I got a good last minute deal and had a nice clean room - nothing fancy, but better than a Motel 6 or Super 8. Great location downtown, within walking distance to department stores and 10 minutes to Pike Place Market. Very friendly staff. However, both mornings I awoke to the sounds from the ceiling above me, hearing footsteps and TV noises nearby. Seems like the building has a cheap wooden construction with bad sound isolation. Without ear plugs, you cannot sleep late, which is the main reason I went there in the first place...

We stayed there on a 3-day-city-trip to Seattle. Generally speaking, the motel itself exceeded my expectations. For a motel in this price class it was exceptionally clean, comfortable and well-equipped. Furthermore, the hotel staff was very friendly and helpful in a way I rarely have seen before. Great experience! The guys at the front des can supply you with the best local information.

The motel is comfortably close to downtown, which is great for sightseeing. However, this makes it also a bit noisy. They also have a wifi-hotspot, but beware: the signal strength at the 5th floor is horrible. In that case you should go to the lobby or the free business center.

The only VERY negative thing: it seemed to be kind of a party motel. We experienced an extremely high noise level during the nights until 5 am every night. Partying room neighbors, drunk people in and outside the hotel. I slept maybe 2 hours each night!

We stayed at the 6th Avenue Inn for three nights when we were starting a road trip from Seattle to Las Vegas. It's a fairly short walk from the coach station which makes it cheap to get to from the airport and manageable even with a fair amount of luggage. There are also some great bars a few streets away, although it's a schlep to the main part of town (we only walked it a couple of times).

The room itself was large and reasonably clean, although the shower was not exactly powerful. My one issue was with the staff - not particularly friendly or helpful, took far too long to check us in (there were two staff on duty, neither of whom paid us any attention for 15 minutes so we were stood like lemons while they both appeared to be checking the computer for a while). No recommendations about local places to go or eat - the small lobby has some leaflets but we were looking for advice about a local restaurant. Ended up walking and finding somewhere great anyway.

Fabulous trip and we'll go back to Seattle again - but we're not staying here. Other places in the area offered much better service and nicer rooms for a similar rate.

I was not sure just what to expect from this hotel. I had read great reviews and not so great reviews. I was not disappointed. The hotel was very clean throughout. Appeared to be new carpet, paint, etc. The hotel staff was excellent, the on site restaurant and lounge were very nice and the breakfast fantastic. Free WiFi that was excellent (wireless starting next week). Within walking distance of everything I wanted to see. I had no issue with street noise but I could see where this could be a problem as sound does seem to carry through the windows very easily. The hotel is only 5 stories so you are not very high above noise if it is there. Like I said it was not an issue for me. If you are on a budget or just want to save your money for the great food in the city I would highly recommend this hotel. All the old reviews I read regarding a worn out facility were no longer valid from my experience.