For frame of reference, I stayed a single night in a Parlor Suite with the Adjoining Room to form a two-bedroom suite.
As for the experiece, I have a few complaints. Although they may seem relatively minor, I feel that when a hotel bills itself as "Seattle's Premier Luxury Destination" and charges accordingly, the experience really should be very hassle-free.
OBJECTIVE COMPLAINTS
The bathroom door in the suite was jammed shut and it took 3 calls to the front desk and an hour and a half before it was fixed.
Burned out lightbulbs in several lamps.
Ice - I don't mind getting ice myself, but they don't have ice machines so you have to have room service deliver it and it took, on average, about 30 minutes for ice delivery.
Checkin was a 4pm, but the room was not ready until 5.
I was billed more than the rate at which I reserved the room.
SUBJECTIVE COMPLAINTS
Personally, I felt like the decor was that kind of modern that borders on tacky. Too many different influences and styles. You'd have bamboo and other asian-themed accents, mixed with simple wood and metal scandanavian forms, mixed with garrish patterns, mixed with abstact expressionistic paintings.
The bathtub that fills with a stream of water straight out of the ceiling is really beautiful, but I remember wondering when I saw the picture how they keep water from getting everywhere. They don't. And you end up using half your towels just mopping up the floor.
The "adoining room" suite concept is interesting, but not very good in practice. They really are just two rooms next to one another, which really detracts from the intimacy of sharing a suite with good friends.
COMPLIMENTS
Very friendly staff.
Very comfortable beds and furniture.
Reasonalby priced mini-bar.
OVERALL
Not really worth the price. I'd prefer to stay at the W.
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