Stay Downtown, Seattle
Fairmont Olympic Hotel
A place to stay in Downtown, Seattle, a splurge ($$$$).
Why go
Seattle's grand 1924 hotel in the middle of downtown, a short walk from Westlake Park and Pike Place.
It is one of 19 curated places we feature in Seattle, alongside 8 places to eat, 7 sights and 1 activity. 6 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Fairmont Olympic Hotel and Seattle Central Library.
- Type
- Stay · Cities
- Neighborhood
- Downtown
- Price
- $$$$
Nearby
Our closest curated picks, including 2 beyond Seattle. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.
- 1Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Seattle's grand hotel since 1924, an Italian Renaissance building downtown with a marble lobby.
Stay · Seattle Center & Queen Anne · 0.0 mi straight-line - 2Seattle Central Library
Rem Koolhaas glass-and-steel library with a spiral book ramp.
Sight · 0.1 mi straight-line - 3Seattle Art Museum
Downtown art museum with strong Northwest Coast Native and modern collections.
Sight · 0.2 mi straight-line - 4Westlake Park
Downtown plaza that hosts the city's tree lighting, a holiday carousel and light-wrapped trees each December.
Sight · 0.2 mi straight-line - 5Pike Place Chowder
Award-winning New England clam chowder stall in Post Alley.
Food · 0.3 mi straight-line - 6Zig Zag Café
Cocktail bar tucked into the Pike Street Hill Climb, credited with reviving the Last Word cocktail.
Drinks · Seattle Center & Queen Anne · 0.3 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Fairmont Olympic Hotel is a stop on our Seattle, Snoqualmie Pass & Leavenworth route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More to do in Seattle
Fairmont Olympic Hotel is our only stay pick in Seattle; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Seattle guide.
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Pike Place Market
Century-old public market with fishmongers, produce stalls and the original market arcades over Elliott Bay.
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Zig Zag Café
Classic cocktail bar tucked down the Pike Street Hillclimb steps below the market.
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Chihuly Garden and Glass
Dale Chihuly's glasswork in galleries and a garden beside the Space Needle.
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Kerry Park
Small Queen Anne park with the classic skyline view of the Space Needle and, on clear days, Mount Rainier.
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Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Ballard Locks move boats between Lake Washington and Puget Sound; fish ladder windows show migrating salmon.
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Discovery Park
Seattle's largest park: bluff meadows, forest loop trail and a beach walk to West Point Lighthouse.
When to go
Average daily highs in Seattle run from 44°F in December to 75°F in August; November is usually the wettest month.
Modelled monthly averages for Seattle from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Seattle weather by month.
Getting there
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- Coordinates
- 47.60801, -122.33455
- Destination
- Seattle, Washington
Fairmont Olympic Hotel: quick answers
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Plan Seattle
- Seattle travel guide 19 places
- Best time to visit Seattle weather by month
- Seattle to Bainbridge Island 8.9 mi straight-line
- Seattle to Snoqualmie Pass 45 mi straight-line
- Seattle to Olympic NP 61 mi straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Seattle
- Elliott's Oyster House Food
- Chihuly Garden and Glass Sight
- Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker at McCaw Hall Activity
- Zig Zag Café Drinks
- Discovery Park Outdoors
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.