Don't let my pic fool you. This place is unique in style, ambience, and most of all the views from the waterFRONT rooms.
Make SURE to check out the Edgewater website
to see it all.
So what is the catch? - It's expensive.
My favorite room (380) that I lived in for literally the whole summer of 2001 is now a "Waterfront Premium King" - and goes for a "web special" online booking of $319 ($737.53 total with tax for 2 nights).
If you're a good negotiator or if you can scare up a deal, you may get a good waterfront room for around $300 /night (that's including the $40/night room tax).
Ouch!!... I know but
a) any and all Seattle downtown & especially waterfront hotels are expensive;
b) you get what you pay for.
Everyone from the Beatles to William Jeff Clinton has stayed here at one time or another, and so should you.The most important Edgewater suggestion I can make -
From literally years of staying at the Edgewater, my advice is you have to get one of the good waterfront rooms ...
the good rooms imho are called "waterfront" (not "waterside") -
356, 358, 360, 362, etc. - (all "evens") up to the best one on the end, 380 (my fave).....
the matching 2nd-floor numbers 256, 258, etc. are great also.
The above mentioned rooms all have killer bay & sound views, fireplaces, and hang way out over the water. They will give you the most for your money spent.
Look for or have a travel agent try to get you a deal, and treat yourself to one of imho the best experiences not only in Seattle, but anywhere.
Note: if your choice in a hotel must be modern and filled with chrome, plastic, plexiglass, windows that don't open, etc. - then don't stay here.At upper right is the ugliest Edgewater pic I ever took in my life. Check out the hotel website to see what it really looks like.
PS... Thanks and a tip of the hat to barkeep Mark Edwards and Susan Jones (front desk), two of the best and most helpful pros in the hotel business. You guys are the best.
Luxury and personality, actually in Elliott Bay over the water,
with knockout views from the waterfront rooms,
(not to mention the notorious multi-coloured & often-photographed davequ martinis prepared by the legendary Mark Edwards in Edgewater's SixSeven Lounge).
Temp controlled and individually set gas fireplaces in most of the rooms, and don't forget the bizzare & eccentric bear footstools and teddy bears on your bed. You used to be able to fish from the windows of your room (now banned following but not necessarily because of the infamous Led Zeppelin "mudshark" incident), but you can still feed gulls by hand from your windows, and the views of the Seattle waterfront, Elliott Bay, Olympic range and Puget Sound will stay with you forever.
I must have taken 200+ pictures during my last stay and I'll post as many as I can.
Most or all of the pictures of Elliott Bay and Puget Sound on my Seattle pages were taken looking out the window of room 358. The higher the "even" number, up to 380, the better the view gets.... all the rooms from 362 thru 380 were refurbished with the new, upgraded spa-style bathrooms.
Good food and great views from the hotel restaurant, outside deck, and SixSeven Lounge (a really decent bar).
The staff and management really care about making you happy, and they've never failed me yet.
