Seattle, Washington

Rain, coffee,
cards

Two hundred rooms in a 1903 stone building in the old quarter. A glazed arcade you can cross the block under, a roastery on the ground floor, and a card room behind it.

  • Seattle, Washington
  • Free self-parking
  • Wi-Fi in every room
The lake, still, with hills behind
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Lowest rate

No booking fee Free cancellation on the flexible rate Free self-parking and Wi-Fi Resort fee of $34 per night and tax are shown before you confirm

Where you sleep

Six ways to stay, and no bad one

From the standard room to the villa, the difference is space and view, never the quality of anything you touch.

All accommodation
A guest room with a large bed and soft lighting

Rooms · 330 sq ft

Yesler Room

Built for the weather: heavy curtains, a wool throw and a window that seals properly.

From$169/ night
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Rooms · 380 sq ft

Arcade King

The arcade roof is below these windows, and rain on it is the best white noise in the building.

From$199/ night
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A guest room with a large bed and soft lighting
A private terrace with outdoor seating and a view

Rooms · 430 sq ft

Sound Double

West-facing, with a slice of Puget Sound and the ferries crossing it all day.

From$219/ night
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Suites · 760 sq ft

Roastery Suite

A fire, a proper sofa, and the smell of the roast coming up at six in the morning, which people love.

From$379/ night
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A suite sitting room with a sofa and armchairs
A villa with its own pool and terrace

Suites · 1250 sq ft

The Cascade Suite

Two bedrooms and a long room facing east, where the mountain shows about one day in four.

From$699/ night
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What there is to do

Things worth getting up for

Most of this is included. Where it is not, the price is on the page rather than on the bill.

Everything here
Gaming chips and cards on the table felt

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The Card Room

Gaming

Nine thousand square feet behind the roastery, with the original stone walls and a fire. A hundred and forty machines, twelve tables, poker nightly.

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The Roast

Coffee

A cupping at ten every morning, free to guests, run by whoever roasted that batch. You will learn more than you expected.

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The beach and the water beyond it
A spa treatment room prepared for a guest

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The Sound

Water

The ferry terminal is six minutes' walk, the islands forty minutes across, and the whale trips leave from the next pier.

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The Steam Rooms

Spa

A cedar sauna, a eucalyptus steam room, a cold plunge and eight treatment rooms, all of which earn their keep from October.

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Boats moored at the harbour

Eat and drink

The food, in order of appearance

The wine list stays close to home, the spirits list does not, and both are priced without theatre.

All venues
A cook working at the open kitchen

Ferbolina

Northwest · $$$$

Salmon, spot prawns, chanterelles and a great deal of the state's wine at fair prices.

Dinner, Tue–Sun

The dining room, laid for service

The Roastery

Coffee · $

Roasting on site twice a day. The queue at seven is locals and we take that seriously.

5:30 AM–5 PM

Pastries and coffee on the counter

Arcade Bar

Cocktails · $$$

Under the glazed roof, warm and dry, with a list built on gin and amaro.

3 PM–1 AM

Wine glasses and bottles on the counter

Chowder House

All day · $$

Chowder, a crab roll and a very good burger, in a room with a fire and no music.

11 AM–11 PM

The rooftop terrace in the evening

The Ferbolina Room

Breakfast · $

Eggs, hash, biscuits and a Dutch baby that takes twenty minutes and is worth the wait.

6 AM–1 PM

200

Rooms and suites

1903

Year the building went up

5

Restaurants and bars

152

Rainy days a year

Offers

Packages we would actually book

Offers apply to the flexible rate unless stated otherwise, so you can still change your mind.

The planted gardens on the groundsCode RAINRATE

The Rain Rate

30% off, November to March

It rains. The arcade is glazed, the fires are lit and the coffee is excellent.

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The beach and the water beyond it

Cup and Card

A cupping, a dinner and a seat at the table

Two nights, the morning cupping, dinner at Ferbolina and a reserved seat in the card room.

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A spa treatment room prepared for a guestCode MIDWEEK

Midweek

Third night free, Sunday to Thursday

Three midweek nights, pay for two, with coffee downstairs on us each morning.

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Getting here

212 Yesler Way

Seattle, WA 98104

  • Free self-parking for every guest
  • A short walk from the centre of town
  • (206) 555-0187 — reservations, 7 AM to 9 PM
Open desert running to the hills
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