We really enjoyed Seattle. The Westin is located smack in the middle of downtown within walking distance of Pioneer Square, Pike's Market, the Waterfront District, Pacific Science Center and both Qwest and Safeco fields. The free buses downtown can take care of everything else. The folks are friendly and the air is clean. The Westin staff in particular were very helpful. They also have an indoor pool that isn't amazing, but sufficient. The hotel's restaraunt (Coldwater Grill) is overrated, though. Otherwise you can't go wrong there.

We found a great deal on the Westin website when we booked our trip—stay 3 nights, get one free. This was our first experience with a Starwood hotel, and we were quite pleased.

This hotel is in a great location, just a few blocks from Pike Place Market, the Washington State Convention Center, shopping areas, and one block from the Monorail (which gets you to Seattle Center, where the Space Needle and The Experience Music Project are located).

The Westin is comprised of two towers. The North Tower is the one closest to the Space Needle, which we had a great, unobstructed view of. We also had partial views of Pugent Sound.

Our king room had a couch, chair, and a desk. The style was contemporary in calming earth tones: dark and light greens, and browns. The Westin claims they have "Heavenly Beds" and we would have to agree. While the mattress was a bit too firm for my usual taste, my husband thought it was just perfect. I loved the crisp white linens, they were high-quality and were very comfortable to curl up in.

The bathroom was larger than most, and continued the same earth tone color scheme. The Westin also claims a "Heavenly Bath". While I wouldn’t necessarily call it heavenly, I consider it one of the nicer hotel bathrooms I’ve been in. The bathtub was a bit over sized and the curtain was on a curved rod, which provided more elbowroom in the shower. The double shower head was a nice touch.

The room was clean and quiet. There was a mini-bar in the room; as expected, the prices were quite high. There were treats in the room (chocolate chip cookies, dried fruit mix, and nuts) that were not in the mini-bar, but they were on the price list—they aren’t complementary! The coffee in the room was free.

The Concierge was quite helpful, making restaurant suggestions and reservations for us. There are several personnel at the desk, but sometimes there is a line to get service.

We ate breakfast at the hotel restaurant, Coldwater Bar & Grill, twice. The staff was friendly and apologetic when things took longer than expected. One time our waitress gave us our drinks for free due to a "long" wait that really didn’t seem that long to us. The food was standard breakfast. A continental buffet is available on the weekdays, with a full breakfast buffet on the weekend. They have a variety of á la carte dishes.

There is also a café on site, the Fifth Corner Café, offering pastries, beverages, and a few hot items for your breakfast and lunch on the go.

Starting this month, all Westin hotels in the U.S. and Canada are smoke-free.

The Westin Seattle has a great location, views, service, and accommodations. There is no doubt we will seek out Westin hotels in the future.

The room was nice-huge bathroom, gorgeous view with wrap-around windows. We kept the drapes open the whole trip. Also the gourmet coffee in the room was re-stocked every day. It was a great stay.

The room was great. Small but very comfortable. The "Heavenly bed" was fabulous and comfortable just like home. We had a coffeeemaker too. The location was pretty good, near shopping. It was a little bit of a hike to Pioneer Square and Pike''s Market, but doable. The hotel has a Roy''s Restaurant.