First the good news. We felt the location was great. My wife ran in the morning on the U Wash campus and it's beautiful. The library reading room there is amazing -- rivals NYC's public library. Lots of small restaurants nearby (NEVER have seen so many Asian type places in such close proximity -- e.g. literally two Vietnamese cafes a door apart). Trip into the city is easy and hotel has a free shuttle which we used one day. Very friendly and helpful staff. Free and easy parking, which is great. The art deco look is a little odd and strained at points, but I warmed up to it. The only bad news really is that our room, by the outside stairs, was itty bitty. Pay a little more for a larger room. It had one office-type chair, no light by the bed (in fact the only light was a lamp on the desk, so impossible to read in bed unless you move the lamp, which we did). Bathroom is so small that you can barely stand in it and close the door. But it was QUIET, which is a must for me and worth a lot. For the money, all in all, I can't complain too much.
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