Hotel Theodore

I recently stayed at your hotel for a week to attend a conference.

At the first night, I was hit with a strong smell of cigarette smoke in the room. This smell was so strong that it made it difficult for me to fall asleep until around 2 PM. I complained to the hotel staff about the smell, but he seemed unconcerned and simply stated carelessly that the smell was from the wood grill in the restaurant and there was nothing he could do because its restarant issue. He offered to subtract the destination fee from my bill as compensation, but I noticed that this fee was still charged after I checked out.

My room was located next to the roof of the restaurant, and the smell of smoke was coming up from the fan on the roof. I tried to open the windows to air out the room, but more smell came in. I eventually found a blind that I could close to keep the smell from coming into the room, but I had to purchase a scent diffuser to help mask the odor.

In addition to the smoke smell, the room was also very small and did not have a desk. This made it difficult for me to work in the room.

Overall, I was disappointed with my stay at your hotel and would not recommend it to others.

I will try to just keep it to the facts, so you can decide which thing matters more.

First, the good. The location is great. It was within walking distance of the Link light rail, buses, and most everything we wanted to see. There are lots of good restaurants nearby and just a short walk down to the waterfront and Pike Place market.

Second, the okay. The staff seemed very nice in our few interactions. The only head scratcher for me was upon arriving I asked for a recommendation for a good place to eat nearby (told him I was looking for good, but not fancy) his first suggestion...The Cheesecake Factory. I knew then we were probably on our own. Turns out, there are lots of good places around, I just hoped the man at the front desk might be a good place for a quality suggestion.

Third, the bad. The room is small. I mean, really, really small. The Deluxe is advertised as 165-250, we must have gotten a 165. There was enough room to walk around the bed, but you had to be careful not to knock the TV off the wall. All of this is not too bad, we didn't go to Seattle to lounge in the room. However, it was a pain to not have a single thing to even put a suitcase on. The bed was also quite uncomfortable. This may be because we recently got a mattress that we love, but this one was not good. I did wake up sore a couple of the mornings. The worst of all when it came to the size of the room, however, was the bathroom. The toilet was, without exaggeration, 3 inches from the glass wall of the shower. This is exceptionally uncomfortable.

So, I guess it depends on where you put your value if this Hotel would be worth it for you. I do not foresee staying here again.

We won't be staying here again. The lobby has a strong incense smell that The hotel says is the open fire grill they must have on 24/7 because the smell is 24/7. I had coughing fits it was so bad. Our room was on the 15th floor and there is still a cigarette smell. After one night of sleep I ended up with an inflamed throat. It hurt so bad, especially when I tried to swallow. The windows don't open to let in fresh air. Within 24 hours of checking out my throat was back to normal, so I know the air quality was so bad it was hazardous. The bathroom was tiny and there isn't a fan. The only good thing about the hotel was the staff.

The location is great and they are undergoing renovations in the lobby which was not a big deal. However, we stayed 3 nights were promised a breakfast bag every morning and we opted out of room service for a $15.00 mini bar credit. We Didn't receive a breakfast bag the whole time we were there, even though I called down to the desk and they assured us they would bring it up and they charged me for the mini bar. We ate one snickers bar worth $2.50 and they charged us $4 and some change. I know it's only a couple of dollars but I HATE that I was told one thing and they did another. I would NOT recommend this hotel to anyone traveling to Seattle. For the price you pay you can find a better stay somewhere else.