I stayed at Alexis for business for two days this week.

The hotel is in a great location downtown, which made it very easy to walk around and explore. The decor is very modern. The room was clean which is something I am very particular about. Nice touch with the Aveda toiletries in the bathroom.

No complaints about the service. Overall friendly staff.

I definitely plan to stay there from now on when visiting Seattle.

I highly recommend this hotel.

Our stay at the Alexis was overall, good. Because we are a HUGE fan of modern hotels, and are in the design industry ourselves, we found the Alexis to be somewhat aesthetically pleasing. It was funny, we stayed directly across from Hotel 1000--where we stayed the year prior when visiting Seattle.

The rooms were nice and warm and we had a great view from our windows of Downtown Seattle. The bathroom was cute, but offered minimal space for toiletries and the toilet was too weird and slow--not good. The beds were indeed, comfortable, the art on the walls were a plus, the warm and modern colors throughout the hotel added a nice touch to some art deco pieces.

The fitness center was a disappointment, as they only have about 3 cardio machines and some dumbells. When we went to work out, a mother and daughter had set their ellipticals for an hour, so it gave us zero chance to work out there. But the great thing is because of this, we took a run in the city--absolutely wonderful. It was cold and sprinkling, but so, so romantic and exhilarating all at the same time!

The staff, although nice (Especially our bell hops and doormen--thanks for all the help and last minute late restaurant and bar recommendations guys--they were fabulous places!) were not as warm as we expected them to be--which was a disappointment. I think it was just those within our age group (late 20s) that acted "too cool" for us with a hint of attitude--sighing as we ask an obvious common tourist question. However, some of the slightly older staff was very nice. Regardless of the attitude we got from a couple of people at different times, they weren't mean, just not very friendly, kind of hipster wannabes.

Honestly, I rate mostly on service. When I'm spending several nights and hundreds of dollars at the bar, I expect at least a warm smile and greeting when I'm at the front desk asking a few touristy questions. We got attitude a lot of the times, with the exception from the doormen and bell hops, of course. They were the MOST helpful and very nice. I mean, you can't beat both men opening the doors for you immediately after your run.

We didn't get a chance to try the library bistro (we were visiting family most of the time and trying other fine dining establishments that we had on our agenda--we're huge food lovers), but as I mentioned earlier, we did spend a pretty penny at the bookstore bar every night we stayed--the wine selection was Okay, but they do have a full bar for some decent cocktails.

I don't know if I would stay at the Alexis again just because of the toilets in the bathroom, but since we are a huge fan of the Klimpton hotels, I will definitely try a few others. Boutique hotels often offer a unique experience, however, as mentioned before, the lack of warmth and friendliness by the front desk staff is what puts me on the fence about possibly staying here again the next time I'm in beautiful Seattle. Besides that, everyone else was quite accommodating, maybe we just caught a few people on their bad days...but regardless.

The Alexis is also moderately priced, which is good.

This hotel is part of the Kimpton chain which runs hotels that are all individually unique and have some quirkiness designed into the hotel.

The Room: Good size for a downtown hotel. Extremely clean with modern furnishings etc that were all in great shape. Mini-bar was stocked with some unusual snacks and there was a fridge for the cold items with a bit of extra room to chill your own bottle of wine. The bathroom was clean as well with Aveda ammenities, fluffy towels and cheetah print bathrobes. (maybe the other rooms have other exotic animal robes?) The room was also blissfully quiet, despite being on the corner of 1st & Madison. The room windows opened side for fresh air. Could be a hazard if you are staying in a room with little kids who would easily fit through the opening.

The service: Wine reception from 5-6 pm in the lobby was nice. The valet/bellmen were super friendly and helpful. The ladies at the front desk were not as friendly as I would have expected -almost to the point of indiffernce. They might be better suited to occupations that don't include working with people.

The Location: This place is about 1/2 way between pioneer square and pike place market. It's close to the waterfront and the Seattle Art Museum and Beniroya Hall. I can't think of a more convienent location for an out of towner.

I was looking for somewhere special to stay for a couple of nights in Seattle and picked The Alexis. I had read the reviews about building work and contacted the hotel about it. They confirmed that the work would be finished before I arrived so I booked a room.
I booked a spa suite and it was great with a huge bath in a massive bathroom. The room had a comfortable bed and a nice amount of space.
We arrived late in the evening and we asked concierge for a suggestion for getting a pizza or similar and they suggested we order a takeout and get it delivered to the room which we did. Nice of the hotel to allow food in to the room when the restaurant was closed.
Brunch was tasty in the Library Bistro, the Breakfast menu was less inspiring.
The hotel is a lot of fun, drawing on the table, painting postcards in the evening at the wine reception. The staff were all lovely and I enjoyed the stay very much.
For the price of the suite perhaps some breakfast could be included or maybe a small selection of drinks in the room, even just bottles of water rather than high priced mini bar produce but these are minor grumbles I have with most hotels.