"This Philippe Starck-designed hotel occupies 16 floors of the flashy 44-floor F5 tower in the heart of Downtown Seattle. The prime location means that nearly everything is walking distance, including the iconic Pike Place Market. Floor-to-ceiling windows with sprawling views of Elliott Bay make the rooms feel even bigger than they are—large, for a city hotel. Charlotte restaurant, on the 16th floor of the hotel, offers the imagined idyll of Northwest food: Alaskan halibut, king salmon, and Dungeness crab. The drinks, including a stellar list of toast-worthy sparkling wines, live up to the luxury billing—and affordably so during the happy hour on Tuesday through Saturday afternoons." - Jessica Voelker, Naomi Tomky
Lara Swimmer
