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Four Seasons Hotel Seattle
Seattle, Washington, United States · Four Seasons · High Luxury
Four Seasons Hotel Seattle opened in November 2008 as the city's first new full-service luxury hotel in decades, immediately becoming the address of choice for visiting heads of state and tech executives. It has held Washington State's only Forbes Five-Star rating continuously since 2013, with Ethan Stowell, one of Seattle's most prominent restaurateurs, consulting on Goldfinch Tavern's Pacific Northwest menu.
- 147 rooms
- Opened 2008
- Neighborhood: Central Business District
- Rooms from 449 sq ft (42 m²)
- Architect: NBBJ
- Interiors: KES Studio & BraytonHughes Design Studios and NBBJ & Susan Marinello Interiors & Wimberly Interiors
About Four Seasons Hotel Seattle
- The rooftop infinity pool is the only one of its kind in Seattle, open year-round.
- The hotel sits directly across from the Seattle Art Museum and two minutes from Pike Place Market.
- Entry-level rooms start at 449 sq ft (42 m²).
History
The corner of Union Street and First Avenue, at the foot of Pike Place Market, has been one of Seattle's most active intersections since the late nineteenth century, when the original Pike Place Market opened in 1907 as a direct-sale outlet connecting farmers with city residents. The market, which has expanded and contracted and survived repeated demolition threats over its history, is now the oldest continuously operating farmers market in the United States. The block that Four Seasons Hotel Seattle occupies at 99 Union Street sits immediately below and beside this institution — literally across the street from the market's main arcade — on land that sloped toward the Elliott Bay waterfront.
Four Seasons Hotel Seattle opened in November 2008, and its arrival was significant: the city had not seen a new full-service luxury hotel in decades, and Seattle's emergence as a global technology center — Boeing, Microsoft, Amazon, and later the influx of tech companies attracted by the city's talent pool — had created a sustained demand for a five-star address that the market had not supplied. The hotel was designed with interiors by EDG to maximize the property's defining characteristic: a position directly above Puget Sound, with every upward-facing view commanding Elliott Bay, the Olympic Peninsula, and the peaks of the Olympic Mountains. The outdoor infinity pool on the upper terrace looks directly across the water toward the Olympic Mountains — an architectural gesture that acknowledges Seattle's identity as a city fundamentally defined by its relationship to water.
The property has held Washington State's only Forbes Five-Star rating continuously since 2013, a distinction that reflects both the hotel's consistent quality and the relative scarcity of luxury supply in a market where the technology industry's wealth concentration has been enormous. Goldfinch Tavern, the hotel's Pacific Northwest restaurant, opened in June 2015 under the consulting stewardship of Ethan Stowell, one of Seattle's most prominent restaurateurs, and has maintained a focus on the extraordinary seafood and produce of the Puget Sound region. The hotel's position — above the market, beside the Sound, within walking distance of the Seattle Art Museum — gives it a specificity of place that many urban luxury hotels struggle to achieve.
The setting
Four Seasons Hotel Seattle occupies 99 Union Street in the heart of downtown, directly across from the Seattle Art Museum — a one-minute walk — with Pike Place Market just two minutes on foot to the north. Guest rooms and terraces face west over Elliott Bay with unobstructed views of the Olympic Mountains across Puget Sound. The Seattle Aquarium and the Great Wheel are five minutes on foot, placing the hotel where Seattle's celebrated arts scene meets its historic maritime edge. The surrounding First Avenue corridor is a proven luxury enclave, dense with acclaimed restaurants, galleries, and the waterfront promenade that defines the city's identity. 1 mile from Space Needle (observation deck).
Restaurants and bars
- Goldfinch Tavern — Restaurant · Pacific Northwest · Chef Ethan Stowell / Michael Mina
Experiences
- Spa treatments — Northwest-inspired treatments with signature options such as Puget Sound Meditation Massage and Rose Gold Radiance Facial.
- Pacific Northwest art collection — Original works by Pacific Northwest School artists, presented as the largest collection of Pacific Northwest artwork outside a museum.
Amenities
- Fitness center with Technogym equipment; whirlpool; views of outdoor deck and Elliott Bay
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- AAA Four Diamond Spa (2015)
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