Pros

  • Iconic Seattle hotel built in 1909 with old world romance and hipster vibes
  • Quiet and pleasant location on the top of First Hill
  • Ten- to 15-minute walk to Capitol Hill, shopping, and monorail to the Space Needle
  • Elegant guest rooms with marble bathrooms, plush beds, and 42-inch flat-screen TVs
  • Iconic Fireside Room for cocktails and live music
  • Outdoor garden dining area year-round
  • Dunbar Room serves locally sourced, Pacific Northwest dishes in bistro setting
  • In-house massage service and free 24-hour fitness center
  • Free Wi-Fi throughout
  • Pets are permitted in rooms (for a fee)
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Cons

  • Walks to Pike Place Market and waterfront can take over 20 minutes
  • Breakfast not included
  • Noise can be an issue in street-facing rooms
  • Fee for valet parking
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Bottom Line

Built at the turn of the 20th century, the upscale Hotel Sorrento is an iconic Seattle boutique with 75 elegant, yet understated guest rooms and modern comforts with a dash of hipster charm. The hotel's sumptuous, mahogany-lined interiors recall an earlier era and the popular Fireside Room is a busy local gathering spot for drinks and live music. From its perch atop First Hill, downtown shopping and Capitol Hill dining and nightlife are less than 15 minutes away on foot. Guests looking to stay closer to sights like Pike Place Market may want to try Inn at the Market, an equally trendy choice that's only slightly more expensive.

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Hotel Sorrento

Scene

Landmark Seattle hotel with Old World feel and famous Fireside Room

Set in the genteel First Hill neighborhood, the hotel has long been a cultural and social gathering spot for the city's elite, President William Taft was once a guest, who flocked to the 1909 Italian Renaissance-style building inspired by the Hotel Vittoria in Sorrento, Italy. The sumptuous interiors are filled with Honduras mahogany and also feature oak floors, leather wingback chairs, Art Deco lamps, patterned Turkish kilim pillows, Moroccan tiles, and Oriental rugs. In 2015, the hotel refreshed the public spaces, replaced its venerable Hunt Club restaurant with a modern bistro, Dunbar Room, and added a garden courtyard. The hotel's famous Fireside Room, an elegant lounge with grand piano, fireplace, and live music draws locals and hotel guests, including couples and business travelers who appreciate the hotel's old world charms and subtle hipster aesthetics, like the edgy line drawings in the hallways. 

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Location

Quiet First Hill location near Capitol Hill nightlife, a short walk from city center shopping and dining    

Hotel Sorrento is located in First Hill, a quiet and mostly residential neighborhood with many fine apartment buildings close to the city's main medical area. The popular Town Hall performance venue and the Frye Art Museum's stunning collection are both three blocks away and the hotel is easily accessible from the I-5 freeway, three blocks west. Capitol Hill's restaurants and nightlife are a 10-minute walk northeast of the hotel, as are many city center attractions like the Columbia Center's Sky View Observatory, with panoramic city and Elliott Bay views. The Washington State Convention Center is a five-minute walk northwest while the Westlake Center and monorail to Seattle Center and the Space Needle are 13-minutes away on foot. The Seattle Art Museum is a 15-minute walk west, and it's a five-minute cab ride or 20-minute walk west to the Pike Place Market, which is just east of the Elliott Bay Waterfront, the Great Wheel, and Seattle Aquarium. Sea-Tac International Airport is 20 minutes away by cab or car.

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Rooms

Individually decorated, elegant rooms with plush beds, marble bathrooms, and 42-inch flat-screen TVs    

Spread across seven floors, the hotel's 75 rooms and suites are elegant, understated, and individually decorated with details like carved wood furniture and molding, rich fabrics, contemporary art, upholstered armchairs, dark carpets, and gilt-framed mirrors. The clean and well-lit rooms start at 250 square feet (or 23 square meters), making them spacious by urban standards, with chocolate brown, beige, and slate-blue walls. All rooms come with mini-bars, free Wi-Fi, 42-inch flat-screen TVs with premium cable and HD channels, French press coffeemakers with locally roasted coffee, and plush beds with Sealy Posturepedic mattresses, goose-down pillows, 400-thread-count Egyptian cotton sheets. Carrara marble Bathrooms are clean and well-lit, featuring porcelain pedestal sinks, full-length mirrors, terry cloth bathrobes, and premium Tarocco bath products. The hotel offers several different room categories, including suites with gorgeous Art Nouveu furniture and huge bathrooms. Street facing rooms can be a bit noisy.

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Features

Locally sourced menu at Dunbar Room, elegant Fireside Room lounge, and 24-hour fitness center    

Long a fixture of the Seattle social scene, the hotel's main features revolve around dining and drinking. The Dunbar Room, a new incarnation of the Hunt Club, offers locally sourced, seasonal dishes in a casual, yet refined bistro setting. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, weekend brunch, and limited room service are available and guests can dine in the hotel's garden courtyard year round, though no meals are included with bookings. Guests can also order from the Dunbar's dinner and cocktail menu in the hotel's famous Fireside Room, an elegant wood-paneled space with a grand piano and fireplace that often hosts live music, monthly silent reading parties, and performances. The hotel offers a small, 24-hour fitness center, a barber shop/salon, and a massage room, but there is no pool or spa. The Sorrento also has a dedicated concierge, free shoeshine service, meeting rooms, 24-hour business center, same-day laundry services, free Wi-Fi, and valet parking for a fee. Pets of all sizes, weights, and breeds are permitted in rooms, though fees are attached as well. 

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Things You Should Know About Hotel Sorrento

Also Known As

  • The Sorrento Hotel
  • Sorrento Hotel

Address

900 Madison Street, Seattle, Washington 98104-1234, United States

Website

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Hotel Sorrento

Scene

Landmark Seattle hotel with Old World feel and famous Fireside Room

Set in the genteel First Hill neighborhood, the hotel has long been a cultural and social gathering spot for the city's elite, President William Taft was once a guest, who flocked to the 1909 Italian Renaissance-style building inspired by the Hotel Vittoria in Sorrento, Italy. The sumptuous interiors are filled with Honduras mahogany and also feature oak floors, leather wingback chairs, Art Deco lamps, patterned Turkish kilim pillows, Moroccan tiles, and Oriental rugs. In 2015, the hotel refreshed the public spaces, replaced its venerable Hunt Club restaurant with a modern bistro, Dunbar Room, and added a garden courtyard. The hotel's famous Fireside Room, an elegant lounge with grand piano, fireplace, and live music draws locals and hotel guests, including couples and business travelers who appreciate the hotel's old world charms and subtle hipster aesthetics, like the edgy line drawings in the hallways. 

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Location

Quiet First Hill location near Capitol Hill nightlife, a short walk from city center shopping and dining    

Hotel Sorrento is located in First Hill, a quiet and mostly residential neighborhood with many fine apartment buildings close to the city's main medical area. The popular Town Hall performance venue and the Frye Art Museum's stunning collection are both three blocks away and the hotel is easily accessible from the I-5 freeway, three blocks west. Capitol Hill's restaurants and nightlife are a 10-minute walk northeast of the hotel, as are many city center attractions like the Columbia Center's Sky View Observatory, with panoramic city and Elliott Bay views. The Washington State Convention Center is a five-minute walk northwest while the Westlake Center and monorail to Seattle Center and the Space Needle are 13-minutes away on foot. The Seattle Art Museum is a 15-minute walk west, and it's a five-minute cab ride or 20-minute walk west to the Pike Place Market, which is just east of the Elliott Bay Waterfront, the Great Wheel, and Seattle Aquarium. Sea-Tac International Airport is 20 minutes away by cab or car.

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Rooms

Individually decorated, elegant rooms with plush beds, marble bathrooms, and 42-inch flat-screen TVs    

Spread across seven floors, the hotel's 75 rooms and suites are elegant, understated, and individually decorated with details like carved wood furniture and molding, rich fabrics, contemporary art, upholstered armchairs, dark carpets, and gilt-framed mirrors. The clean and well-lit rooms start at 250 square feet (or 23 square meters), making them spacious by urban standards, with chocolate brown, beige, and slate-blue walls. All rooms come with mini-bars, free Wi-Fi, 42-inch flat-screen TVs with premium cable and HD channels, French press coffeemakers with locally roasted coffee, and plush beds with Sealy Posturepedic mattresses, goose-down pillows, 400-thread-count Egyptian cotton sheets. Carrara marble Bathrooms are clean and well-lit, featuring porcelain pedestal sinks, full-length mirrors, terry cloth bathrobes, and premium Tarocco bath products. The hotel offers several different room categories, including suites with gorgeous Art Nouveu furniture and huge bathrooms. Street facing rooms can be a bit noisy.

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Features

Locally sourced menu at Dunbar Room, elegant Fireside Room lounge, and 24-hour fitness center    

Long a fixture of the Seattle social scene, the hotel's main features revolve around dining and drinking. The Dunbar Room, a new incarnation of the Hunt Club, offers locally sourced, seasonal dishes in a casual, yet refined bistro setting. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, weekend brunch, and limited room service are available and guests can dine in the hotel's garden courtyard year round, though no meals are included with bookings. Guests can also order from the Dunbar's dinner and cocktail menu in the hotel's famous Fireside Room, an elegant wood-paneled space with a grand piano and fireplace that often hosts live music, monthly silent reading parties, and performances. The hotel offers a small, 24-hour fitness center, a barber shop/salon, and a massage room, but there is no pool or spa. The Sorrento also has a dedicated concierge, free shoeshine service, meeting rooms, 24-hour business center, same-day laundry services, free Wi-Fi, and valet parking for a fee. Pets of all sizes, weights, and breeds are permitted in rooms, though fees are attached as well. 

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Amenities

  • Air Conditioner

  • Beauty / Hair Salon

  • Business Center

  • Cable

  • Concierge

  • Dry Cleaning

  • Fitness Center

  • Internet

  • Kids Allowed

  • Laundry

  • Meeting / Conference Rooms

  • Mini Bar (with liquor)

  • Pets Allowed

  • Room Service

  • Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space

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