was getting a little tired. They had a nice breakfast buffet
with a good overall selection of food. We had a rental car for the day and park
in their garage which costs about $21 a night. You can save money by parking on
the side street around the property. Since we were going on a cruise we wanted
to return the rental car. We returned the car at the Avis lot, than after some
site seeing used the street car to return to the hotel which the last stop is
within a couple hundred feet of hotel. The hotel does not have shuttle service
to the cruise dock but they use a local car service. They receptionist took care
of the car arrangement for us. The car service cost $20 for a Lincoln Towncar
from hotel to Pier 91. We were worried that the towncar would not fit all our
bags but we fit 4 people in the car with 1 large and 2 medium suitcases plus 2
carryon bags in the trunk.
Hotel Review of the Residence Inn Lake Union
June 18, 2011
We stayed for one week, with four children and two adults, in a harbor facing
suite with two bedrooms and kitchen. The front desk service was great- I had
packages sent to the hotel and they were prompt about calling to pick them up or
dropping them by the room. I also used the hotel safe; desk service was good.
The suite was awesome. Beds were very comfortable; well stocked with towels; the
kitchen was well stocked with cutlery, plates, glasses and cooking pans. We
cooked lunch and dinner there each night. Breakfast was great; buffet with many
options- eggs, cereal, toast, waffles, sausage. Very good. The eating area is
large and so we didn't have trouble finding a table for all of us. We used the
laundry three times; the washers were good; the dryers sometimes took two cycles
(all were $1 each go). We used the pool (indoor) and hot tub everyday; in good
condition; a good size. We enjoyed it. There is a park in front of the hotel and
the harbor has a nice walkway so we spent about an hour taking a walk around
just close to the hotel. We rented a car for the week and parked on the street
next to the hotel the entire stay. Hotel parking is $20/day and is a needless
expense. You have to pay for parking on the street but it is very low and you
can park for up to 10/hrs at a time. You have to pay for parking from 8AM to 6PM
and is free all other times. It rocked.
Hotel Review of the Residence Inn Lake Union
June 18, 2011
Overall this is one of my most happy stays at a hotel. I have been around the
world in all sorts of 5 star places- and this place hit the sweet spot for me.
In fact, my husband was booked in at the Silver Cloud Inn- Lake Union down the
street, and he left his hotel one night early to hang out with us instead!
Room Tip: Get a harbor facing room; views are good
Hotel Review of the Residence Inn Lake Union
June 16, 2011
We first stayed at this hotel in the late 1990s and made reservations again
because we remembered it to be a wonderful place in a good location. Well,
either my standards have gone way up over time (which is very possible), my
memory is more generous than this location deserves (definitely likely), or the
place has just seen better days. There was nothing particularly "bad" about our
stay, just nothing that knocked our socks off or convinced us that we should
come back anytime soon. We stayed in a two bedroom suite with king sized beds
and a fold out couch in the living room, so there was plenty of space for our
group of four adults. Breakfast was good with an adequate selection of fruit,
cereal, muffins, pastries, eggs, and sausage, but whoever's in charge of food
service has committed a cardinal sin for any hotel in Seattle: the coffee was
intolerably weak four days running, even the brew that was billed as the "dark
blend."
I must confess that, perhaps, my review is biased by the fact that there were SO
MANY guests at the hotel with dogs in tow. I love dogs and have three back home,
but it is a pet peeve of mine (no pun intended) when folks insist upon traveling
with them and staying in hotels. Thank goodness, I suppose, that there are good
hotels who accommodate travelers with dogs, but if this is a problem for you
this is definitely not your place.
I also agree with a previous review regarding this hotel's high ranking among
Seattle hotels. It is quite definitely NOT the 14th best hotel in Seattle.
This Residence Inn's location can't be beat, with easy access to the Seattle
Center, the Pike Place Market, the University District, or pretty much anything
one might wish to do in the area. For the price, though, one can stay in a much
more luxurious hotel with some character.
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