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What is your IHG Rewards Club status?
Platinum.

Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Very much so.

Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Booked King, requested upper floor. Given King on floor 32 of 33 (executive floor with club access incl. breakfast and evening appetizers).

How are the rooms?
Chic, highly functional room with everything a savvy traveler needs.

How is the exec. lounge?
Loud and cramped. OK appetizer selection. Drinks full price ($8 bottled beer). Only used once. Many came in and walked right out.

What was good and what was bad?
Good:
+ Well-trained, professional front desk staff
+ Stylish room with attractive work desk area, proper work chair, large HD TV, convenient outlets and hookups, large plasma with a nice HD menu, comfortable ottoman, fridge, robe, safe, chic artwork etc.
+ Awesome bed, quality linens, useful sleeping kit
+ Beautiful bathroom, well lit, quality toiletries, hot water in seconds, plush towels
+ Quiet and efficient A/C unit kept the room comfortable
+ Amazing view of Seattle from upper floor rooms

Bad:
- Cramped and loud exec. lounge with average appetizer assortment and full bar prices for alcohol
- Elevators pretty much always require a short wait and one must be perceptive and look around large pillars (odd design)
- Steep walks back to hotel

Value for $ or IHG Rewards Club Points? Would you return?
Relative to other 3.5 star hotels in Seattle, $349 is in the summer is about right. Interestingly, Seattle hotel prices rival or surpass those of Manhattan in the summer months.