The Edgewater Hotel — Waterfront · Pier 67
This one's special — it's the only Seattle hotel built out over the water. The Edgewater at Pier 67 has bay and Olympic Mountain views, is famous as where The Beatles stayed, and has a cozy lodge style. Honestly, waking up over the water is the dream.
The Edgewater is at Pier 67 on the Downtown waterfront, literally built out over Elliott Bay. You can walk the waterfront to Pike Place and Space Needle (about 10-15 minutes), there's a shuttle, and Link Light Rail is in the nearby district. It's ideal if you want a water view to be the first thing you see.
"Built out over the water — the only hotel in Seattle that extends over the bay"
What makes this hotel unique is that water-side rooms look straight out over the bay and the Olympic Mountains — some feel like they float over the water. The decor is cozy lodge style with fireplaces, wood and natural tones. Guests often praise the warm atmosphere and the view as the real highlight.
A story people pass around is that The Beatles stayed here in 1964, which became part of the hotel's legend. There's the waterfront Six Seven restaurant praised for its views and food, and a Pacific Northwest lobby that feels more like a forest lodge than a city hotel.
Service is friendly and helpful. It suits couples, anyone wanting a novel waterfront experience, or travellers tired of downtown high-rises who want a warmer, different atmosphere.
On value — water-view rooms cost noticeably more than city-side ones. Honestly, if you book a city-side room you miss the main selling point. Many say if you come here you should pay extra for a water-view room, or you lose the best of the experience.
One thing to know: Seattle is rainy in winter, so the bay view is best on clear days, and it can be windy on the water. The hotel is walkable to the centre but slightly farther than a true Downtown hotel.
Bottom line: the Edgewater is Seattle's only over-the-water hotel experience. If you want to wake to bay and mountain views, book a water-view room — you won't forget it.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ The only over-the-water hotel in Seattle
- ✓ Bay and Olympic Mountain views from water-side rooms
- ✓ Cozy lodge style with fireplaces
- ✓ Waterfront walk to Pike Place
- ! City-side rooms miss the signature view
- ! View best on clear days · farther than a true Downtown hotel
- ✓ Bay and Olympic Mountain views from water-side rooms
- ✓ Cozy lodge style with fireplaces
- ✓ Waterfront walk to Pike Place
- ✓ The only over-the-water hotel in Seattle
- ! View best on clear days · farther than a true Downtown hotel
- ! City-side rooms miss the signature view
- 💡If you book a city-side room — you miss the signature view → pay extra for a water-view room
- 💡If you go in the rainy season — the view is best on clear days → expect some rainy days
- 💡If you need daily downtown walking — it's slightly farther than a Downtown hotel → use the shuttle or Light Rail
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