Hotel Theodore

Nice hotel, but they allow smoking in the non-smok

I enjoy the charm of older hotels and this one fit the bill. I paid $120 including tax through Kayak. The location is excellent. There’s a lot of variation in the room sizes. My son and daughter-in-law were at first assigned to a room so tiny that they could hardly walk around the bed, but they asked for a larger one and were assigned a very nice room with lots of space and a large sofa. My room was large with two queen beds and a love seat. The beds and pillows were great!

I read the signs about saving energy, so hung up my towels and bathmat to keep them from being washed every day but I guess the housekeeping staff couldn’t read and replaced them every day anyway! Our big problem was the smokers!! I spent some time in my son’s large room, and was nearly knocked over by the strong smell of smoke in the hall. We complained to the front desk numerous times, and they kept saying that they would handle it and let us know, but it never improved. The first evening, after hours of smoke, we finally smelled some air freshener spray trying to cover the odor. We were told that a flight crew were the culprits, but they were obviously not told to leave if they were going to smoke, since it happened again the next day. My son and his wife were offered another room for their last night, but that’s a major pain to move. It’s hard to believe that a hotel cannot handle law-breakers in their establishment!

Great Location!

Beautiful room. Stores and bars all around. Close to the bus stop and light rail.

The elevators were small and only two for 20 floors and no pool.

Hotel was very clean. We had five rooms, two of them were not ready when we checked in and the staff was very quick to give the guys two MUCH nicer and bigger rooms in response. Overnight parking may have been a little spendy but it seemed very fair to not have to hunt through downtown for a better deal (and to have the car in an accessible location). It was very easy to get to our meeting in Queen Anne and then very easy to walk through the city when the work day was over. I would definitely stay here next time I am in the city for a fun weekend.