What you will like:
--The Arctic Club is just full of character. Once an exclusive Seattle men's club, this grand and quirky historic building has a glorious walrus-tusked exterior, public spaces with charm and detail (even elevator landings have marble floors), interesting guest rooms, and a grand domed main ballroom. One of a kind.
--Guest rooms feature large windows, great beds with amazing linens, and interesting bathrooms. The building's layout makes for unique floorplans of varying sizes. There are some welcome details here, from French press for coffee in room (I've never seen this before in a hotel room) to a CD player. Bathroom was roomy, but standard in features. These accommodations are solid and quiet.
--Light rail/bus tunnel is across the street, so transit to airport is very convenient.
--Those famed DoubleTree cookies (which should be more numerous)
What you might not much care for:
--The rate on my king bedded room was $309 for my July stay. And note to DoubleTree management and the owners of this hotel--there is no way, no how that this is a $309 a night experience. My TripAdvisor score of this hotel would have been higher, but for the high rate that markedly reduces the value of this enjoyable property.
--The hotel's location just north of Pioneer Square is slightly off center for some downtown attractions, and a bit quiet at night or on weekends when the largely office building centered neighborhood goes empty.
--The guestrooms' French press notwithstanding, the hotel should have a complimentary coffee station set up in the lobby each morning--particularly at these prices. I raised this with the front desk staff as I left, and was told that a prior attempt to do this attracted too many homeless Seattleites from the surrounding neighborhood. It is disconcerting that the hotel has such security lapses and can't figure out a way around this.
In summary, The Arctic Club is a very enjoyable hotel, but not a property that warrants $300+ nightly rates.
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