The Fairmont Olympic Seattle, Seattle, Terrible

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7th

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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)

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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"outdated and noisy " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/22/2012 Vote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. They charged us the difference which I thought was terrible since the mistake was there's and we had even checked with 2 people at the front desk to verify the $50 (which is WAY too easy to spend on two people for breakfast- very overpriced).

"Nice stay, overpriced " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/22/2012 Vote

3. Not a big deal for one night but not terribly luxurious either.

"A Curate's Egg of a Hotel - good in parts " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/23/2012 Vote

4. It was a terrible sight.

"Disappointed for a highly regarded hotel " Read full review on Expedia 9/1/2010 Vote

5. After which tea arrived much later than it should have, my sisters tea pot was cold to the touch, and the food was terrible.

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

6. We were booked at another downtown hotel for the weekend, and checked out after one night after being horribly disappointed with a TINY room, terrible customer service AND loss of our reservation for the next 2 nights.

"Weekend in luxury! " Read full review 11/2/2009 Vote

7. THe place was pretty good, think the bed was a bit old (common complaint with most faimonts) so a bit springy but not terrible.

"Good location - great if you can get a cheap rate " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/15/2009 Vote

8. with out even getting us a glass of water so we finnaly left terrible.

"it was fine " Read full review on Expedia 9/7/2006 Vote