The Fairmont Olympic Seattle, Seattle, Loud

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7th

Out of 267

The Fairmont Olympic Seattle	Average Price: $199 Check Rates

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411 University Street

Seattle, 98101 View map

5-Star Hotel Rank: 2 of 7
Average review rating: 4.41

OpinionWell Value Index: 5

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (1) , Expedia (65) , MyTravelGuide (4) , Priceline (41) , Travelocity (4) , TripAdvisor (534) , YahooTravel (33)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (2/5 issues found)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	Recent comments complained about parking fees.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. Terribly loud rooms, with annoying traffic noise due to very poor windows.

"outdated and noisy " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/22/2012 Vote

2. She said the price would be higher because of the snow and then proceeded to defend this practice loudly, to the astonishment of a nearby guest and myself.

"A gorgeous old property marred by poorly trained staff " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/31/2012 Vote

3. The room I received was really nice, although it was the one closest to the elevator bank, noise was not really a problem, unless someone was REALLY loud.

"Beautiful Hotel with Service to Match " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/10/2011 Vote

4. Nice comfortable hotel, but our room was very loud with street noise.

"Nice but loud " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/11/2011 Vote

5. We were on the 3 rd floor, and it was really loud at times ( Ambulances, police sirens, etc.

"Great stay at The Olympic " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/8/2011 Vote

6. Noise from street is loud.

"Location is a 10 " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/11/2011 Vote

7. Our toilet kept making a noise like it wasn't done flushing although the noise wasn't loud enough to bother us.

"Great historic hotel in a good location! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/28/2011 Vote

8. Nobody ever picked it up but it rang, loud enough to be heard throughout the whole of that stunning room, for a good 3 or 4 minutes until whomever was calling gave up.

"What a freefall for what was once a great hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/4/2011 Vote

9. Pro's- customer service top notchlobby and lobby bar very goodlocation tough to beat for walkingCon's-They got rid of in room coffee service you need to go to the lobby to get itThe rooms loud, a lot of traffic noisePrice can vary greatly depending on which web site you search on.

"Great lobby and service rooms can pick up traffic noise " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/22/2010 Vote

10. When we arrived they had us down for lunch, so they seated us and cleared the table around us (very loudly), and then re-set it.

"Terrible Tea Service " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/11/2010 Vote