Hello....I had some holiday traveling to do and needed a hotel that was downtown so I got on Essentravel.com and got a great deal on the Dreamland hotel. Right off the bat, very clean rooms, a big plus. And the view of downtown was great. The neighbors next door were a bit noisy but it wasnt all bad.


All in all, a good stay, I would go back again!!

The Elektra building is the home of the most eclectic flats in downtown Seattle.
Dreamland Lodging, on the other hand, is a spoof on the vitality of the building. I booked my stay and had to share a one bedroom with two other guys. The room was very nice, but I had to share with two other grown men.
The Elektra staff, albeit they are here to serve residents, were exceptionally friendly and helpful during my stay.
The concierge staff went out of their way to help me, even though the staff is primarily here to serve the residents.

When I come back to Seattle - I hope I'm lucky enough to stay in the Elektra, but will go with another company (other than Dreamland Lodging).
Go to the rooftop decks for a panoramic view of this beautiful city.
Stay in the Elektra building if you get the chance.

I have just come back from staying at the Electra building, home to the Seattle Suites it was our second visit and we stayed there 2 years ago. It's a great place to feel at home with a taste of living in the city and not just visiting a hotel. The penthouse appartment that I stayed in with a friend was only slighty more money than the normal suite, as there was an extra bathroom. The views were excellent over a section of the city. The reception staff were very friendly and there is a nice mixture of appartment owners and visitors. We did have problems with the locals knowing where exactly it was as the road is tucked away. The location is great for downtown and close to a local supermarket for supplies. The only downside was the intense heat in the building despite turning down the heating as much as possible the building heats up so much that you need to have the windows open nearly all the time which can make things noisy. All in all a great place to stay.

I found the hotel by chance, while looking on the Internet for another near the Washington Convention Center in Seattle, and the three of us who stayed there at Seattle Suites for four days feel very lucky to have found it.

WEBSITE
First off, the website was navigable and useful in the info it provided. Expecially compared to those of the chain hotels around the convention center, the website provided very detailed information about the rooms, including how many beds and what type were in each room. This was important for the three of us, as no one wanted to share a bed or sleep on a living room sofa-bed. The best feature is the room availability chart.

BUILDING
I agree with the previous reviewer that the building is showing it's age, and the hallway sometimes smelled of whatever was cooking; however, it also has personality/style, even in the retro decor of the little lobby that seemed to be recently renovated.

THE ROOMS
Each suite is really a condo that's being used now for short-term rentals. As such, our suite felt like a house, not a hotel. The furniture was great, and, I suspect, particular to each room - very comfy leather couches, good-quality heavy wood furniture, Persian-style rugs on the wood living room floor, etc. Wired and wireless Internet was included, too. We were surprised that in addition to the standard dishes and cookingware in the kitchen, it was also stocked with a heavy-duty coffee maker, coffee grinder, and new bag of good beans in the fridge. We began each day Seattle-style, by brewing VERY strong coffee. Again, it was much more like staying at a friend's apartment than a hotel.

OTHER
One negative point: Since we were on the freeway side of the building, we could hear the drone of cars through the closed windows when the room was quiet. However, the walls were thick, and we never heard a neighbor. The close proximity to the convention center (5-minute walk to the convention center lobby), the personal welcome & care by owner Doug, and the amazing homey amenities of the suite far outweighed anything against staying there. I would absolutely stay there again and again, as would my roommates.