Originally Posted by
El_Chiflero
I'll be visiting Seattle for the weekend of 8/13 Fri-Sun. My normal go to would be to try the W Seattle as I've never been but wanted to get a sense of what would be good alternatives. Most of the hotels seem to be in the $250-$350 range per night.
The AAA rate at the Sheraton/Renaissance/W is usually somewhere around $180/night. These are the three I'd recommend staying at (in the order listed).
Of the downtown properties, the Sheraton has the best location (2 blocks from Westlake Station) in terms of access to touristy stuff, food, transit, etc.
Rooms at the Renaissance are nice, but awkwardly placed at the top of a hill overlooking the freeway. I've never stayed in the W, but I'm told the rooms are pretty similar in quality to the Ren. The location is slightly better, but not Sheraton level good.
Westin rooms are a bit dated -- I put some family up there recently and they disliked it (also they're not doing regular housekeeping). I would not recommend.