Ace Hotel

Hip area of Seattle, with best bakery too!

Clean, cheap and friendly. The double room is especially nice with a private bathroom, but all the rooms were clean and nice, and the shared bathrooms were plentiful, clean and spacious. There was a fantiastic french bakery right across the street too, and the best shopping in town was within walking distance of the Ace.

Hip Seattle on a budget

This place is cool, hip, and worth every penny. Rates are reasonable. $65/85 for a single/double with shared bath, to $140 for a double with private bath. Considering its location in the heart of Bell Town - it can't be beat. It's like spending the night in a modern art museum.

If you don't want funky budget style, don't stay here. Some call it cold and industrial, others call it hip and modern. If you like the latter and are on a budget, the Ace is for you.

Unique Quality: Great price, retro/futuristic/industrial decor, superb location.

• Opinion of Price: less expensive than average

Ace Hotel Photo: Modern Decor

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Very uncomfortable and unwelcoming

OK, so you finally get to the hotel, with all your luggage. First thing you have to do is lug it all the way up a steep flight of stairs. At the top yu may be greeted by someone, or they may continue looking at their PC screen.
The atmosphere is very sterile and the aura of a hostel, which is what it was, still hangs around.
I don't like sharing bathrooms (fussy fussy) so I booked one of the few rooms with an "ensuite". This turned out to be a stainless steel sink atteched to one wall in the bedroom, and a loo and shower hidden behind a heavy sliding door.
I've stayed in a number of 'design' hotels around the world, and I'm afraid the Ace is the only one I've found where style triumphs mightily over comfort.
I checked out the next day (and got hassled about not staying the three nights I'd booked) and went up town to the Alexis.
Only good thing about the Ace is that it's cheap. Ish

Unique Quality: Quite close to town, and in a funky area including the world's first web cafe.

Great Hotel

The swankiest hotel in Seattle (for hipsters)

This hotel is located in the heart of trendy Belltown, and it offers a place for guests interested in a change from the standard hotel room. High loft-style ceilings, sleek furnishings (a mix of Danish modern and Zen), and little extras make a stay here special. Most rooms share baths, although rooms do come with their own sinks and vanities. The two master suites, at a higher rate, have private bathrooms. The hotel is within walking distance of Belltown nightlife and shops and downstairs you will find the interesting Cyclops Cafe & Bar.

• Opinion of Price: about average

Ace Hotel Photo: Standard room in the Ace Hotel

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