!–paging_filter–pemstrongLocation:/strong/em Downtown, 1007 First Ave.; 866.850.1155; a href=”http://www.alexishotel.com” target=”_blank”alexishotel.com/abrbremstrongNumber of rooms: /strong/em121 guestrooms, including eight specialty suites (including one suite with a wood-burning fireplace)brbremstrongRates (ranges):/strong/em $195 to $595 for a standard room/p
pemstrongPool:/strong/em No/p
pemstrongFitness center: /strong/emSmall 24-hour on-site fitness center; private steam room also available/p
pemstrongSpa:/strong/em Chroma Salon.Spa, full-service salon using Aveda products/p
pemstrongRestaurant/room service/Hotel bar:/strong/em The recently (2014) refurbished and expanded Bookstore Bar Café—think: cozy library with a brilliant whiskey selection—is as much a lively neighborhood hub as a refuge for hotel guests, especially during the four-hour daily happy hour from 2 to 6 p.m. The kitchen provides 24-hour room-service, including a fried chicken with masa waffles and gravy that is the sort of carbo-comfort treat you crave when far from home./p
pemstrongParking:/strong/em Valet: $42, with in-out privileges; 50 percent off for hybrid vehicles./p
pemstrongProximity to downtown:/strong/em In the south-end of downtown; easy walking access to the Seattle Art Museum, Pike Place Market, the Waterfront and Pioneer Square/p
pemstrongQuick look:/strong/em The tasteful furnishings and muted tones on the creamy to cocoa scale provide a subdued but elegant backdrop for lots of one-of-a-kind details—art curated by the Seattle Art Museum, quirky artifacts (including a guitar signed by Coldplay during its 2008 tour), and exposed original brick walls. There’s also plenty of history here. Located in the 1901 Globe Building that housed the Alaska Gold Standard Mining offices during the Klondike Gold Rush, The Alexis is on the National Register of Historic Places./p
pemstrongGuests: /strong/emThis is where creative types with deep pockets (we’re thinking suites here) and an abhorrence of the pack stay, and more than a few stars, including Rhianna, Nicki Minaj, Kiefer Sutherland and Kathy Griffin have stayed here./p
pemstrongLobby: /strong/emPure boutique—usually quiet, except during the daily complimentary wine reception from 5 to 6 p.m./p
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pemstrongService:/strong/em Attentive./p
pemstrongCleanliness: /strong/emGood./p
pemstrongRoom size/décor: /strong/emRunning from 300 to 800 square feet (and a 1,225-square foot suite), rooms are spacious, although sometimes, as in the case of the large suites, strangely configured, and there’s not much in the way of views throughout./p
pstrongemBedding: /em/strongFrette linens and goose-down comforters./p
pemstrongBath products:/strong/em C.O. Bigelow/p
pemstrongIn-room coffee:/strong/em Keurig in the room; tea and Starbucks coffee in the lobby in the morning/p
pemstrongimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/hennajoe_alexis.jpg” style=”float: left; margin: 10px;” height=”262″ width=”350″Pets:/strong/em Pets are welcome! A signature of the Kimpton line—guest dogs’ names are emblazoned on a chalkboard near the entrance, and a full water bowl and biscuit bowl are available in the lobby. We heard talk of a mascot dog; though he or she wasn’t in evidence./p
pemstrongOther amenities:/strong/em In-room spa treatments; free loaner bikes; goldfish in your room (part of the famed “guppy love” program for folks home-sick for pets); and in-room yoga, which translates to a yoga mat in every room room, and, on request, a workout towel and bottled water delivered to the room for a yoga channel workout./p
pemstrongWireless:/strong/em $12.99/per day./p
pemstrongNoise: /strong/emDead quiet in our room off the mostly-pedestrian alley./p