Just minutes from downtown Bellevue, yet reasonably priced. Since I only staid for one night, I didn't use the kitchen, but would consider this a nice-to-have for longer stays. The rooms were well kept, the bathroom was very clean, and the bed was comfortable. The TV was outdated, though. Don't know the exact size, but I think it was a 19" tube. Probably not an important factor, but most places I stay at these days have LCD TVs. Just thought I'd throw it in there in case somebody cared.

At over $100 a day (including taxes), Extended Stay America - Bellevue has one of the best rates in this expensive town.
After reading the negative reviews this site had received I was somewhat hesitant to reserve a room here. However, the hotel has good proximity to downtown Bellevue, where my relative lives.
On entering the room, I was therefore pleasantly surprised to see how clean and well -fitted out the room was. The only negative seemed to be an obvious black mark on the bed cover and stained-looking sheets. The hotel has in-house laundry, so I wonder why they don't use bleach for this situation.
It has been reported that wifi is not available, so I didn't bring my laptop. It turns out that web access is available on request..

I booked the hotel because I wanted something comfortable for the week - and aside from a kitchen it is WAY less comfortable than a typical hotel:

1. I checked in and even though the place was empty, I got a handicapped accessible room (not a huge deal, but odd)

2. They have done remodeling so the room decor is fine, but the key locks are out of the 70's... and the person couldn't figure out how to get the key to work, so needless to say i went the first night with out a key (and the deadbolt on the door didn't work)

3. The next morning I go to take a shower and there is no shower head (i.e. there was a spigget that was obviously meant for a hand shower)...

4. I went and listed my grievances to the staff and instead of quietly addressing my concerns, they proceeded to argue with me over whether I reserved a king or queen suite because I unarguably had a double bed in my room and they tried to tell me it was their "standard king"... total joke

5. Some things I wish I would have known before booking:
- Internet costs money (only $5 for your whole trip)
- You only get maid service (any type) once a week
- If you want new sheets, you need to pay for them

The Red Lion is across the street and I would recommend that over this hotel...

Overall a good stay. The freeway noise was pretty loud as I had a room on that side. Clean and the front desk people were very helpful and nice. The TV stations (ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS) didn't work very well, so I told the desk person...she said they'd fix it while I was gone. It never got fixed, but it didn't matter then, it was close to check-out.
Still love the comfortable chairs. The bed linens didn't fit as well, the bottom sheet kept moving around a lot.