Completed our first stay at the Olive 8 over the weekend. 2x rooms with our family, one on points and one on the "family plan" reduced cash rate.

The most notable change from previous reviews is that now Tidal+ is open 7-days a week for breakfast, so Globalist breakfast options are now either the bagel shop, or Tidal+.

Breakfast Experience
Tidal+ breakfast feels like a restaurant going through growing pains. The menu looks fairly good, but we had service issues both mornings with orders coming out wrong, service taking 30+ minutes between ordering and getting our food, and some dishes coming out completely cold by the time they were served. The restaurant wasn't at more than 50% capacity either morning. If it hadn't been free globalist breakfast, I wouldn't have come back the 2nd day.

If these are growing pains that get worked out in the coming weeks, I don't doubt it could become a good restaurant. As it is now, it's at least a roll of the dice, and if you're paying for your breakfast, there are much better places to eat nearby in Seattle.

On the flipside, we received globalist breakfast benefits for all guests staying in both of our rooms, something that Hyatts typically provide, but isn't strictly in the T&C for a 2nd room on a globalist reservation.

Other Things
As another review mentioned, the "thankyouforbeingaglobalist" and overview of benefits at checkin were quite rushed. I had to look up the "Destination Fee" benefits afterwords to make sure I understood them.

I did appreciate (though, would have been annoyed if I'd had to pay $25/day for it) the $15/day (use it or lose it every day) credit at Tidal+, that we used for a drink both evenings of our stay. The cocktails were better and more creative than typical hotel bar fare, and at ~$15/ea, not too exorbitant, at least by "Seattle Hotel Bar" standards (we recently stayed at the Lotte where they're mostly in the $25+ range). The bartender on our first night seemed to take his cocktail crafting seriously. Beer and wine by the glass were decently priced as well, and there's a dessert menu served 'till closing time that non-drinkers and those with a sweet tooth might enjoy.

Globalist valet parking was nice.

The exercise room seemed well-equipped, and wasn't crowded on either morning we were in there. We didn't use the spa or locker room - tried to check it out one morning when it was supposed to be open, but couldn't get the door to open, and didn't care enough to go bother anyone about it.

The pool looks nice, but is much more of a lap pool than a "let your kids blow off some steam" pool.

Overall
In terms of facilities and public spaces, I'd probably put the Olive 8 a little ahead of the Regency across the street. It feels a little more intimate, and a little more luxurious and less business'ey. But, in my (admittedly quite small) sample size, I've gotten a suite upgrade 0% of the times I've stayed at the Olive 8, and 100% of the (3) times I've stayed at the Regency. So, I'd probably pick the Regency if prices/rates were the same on that note alone. Plus, the high floor rooms at the Regency tend to have killer views.

Nothing particularly disappointing (apart from breakfast service), nothing particularly outstanding either. A solid option in Seattle for the right price as a globalist. If I was a non-globalist and/or not using points I'd probably pick a FHR-or-similar rate that included similar benefits at the Fairmont or Lotte, which often have similar cash prices.