Alexis Hotel Seattle,United States

This recently renovated (October 2007) downtown charmer is in a historic building one block east of the waterfront and ferry terminal, and four blocks from the Pike Place Market and Pioneer Square.

It is situated 15 miles from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. In the heart of downtown near the waterfront, the hotel is within walking distance of shops, restaurants, live entertainment, and other attractions. Northwest art simply fills this hotel. Complimentary service includes a morning paper, morning coffee service, an evening wine reception in the lobby, and access to the on-site fitness center and private steam room. The hotel also offers 24-hour room service, valet parking, and the book-filled Library Bistro restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Rooms ranging in size from 400-700 square feet offer beds with Egyptian-cotton linens, goose-down comforters (bed spreads), and pillows. All rooms are nonsmoking and provide wireless Internet access, voicemails, Cable TV with pay movies, minibars, hairdryers, and iron and ironing boards. The environmental program, Kimpton Hotels EarthCare, supports a sustainable world by using non-intrusive, high quality, eco-friendly products and services, including In-Room recycling bins, non-toxic cleaners, organic honor bar items and water/energy efficient measures. Kimpton Hotels EarthCare products and practices are based on California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Green Lodging Guidelines.