Pensione Nichols

10/22/09

GETS A BIG 10

by TexasX at Citysearch

Location, breakfast, staff, parking and view were GREAT.

Stayed 3 days and only used transportation once and that was to bring the el back from the Space Needle at night. Right above Pikes Market, walked to the aquarium, Post Alley below.

• Pros: LOCATION, LOCATION , LOCATION
• Cons: NO ELEVATOR BUT WORTH THE CLIMB

12/07/07

My kind of place

by traveler1852 at Citysearch

Maybe not for everyone, but I?m hooked? Another reviewer is doing more than kidding you! I have been staying at Pensione Nichols for years and the carpet has NEVER EVER been dirty or smelly. Honestly, just yesterday morning I walked barefoot from the shower down the hall back to my room, before putting on a suit and tie to walk to a convention at a fancy uptown hotel. I could have stayed in that fancy hotel. But when I come to Seattle for business or pleasure, I prefer Pensione Nichols. I like the simple comfort and home feel of old furnishings in a well worn building. I like a room without a phone and TV. Who needs them when there?s free wireless internet access and a Great Room overlooking Elliott Bay and the incomparable Pike Place Market? I have never heard or seen this wonderful inn misrepresent itself. It is what it is. Read ALL the reviews and make up your own mind. Check out the web site. I and many others keep coming back because we love it!

11/27/07

not what it's cracked up to be...

by seeker111 at Citysearch

I was a bit hesitant when booking this hotel but after reading all of the reviews, I decided to give it a try. Are you kidding me?I have traveled extensively throughout Europe and have never came upon such a worn out, dirty place like this. I understand and can appreciate old antiques but what I can?t understand and appreciate is old dirty carpets that smell or broken refrigerator that is being held up by duck tape. The walls in my suite looked like they have not been painted for over 100 years and the carpet truly smelled. The furniture was old and in bad shape. Honestly, I didn?t want to take my shoes off because I didn?t want my feet to get dirty. We had booked for 2 nights but checked out after 1 night. On the bright side, the front desk guy was extremely kind and professional as was the host that served breakfast.

• Pros: great staff
• Cons: rooms are really old

05/04/07

Nothing More Seattle Than "The Pensione"

by spapeg at Citysearch

Wow, I stayed in the suite and didn't want to go home. I have stayed in many hotels in seattle and there is not one that has the real seattle feel like this one. All of the other hotels I have stayed felt so corporate I could have been anywhere, to look out of my window and look down at the Pike Place Market and over Elliott Bay made me want to stay on the balcony all day and drink coffee. When I did leave the room I was a half a block from the place where thy throw the fish and a half a block from the orignal Starbucks (speaking of corporate)

• Pros: Beautiful Veiws and Spacious Rooms

04/25/07

Amazing location, cool old building and great customer service!

by hsmith38 at Citysearch

We stayed here in the summer, had a room above 1st St., slept with the windows open and were never bothered by noise of any sort. It IS a city venue. It's not completely quiet. The street was busy during the day but drops off by 75% when the downtown employees go home. The neighboring businesses were not noisy or intrusive. The room had three big arched windows and the light was plentiful. The building has beautiful old architectural detail and the room furnishings are in the style of an older period. The bed had white sheets and thick white cotton bedspeads that were clean and washed, unlike the bedspreads from the big hotels (even the nice ones) where the bedspread is washed only occasionally. We actually reclined on the beds without turning them down. The bathrooms were also very clean, huge and there was no wait. The best room is the sittingroom where you eat breakfast . The view of Elliott Bay is unsurpassed. The Cascades in the distance and the variety of boats (including tankers) on the water was lovely. My best pictures of the trip came from the backstairs. At night you can see the shipyards, the ballparks, the Market (that famous sign is clearly visible) and the communities that surround Elliott Bay. It's a beautiful view day or night. The breakfast was good, fruit, bread, jam, butter, peanut butter, pressed coffee, tea and half and half. If you want a big American breakfast you can walk less then a block and get one, but we loved what was offered. All within walking distance: Restuarants of all sorts, the Underground, Pikes Market, shopping (the first Nordstrom and the first Starbucks are both nearby), the SAM. We walked to Capitol Hill and ate dinner and took a taxi back . It was a nice walk, even though it was all uphill.

I LOVED the pillow on my bed so much that I called Lindsey when I got home to find out where I could get one and she said she would send it to me if I couldn't get one for myself! How great is that??? Don't pass up this gem.

• Pros: Location, service cool factor.
• Cons: Nearby parking lot is pay and they aren't too nice.