Downtown Seattle’s Warwick Hotel provides a welcome alternative to the large, anonymous chain hotels. A considerable renovation was completed recently, and the lobby and guest rooms are now evocative of intimate European hotels. A gleaming copper-walled fireplace greets guests in the lobby. Comfortable flax-colored furnishings are organized into inviting conversation areas. Every guest room features floor-to-ceiling sliding glass windows, leading to a small private balcony. These enormous windows afford you with lovely views, many of the Space Needle. The guest rooms’ comfortable furnishings feature color themes ranging from salmon and soft taupe to rich browns and muted golds. Enhancing the hotel’s European feel is the fact that many of Seattle’s attractions are either a short walk away, or easily accessible by the multiple public transit options in the neighborhood. Walk to the Space Needle, the opera house, or the Experience Music Project. Stop by Brasserie Margaux for the Northwest Bouillabaisse and the Fudgesicle panna cotta.