The Fairmont Olympic Seattle, Seattle, Noise

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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)

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"outdated and noisy " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/22/2012 Vote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. Truck and ambulance noise will be heard within.

"Tops in Seattle " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/14/2012 Vote

3. Initially I was concerned by the room's proximity to the elevators, but we were not at all disturbed by noise.

"Location...Location...Location! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/31/2012 Vote

4. 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

5. I was just so dissapointed with the noise level in my room.

"VERY NOISY ROOM! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/23/2011 Vote

6. You do hear quite a bit of noise in the morning hours from the traffic but we took it as part of the charm of it being an older hotel.

"Beautiful Property " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/14/2011 Vote

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

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

8. The one drawback was the street noise due to the old windows.

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

9. We were pleasantly surprised to find that we heard no elevator or hallway noise.

"Reliable wi-fi would make it 5 stars across the board. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/4/2011 Vote

10. The hotel has always been quiet; I don't hear noise from the street or from the hallway.

"My go-to hotel in Seattle " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/1/2011 Vote