The State Hotel

My husband and I made reservations at the State Hotel as we wanted a comfortable place to stay in Seattle while visiting my daughter. Hotel under Chase Reserve. First of all, the parking is terrible and there is no valet. For the expense of this hotel, that seems unreasonable. After flying into Seattle on a Friday morning, renting a car, then driving to Ballard and back to the hotel, we were looking forward to a restful evening. In traffic and in a designated bus lane, we had to find parking in front of the hotel. No valet. My husband who has Parkinson's had to manuever 2 suitcases and try to check in. After buzzing in (yes, you have to wait for the front desk to buzz you in), and he was handed a few sheets of paper with instructions plus a bar code to get into the parking garage - which is 4 lanes across traffic to get into. No help whatsoever from the front desk. And 4 lanes across the busy 2nd street. Buses were honking at us; we ended up blocking a side street entrance accidently. Quite stressful for someone new to Seattle. Second, after finally parking up 6 stories on a very windy parking garage, we made it to our room. We were supposed to get an upgrade - but of course they were full. Our small room contained a king size been facing a blank wall. The TV was to our right to the other wall. In order to watch tv, you had to lay perpendicular to the bed!!!. No closet. At this point, things are getting comical. Third, one of the sheets of paper says that we were to get daily room service to make up beds and clean room. Finally a service that matched the price of the hotel so at least that was nice. Unfortunately, when we came back to our room on Saturday evening, there was an unmade bed, wet towels, a filled trash cans. When we called downstairs, the front desk said 'what did we want them to do about it'; very upsetting. The least you can do is change your paperwork. Fourth, the sidewalk in front of the hotel looked like it had not been cleaned/washed in a while. $500/night. This hotel is one block from Pikes Place and that is why I gave it a 2. Buyer beware as I had not seen similar reviews.

The State Hotel is clean, has great amenities, and the staff is always super friendly. And the location can’t be beat!

This boutique hotel was right at the heart of the Pike’s Place waterfront. We walked everywhere to Space Needle and Chihuly Garden, sunset sail cruise off Pier 66, Urban Coffee to meet bus for day tour to Mt Rainier, and lots of visits to eat at Pike’s Place. Services was excellent, view of water was lovely. Would absolutely go again!

The hotel is located in a fabulous walkable area. There are lots of restaurants within walking and many activities. The Pier is located right behind the hotel and the views are amazing! The hotel is well appointed, clean and the staff was fabulous! The Ben Paris eatery was also great!

This was a great little boutique hotel within minutes of walking to Pikes Market. It was clean and the staff was very nice. It has a nice small lobby area and a fantastic restaurant attached to it in the lobby. The bed was very comfortable. If we had one suggestion, it would be for a better coffee situation in the room. Maybe a Keurig with pods instead of a cheap plastic thing that made lousy coffee. We had to dress and go to lobby for coffee where they did have fresh free coffee (a little weak but we like strong coffee). But that was minor compared to how nice everything else was. Id stay here again when in Seattle.