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Fairmont Olympic Hotel

Name: Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Address: 411 University Street, Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States
Telephone: 206-621-1700

Downtown Seattle’s recently refreshed grande dame

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Since 1924, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle’s opulent Italian Renaissance-style facade has stood sentinel over the city’s ever-evolving downtown district. Once a hub for Seattle society, the luxury hotel has played host to a century’s worth of ...

Our Inspector's Highlights

Centrally located downtown, the Seattle hotel offers an elegant stay within arm’s reach of notable attractions like Pike Place Market, the Seattle Art Museum and the waterfront’s Great Wheel.
The newly refurbished Olympic Bar is a stylish spot for sipping on pre-dinner cocktails or afternoon tea sweetened with honey from the hotel’s own rooftop hive.
Stylish accommodations provide nods to the Seattle hotel’s history in the form of tufted headboards and wingback armchairs, infused with a sleek gray and turquoise color palette.
Open since 2011, PENELOPE and The Beauty Bar is a downtown Seattle spa and med spa built around results you can actually see. Think Biologique Recherche facials, HydraFacial, XERF™ Korean skin tightening, Morpheus8 and PRX Derm Perfexion, plus massage, lymphatic treatments and waterless manicures and pedicures. It’s a polished, welcoming spot with top-notch service and technology-driven treatments tailored to you.
Matching the art deco design of the lobby, The George is a stylish brasserie-style space showcasing seasonal Pacific Northwest seafood, aged meats and produce. For a taste of history, head to Shuckers (one of the city’s oldest oyster bars) housed in a 1930s-era haberdashery.

The Look

Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle’s newly refurbished lobby bar is a chic time capsule of Roaring ’20s nostalgia. Black-and-white marble floors, plush velvet settees, dark wood paneling and shiny brass accents offer a stylish reminder of the luxury hotel’s heyday.
Anchoring the hotel’s refreshed lobby, The Olympic Bar draws inspiration from the property’s original maritime theme. An ever-rotating wooden installation above the bar was designed to resemble an antique ship, a parallel made even more apparent with the use of burlap sails and rope in the kinetic design.
Take some time to stroll the mezzanine level, where an array of historic documents provided by the University of Washington highlight the Seattle hotel’s 100-year history. Among the artifacts are a 1925 expense report, daily room rate ledger and restaurant menu showing afternoon tea priced at 75 cents.
Throughout the refurbishment, designers repurposed as much of the building’s original material as possible. When hand-laid Italian marble was uncovered after the carpeting was removed from the grand staircase, they chose to repair and refinish the original material rather than install new flooring.

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