Forever in Seattle

Sorry, been busy and thought I had replied! In short, I stayed 3 nights, and would go back.

The hotel had only been open for a month the staff said, and had their first full occupancy weekend, but they already are into the swing of things. It is located in a busy residential neighborhood, so the food and bar options near by are more aimed at the locals.
There are 4 rooms per floor, with I think it was 10 floors of rooms. 2 rooms face the front of the hotel and have views of the public garden over the road and water. The back 2 rooms from what I could tell look into the back of buildings on the same block. The top rooms might have more of a view. As per the hotel photos, there is a decent gym and outside Jacuzzi, which had opening hours listed, so I doubt you can use it for a midnight party.

Their restaurant is open for dinner and breakfast. The kitchen is open plan, which is pretty cool, and I think I counted 10 tables, and one large table with stools, made from one solid piece of tree trunk that I would love to have in my house! I didn't have dinner, but looked at the menu and it was simple with around 6 options - I was really tempted to try it on my last night, but I felt I couldn't miss out of trying the national dish. Breakfast was a decent buffet spread of local options, along with menu options that cost extra (only the buffet was the gold/diamond included breakfast, but did include eggs cooked to order).

The rooms were nice, but with parquetry floors, I would say it will be a bit noisy if someone is above you walking around in hard soled shoes, or dropping things. The TV had a lack of English channels, just BBC News, and one or 2 US ones. All the staff were friendly and helpful, and as I said at the start, I would stay there again, especially over the Garden Inn, as I rated this one higher for location and the restaurant. The Garden Inn area has more in the way of restaurant and bar options, due to the shopping mall and office blocks next door, but it isn't that far away by taxi, or walk able if you want to build up an appetite. As a Diamond they did give me a room upgrade (front rooms with a view), some welcome drinks, which from memory was wine or spirits, and a plate of snacks and fruit juice in my room.