Metropolitan Tower

We rented an apartment for a week while visiting Seattle. What an awesome experience! We were fortunate enough to be on the penthouse floor so the views were great but the real reason this place gets a five rating is because of the amenities and the concierge team members! Pool table, pool, sauna, library, bbq’s and a really impressive workout room. The concierge team was so friendly and helpful. I’d love to live here!

This is a tough review to write, because I truly enjoyed my lease term at Metropolitan Tower. I’ll divide this review into positives and negatives because they are fairly polarizing…
Positives:
Could be the best location in Seattle. I’ve moved in the city a few times and have many friends throughout the city, and this is as central as you can get, yet still in a quiet area where safety is not a concern. Belltown, Downtown, and Capital Hill are all walking distance.
The amenities are the best I’ve seen. Pool, spa, steam room, sauna, and a plenty large and well maintained fitness center. The common areas are nice as well.
The units are well appointed and the building is quiet.
Unit to unit noise is non-​existent.
The reception staff is amazing. They are friendly, professional, and amazingly helpful.

Negatives:
The leasing staff /​management can be infuriating to work with. I won’t go into much detail but it definitely made leaving this location an easy decision. The management at a complex can make or break the quality of your stay.
The building’s «vibe» can be a bit staid and frumpy.
The 24hr security in the building is nice, but for the most part, was more frustrating for me than the added benefits.
Maintenance staff, while responsive, were frustrating to deal with.
Units feel more like hotel rooms than homes. This can be a matter of personal preference but nothing about the apartments is «inviting.»

Looked at renting here. The other comments seem correct. The dog policy is particularly stupid and annoying. They should change it to no dogs under 35lbs. They’re the ones that misbehave, bark and cause issues.

Have moved 5 apartments in last 4 years, and this was my longest stay for the following reasons:
1) The reception staff out there is really friendly, they are simply awesome.
2) The maintenance requests were promptly handled.
3) Packages were very well kept and never got lost.
4) They were pro-​active in telling residents about scheduled maintenance.
5) Decent gym, well maintained swimming pool, spa and sauna (I think, spa was ONLY closed for 1 week in my 14 months stay).
The only reason I left, cause I could not stand Seattle rain.

We were in the Metropolitan for corporate housing. At first, I thought it was great (the people are nice), but when we started looking for permanent places to live, I wouldn’t even consider it.
–our apartment kept filling with smoke from the neighbors
–when someone came to fix the lock, he watched our TV and left it on
–NOISY NOISY NOISY. The windows are paper-​thin, and the walls aren’t much better. We just couldn’t sleep at all with all the sirens. Note that we were on the 16^th floor facing 7^th. I don’t know if other floors/​facings are better.

Very excited about renting an apartment here but unable to do so because my dog is bigger than the 35-​lb weight limit (he weighs about 60 lbs) — sad, because it’s usually the smaller dogs that are louder (bark more) and cause more disruption than larger dogs, who are often more quiet. I just don’t think a weight restriction makes sense.

22^nd floor with this view. effin’ sick!

My previous review still stands but I’m lowering my rating a bit due to a few minor complaints. The hallway carpets look faded and sad, and there’s a stain outside the garbage room that they tried and failed to remove. Also, due to people not rinsing out their glass before recycling, the plastic bin is super smelly and I asked them to rinse it out, but no progress yet. The pool cues in the billiards room have worn out tips, so you can’t even use them. And just as a personal preference, the beige walls in the public areas are rather boring and the elevator upholstery looks like something only a grandmother could love.
Edit: Within 2 weeks of my most recent review, they have fixed the carpet stain and pool cues. They are quite receptive of feedback. :)