Lotte Hotel Seattle

The room was clean but the mirrors, and there were a lot of them, were filthy.

The Hotel Lotte in Seattle is a nice four star hotel, but a little weird. It's located within the middle section of a large office building in downtown, occupying only floors 4-16. The lobby isn't on the first floor, but on the 16th along with the restaurant, and all the rooms are on floors below this. The service was great and our room was very clean, but I did notice a bit of a musty smell on some towels. However, my nose is very sensitive to this and my wife didn't really notice. The bigger issue I had was with the functionality of the room which seemed to be compromised in the name of art and style. There are mirrors everywhere except where you need them most, above the bathroom sink. Instead, there's a large window that opens up to the rest of the room. I'm not sure why you'd ever need this. To shave or put in contact lenses, you have to use a small countertop mirror (non-illuminated) that you have to bend down to use. The lights in the room are integrated into two wall panels near the entrance and night stand which let you control them remotely, but I could not figure out how to turn on just the hall lights without the other lights in the room. There just doesn't seem to be enough buttons to cover every combination of lights. We also had an issue with our shower faucet being stuck on scalding hot, but I don't know if this was an isolated or common occurrence. The restaurant food, service, and view were excellent, and the business center useful.

the staff was amazing and went above and beyond in every way. Bed is comfortable. Hotel is beautiful and clean & the breakfast was absolutely delicious with a beautiful view. Would definitely recommend

everything was amazing; will definitely stay again. staff was super attentive.