Homewood Suites Seattle

I am a frequent traveler and have seen my fair share of hotel rooms. Based on level of noise outside my window, I’d rate a ⁴⁄₅. I heard «city» all night. From emergency vehicle sirens to motorcycles, if you’re a light sleeper, bring ear plugs. Other than noise, the room was great, staff friendly and location great! The Starbucks brewing house is across the street, along with several restaurants. The breakfasts and happy hour social is one of my favorite parts about Homewood Suites– just remember it’s a chain… if you’ve been to one, you’ve been to them all. Although, being on the road a lot, it is nice to know what to expect food-​wise and aesthetic-​wise. One final tip, in Seattle (and other big cities) in-​general, plan to über/​taxi everywhere or valet $ 40−50/night at the hotel + $ 20 – 50 during the day parking.

After our 2^nd night here I am ready to review.
It’s so nice to be in a hotel room that feels more like a small apt. There is a good size living room with fireplace, a small dining table with 2 chairs, a full kitchen (albeit tiny) with breakfast bar and 2 stools, a huge bathroom and a separate bedroom with door.
Monday thru Thursday they offer a complimentary breakfast and a dinner with wine and beer. Friday thru Sunday they offer complimentary breakfast only. The meals are very sufficient, quite tasty in fact. It is much like eating in a cafeteria but a nice cafeteria. Check out my photos I hope they give the great dining area due justice. If you time it right many days you only have to pay for one meal out, great option for you budget minded travelers like myself.
The staff in the dining area… they work hard to keep everything running smoothly, I appreciate that.
Our suite is in fairly good shape. I only have noticed a few nicks here and there.
There is a fold out couch bed for extra guests or couples with children. They have the extra bedding in a large plastic bag in the living room closest, I like that it is very easy accessible.
I would definitely consider staying here again. It’s a great value hotel!

One if the best deals in Capitol Hill. Centrally located, spacey rooms with plenty of USB chargers for all your important equipment, breakfast and weekday dinner including a variety of wine and beer.

Room stinks. Parking $ 45 a night. This is not like other homewood suites I’ve stayed at.

I was in town for the 2015 Hempfest and stayed at the Homewood Suites in downtown Seattle. The hotel was located across the street from the festival and I found the location to be very convenient. Parking was a bit of a hassle as the bi-​level garage is very small and unable to accommodate all of the hotel’s guests; street parking is also limited. The rooms were nice and came equipped with a pantry. Continental breakfast was served each morning on the first floor of the hotel in a buffet style featuring bagels, eggs, sausage, cereal, and fruit. I personally didn’t care much for the food and thought the hotel was focusing on quantity over quality. However, free is free and I shouldn’t complain too much.

There was a 24 four hour «business center» on the first floor that gave guests access to a computer, Internet, and a printer. There was also a 24 four hour gym and laundry room located in the hotel basement. The laundry room was very small with only two sets of washer and dryer machines meant to service the entire hotel; I had to wait a considerable length of time to get my clothes laundered. I was in line behind an Asian couple and a young woman. Apparently, the Asian couple broke one of the machines by sticking an old pair of sneakers in the dryer. The young woman started screaming and the Asian couple ran back to their room — the line moved a bit faster after that. The night porter was called and he fixed the machine.
I stayed for a total of five days and found the housekeepers to be very attentive. Each time I left my room the beds were made and towels in the bathroom restocked. I made sure to leave them a nice tip.

Good hotel. Nice to have breakfast and a light dinner provided. Coffee is pretty terrible.

I’ve written this review a bunch of times before for Hampton Inns, and I think that same sentiment basically applies here. Beds are comfy, rooms are comfy, etc. The difference here was that the rooms are suites with little kitchenettes, etc. This was the cheapest rate in the downtown area the week we were there (Starwood wanted hundreds more for quite frankly, the same level of comfort) and while these types of Hilton properties never blow my mind, they also rarely disappoint. Extra plus though, for having popcorn in the rooms. I might have indulged. The only thing I would change here would be moving it down Pike towards the water, but it’s still pretty convenient to the downtown and also close to Capitol Hill and all the restaurants and stuff to do… just maybe cab it here when you have luggage.

We stayed here for 2 days. The housekeeping service came on both of them. We had breakfast on one of them. They do not have a waffle maker. It was a bit annoying to have to use the key card for the elevator.
We got placed in a smoking room despite asking for non-​smoking room. We were moved to a wheelchair accessible room, which was kind of strange and had a different layout than the regular rooms.
I might come back here but I’m not completely sure.

Good location large clean room helpful staff
Cons we were there for the weekend they gave us clean towels but no housekeeping should let us know if that’s the policy
Parking is high! But it is downtown Seattle.
Free wifi is nice but it isn’t great kept kicking us out. Very nice pool area would be nice in summer.

I’ll start by saying I didn’t want to stay here. My husband’s conference was in a glitzier hotel that was more to my liking. But with my quest to be objective, here goes:
Pluses:
– Roomy; one gets a bedroom, sitting room and full kitchen for the same price as a regular room elsewhere.
– Comfortable. I slept well.
– Hot breakfast. Nothing made-​to-​order, but you won’t go hungry.
– Dinner during the week! With wine! If you’re on a budget this place is for you. (Not haute cuisine, but if you like brats, tortellini, things like that. you’ll be happy.)
– The staff is very nice.
Minuses:
– The first room we were in, was off the highway and very noisy. The drawers and cupboards were flung open, the couch cushions overturned. There was the faint odor of insecticide. «Did you fumigate?» I asked the clerk. «No!» he replied somewhat convincingly.
– Our second room was as far from the elevator as you can get. Someone had obviously smoked in there.
– The maids did a good job on daily visits, but between guests??? Hmm… why were there dirty socks in the closet? Oh – and nobody checked the balcony. Someone left his or her water bottle outside. (Management, if you read this: room 739.)
– There was no WIFI in our room. We were so far from the router, it worked maybe 10% of the time. Grrr…

Without a doubt this is the worst Hilton property I have ever stayed at. It started with having to use the room keycard to use the elevator, I could see that security feature being needed if the facility was in a super seedy area of town, but this property is not. Once on the 4^th floor the hallway was musty smelling, dull and kinda dingy, not at all like the clean, fresh well lit Hilton properties I’m am accustomed to. Inside the room the suite was a non suite just a tiny musty single room.
I don’t mean to sound like I should be entitled, but i had to ask for my complimentary waters and never did get offered a comped snack. Usually at Homewood Suites the bottled water and snacks are in the room.
Even though this stay wasn’t horrid, it in no way measured up to the normal Hilton experience.

THE GOOD:
— Great accommodations at this Homewood Suites. They allow you to choose your room in advance while doing an e-​Checkin online, which is awesome.
— I was offered a Gold Elite upgrade to a king suite, which was really nice and made my stay extra enjoyable.
— The breakfasts in the morning are decent, and they switch up the hot foods a bit from day to day.
— I loved how there was always complimentary hot tea, coffee, and water available downstairs. I feel like the value of this should not be underestimated.
— Great location. There’s an abundance of great eateries in the immediate vicinity.
THE BAD:
— Valet pickup always entailed a wait, even when calling in advance from your room. We were always told there would be a 10 minute-​ish wait, but then there would be another 5 – 10 minute wait afterwards in addition.
— One day during our weekend stay, the housekeeping skipped over our room. We had left at 11AM and come back at 2PM to find that it was not made up. We called the front desk and requested housekeeping. We left again and came back at 7PM and found it was still not made up. We called the front desk again and they said housekeeping had left for the day, and instead offered to bring up towels/​supplies for us, which we accepted.
Overall, I’d happily come back to stay here again next time I visit Seattle.

We take a family week end in Seattle just before Christmas. For many years, we’ve stayed at two other places but about 5 years ago, we switched to the Homewood. Why?
The suites configuration works the best for the 3 of us, the continental breakfast is very complete and the staff stays ahead of large week end crowds (many families and some youth sports teams who hit the week end buffet like piranha), the suite’s kitchen is handy for late night snacks, keeping wine chilled, snacks and morning coffee, a deep jetted bath tub, the location is a short crawl from the center of shopping and dining, the staff is very friendly and helpful, and we get a decent rate directly or via a travel site.
A great hotel for business travelers during the week and families on the week end. What more could one ask?

You would think that people would be glad you chose their hotel to stay…
The front desk staff all seemed way to pre-​occupied with themselves… The food that they offered was not edible…
People above us were throwing things off their balcony at homeless people… called the front desk…“sorry mam there isn’t anything we can do.”

Nice and clean. Located close to the Convention center and downtown, this hotel is very nice. The suites are huge and there’s plenty of room to hang out in the living room… bedroom and bathroom are not very large but decent size. Got a nice room with a balcony, facing the city. Nice.
Breakfast was very tasty… crispy and crunchy hash brown patties, sausage links and scrambled eggs… The fruit was a bit bland (bananas and apples).
Gym is kind of small, about 4 – 5 machines, but… heck…when in WA state… get outdoors… it’s so beautiful and green !!
Staff is friendly and very organized. I would stay here again !
Parking is valet only. $ 34/​day at the time I write this.

Food options for breakfast and dinner were awful at best.
The front desk staff was unpleasant to terrible at times without even so much as a smile on their faces 99% of the time.
Wifi was sketchy requiring a new sign on at random times.
We’ve stayed at half a dozen Homewoods that were 100 times better than this, so we know they can do better.

Homewood Suites was an awesome place to stay on my short visit to headquarters. It’s conveniently located between the Downtown core and Capitol Hill. Check-​in was straightforward. The hotel room was very clean every day, and the best part was that it was quiet the entire time. Housekeeping never woke me up in the morning, like some other hotels that I’ve stayed at in the area.
The hotel room includes a kitchen with a fridge, sink, dishwasher, microwave, cutlery, cups and dishes. I only used the fridge while I was there. I really like that I can keep food in the fridge for snacks. The living area has a flat-​screen TV, but so does the bed room. The bathroom included french-​milled bath soaps, including mini bottles of lotion, shampoo, and conditioner from Neutrogena. The A/​C kept me cool during the evenings, though housekeeping leaves the window open all afternoon. The wifi was really good. I didn’t have problems with the speed, though only one device can connect (it refused to let me connect an additional device for the same room).
The hotel offers free continental breakfast from 7:00am-9:30am, which was hit or miss. The first day I was there, the food wasn’t that good (the hash browns were too hard), but the food was really good the other days afterward. Breakfast includes hot options, usually eggs and sausage, but also includes things like milk and cereal and bagels. Beverages include hot coffee, orange juice, tea, etc. There is also free dinner from 5:00pm-7:00pm from Monday through Thursday. I was never around to try it.
Overall, I was impressed with my stay at Homewood Suites. I will gladly stay here again.

This hotel is located in a pretty great location. Very close to the downtown, right next to the convention center, and a short monorail ride to the Space Needle.
As for the rooms they were simple but clean. They didn’t have all the energy savings bells and whistles that some of the more modern hotels in the area have.
The other bonus point is the free hot dinner they serve every night. Free booze too!
I didn’t have many interactions with the staff, but they seemed friendly.
There is a pretty significant homeless population in the area, so just keep an eye out if walking home late at night.

This location was very easy to get to from Seattle-​Tacoma International Airport via public transportation. Just hop on the Light Rail to the Westlake Station & then it’s just a few blocks to the hotel.
Normally when I’m searching for hotels to stay, I tend to lean towards the ones that offer complimentary breakfast. Who doesn’t love free breakfast! There’s free dinner also, but we didn’t check that out.
The staffs were very friendly & informative. If you arrive very late to the hotel, you have to use your room key to get in. Also, you need your room key when you get onto the elevator.
Our room had a microwave and full size fridge. That’s always a plus when you bring back leftovers! We stayed here for 3 nights & I have no complaints. We also went to the outdoor pool & game room just to check it out. I would stay here again.
Located right next to the Convention Center. The hotel was a nice walk to Pike Place Market and was a half hour stroll to the Space Needle.

This has been our home away from home a few times when we were in the city.
Check out my pics from our last stay. (see below)
Here are the reasons I LOVE THIS PLACE:
Our room had a full kitchen in it. All plates, utensils, pots/​pans, plastic BPA free containers for leftovers, towels… everything…
They offer a full breakfast which we don’t eat most items but to have extra fruit and juices to what we stocked in the kitchen was nice.
Every night they had dinner and wine/​beer service in the lobby kitchen area. We mostly go to dinner but to have a fresh salad bar and some random wedges etc to snack on or just have a light dinner was very nice.
On the dinner schedule that was magnet onto the fridge in our room said that they offered veggie burgers! I was not really surprised because it’s Seattle but wow! I called the front desk to ask if they had eggs or dairy and they transferred me to the kitchen! When in touch with the kitchen the man said that «oh no worries we serve Hilary’s!» WHAT?! :))))))))
I love how our suite had a large balcony. The sound from the door to the balcony was very soundproof so it was quiet outside and of course LOUD out :)
They cleaned up dishes and ran the dishwasher everyday.
The first day we arrived we made a grocery list and the next day at lunch all of our grocery list was put away and picked up. Yes, they went to Whole Foods for us.
I love the lobby and it’s decorated soo cute. And the room décor was ok. The views outside were very nice so who cares. It’s new, plain and clean.
The front desk people. They are AMAZING. I have never experienced this kind of professional manner unless it’s from an all inclusive Butler situation. They really bend over backwards.
The last stay the bellman held our luggage while we ran to Café Flore before heading to the airport and when we returned he remembered us by name when we returned. He then offered us there car service and they took us to the airport!!! Now that is service.
Tip these people, double tip these people, triple tip these people… I know we did. They deserve it.