Hotel Hotel

Let me just simply say, this is a great hostel. I stayed for 5 nights including over New Years and all I have is praise for the hotel hotel owners and staff.
Location: Fremont is a great neighborhood of Seattle. It is walkable with some pretty good food options at a variety of prices, and one of the best Seattle breweries just a few blocks away. One bus that picked up a block south of the hostel will bring you all the way downtown. I stopped in on the middle of a road trip and didn’t pay parking the the whole time I was in town! How awesome is that?! There is a website from the city of Seattle that maps out every block of Seattle and where there is free parking, paid parking, time limited parking, etc. I found the time limited parking to be pretty lenient (as in you could easily stay an hour over your limit), though that could be due to light parking patrol staffing over the holiday time period.
Back to the hostel. The owners and staff really make an attempt to make you feel like part of the community. They’re super friendly, and will hang out with you and other travelers in the common areas. The whole community vibe made it super easy to meet other travelers. Awesome people.
The hostel was kept very clean. The bathrooms were in good shape and I liked the fact that the bathrooms were private with a private shower, which you don’t find in most hostels.
I will say that sometimes it’s a little loud from the bar/​pizza restaurant below (which is staffed by some of the same upstairs staff) in the late night. But it’s a hostel! I just popped some earplugs in, and problem fixed. I have been in hostels where it’s a party around the clock even in the dorms and that is no good. Hotel hotel is not like that. (Except for New Year’s Eve, understandably.) Again, as any traveler will tell you, never leave home without earplugs.
Nancy and Lee, thank you for all you do! Next time I find myself traveling to Seattle, I know where to stay!

My Stay: one night, with a 3am check-​in. 10am check-​out.
Friendly staff. Clean. Wish I could stay for longer. Great setup with keycards, clean bedding, communal kitchen and wifi throughout the building.

My husband and I have frequented this hostel and have had a mixed bag of experiences to date. We’ve returned to Hotel Hotel due to its competitive prices and prime location.
However, our last experience staying at the hotel has made us question as to whether or not we will return for another stay. There was nothing to complain about room-​wise; in fact, the room was quite comfortable! Our largest complaints come from 1) the state of one of the shared bathrooms (its stench was so sour and pungent that I ardently avoided using it for the rest of the night), and 2) the constant loud chatter that took place well into the night, which incidentally woke me up around 1 am — ultimately resulting in me walking down the hall to ask the group in the kitchen (who turned out to be the staff) to please turn down the volume of their conversation. My request was lightly acknowledged & I spent the rest of the night pretty sleepless. It didn’t help that our room was located directly across from the shared bathroom, which was heavily used, and from which I could hear every single movement.
Lastly, the wifi connection has been spotty and unreliable most times.
The pros of staying here are that you do get a clean (affordable) room and friendly staff on standby, happy to assist with any need. I just think that if you’re expecting a quiet experience, you may want to reconsider before booking. If that kind of thing doesn’t bother you, go for it!

What a fun & fabulous time here! Super friendly, clean and excellent vibe. Everyone was enjoying themselves, great kitchen set up, comfortable TV room, nooks all over, I loved it & will be back. The location is in a funky & hip part of town. Cool Sunday market with arts, retro clothing & collectibles — Food trucks!!! Walked across the bridge and found a delightful restaurant along the waterway, stopped at the market for a bottle of Walla Walla Washington wine and returned to the hotel. Very fun! I highly recommend this spot.

Stayed for one night. The staff were super friendly. Everything from the beds to the bathrooms were very clean. Tip: bring a lock for peace of mind. Really strong wifi and great lounge spots. Easy access to downtown via bus. Would definitely stay again!

Great location and staff. Clean comfortable. Wish tho they’d had en suite available. Fremont is a great spot. Breakfast fixings very nice. Showers are great

I am so happy that I stayed here. I had a private room for three nights, and loved it. The interior design is very cool and sophisticated, and really made me feel like I was on a trip to a completely new place (which I was) unlike the type of Hilton Garden Inn-​ish places I usually stay in when I travel. The staff is very friendly and sweet about answering tourist-​y type questions. And the location is great — Fremont is really cool, I enjoyed it even more than downtown. Staying here is definitely a great idea :)

Nice facilities but the atmosphere isn’t very social. There is a small TV room and a kitchen with a table facing a wall. This would be a problem for solo travellers wanting to meet new people. The location is awesome though, right next to great bars and eateries

I have out of town family coming to visit over the 4^th of july. So I went to hotel hotel and the recption and courtesy I recieved was less than stellar. The person I talked to just didn’t seem interested in being of any help. This place is above a bar and the noise level in that ares means that if staying here it would be loud and not a great place to stay. So I am giving them a thumbs down. To bad the next closest decent place is way up Aroura Ave. I really hate that I can not get a room any closer then this rattle trap.

I stayed here for 5 nights and would absolutely stay here again. It is the best hostel experience that I have had. It feels more like a boutique hotel than a hostel. The décor was Scandinavian/​Funk. The bathrooms were single occupancy only, but there were 5 of them and they were very large. The hostel staff were as professional as what you’d find in a hotel, but friendlier.
Pros:
— safe: Freemont is a safe neighborhood
— secure: a key card is necessary to enter the hostel and to get into the dorm room; the desk clerk requires that you show your key card in order to be allowed into the hostel; half lockers are available in the dorm room to store your valuables
— location is great! Freemont is an artsy neighborhood filled with shops, restaurants, and nightlife; 2 block walk to the bus stop which takes you to downtown (just a 10 minute ride); there is a pub downstairs and a bakery/​meat pie shop next door
— décor: exceptional for a hostel; feels like a boutique hotel
— free wifi
— free community tablets available in the reception area
— free breakfast
— friendly and helpful staff; very professional; does not feel like a student experience; more like a tour business
— clean: all areas were very clean
— ikea bedding: light down comforter
Cons:
— no elevator; it’s a 2 flight walk up to the hostel reception desk; difficult if you have a heavy bag
— could use more bathrooms or partition the bathrooms into stalls so they are multi-​person
— towels are not free; there is a $ 2 charge for a towel for the week
— no hair dryers in the bathrooms

Surprisingly a wonderful experience! My fiancé and I have never been to Seattle before. I used to stay at a lot of hostel in my college hay day, but considering I’m pushing 30, hotels are now my norm. My fiancé did his research and said that this hostel was more like a boutique hotel. When we walked in the first thing I noticed was how clean it was.
We stayed for 5 nights there in a private room that had its own bathroom (so worth the extra money if you’re traveling with your spouse!) and saved SO much MONEY. If we had stayed in a hotel, our bill would have been astronomical.
They do provide a breakfast in the morning that consists of toast, cereal, fruit and coffee which was all we needed to get our day started.
Had read reviews of the noise being too loud from an Irish bar downstairs. Irish bar no log exists. Hotel Hotel expanded their pizza place to include the bar so noise wasn’t a problem and the pizza place was clutch as a good late night spot. Pie, the store next door, is open til 2 and their pies are amazing!
And finally the Rockstar of the establishment was Nancy! She was a friendly face every morning, very accommodating AND gives you great spots to check out around town, especially on a budget! But that’s nothing to take from the rest of the staff. They were equally amazing, just didn’t know their names
If I could change one thing, our bedroom was a little warm because the lack of central air in the rooms. However they do provide box fans and heaters in all the rooms
We would definitely stay again and recommend!

Great place its in an amazing location and the staff is very resourceful and just flat out awesome!

3.66 Stars (Rounded to 4 Stars)
I have stayed in this hostel a few times and here is what I have to say:
Staff Friendliness: 4 Stars
Above average staff friendliness, in my experience.
Ambiance: 5 Stars
This is the best interior design of any hostel in my history of hosteling. Very clean, modern, and inviting.
Beds: 2 Stars
The mattress was comfy enough but the frame was cheap — like something from the sale rack at IKEA. Also, there aren’t plugs near each bunk like there are at several other hostels.
Location: 4 Stars
This is very subject to where you want to be. Fremont is a great location, but it will be a short bus ride to downtown. I prefer Fremont to downtown anyway. Check out a place one block from here called «Always Happy Hour» (yes, that is the name of the bar).
Breakfast: 2 Stars
The breakfast was a little less impressive than a couple of the other area hostels — just toast and fruit, or something — and started at 8am which was too late for me to participate, on my last visit. Other area hostels had more options and started at 6am.
Price: 5 Stars
At $ 26 + tax, this was the lowest price of all the area hostels.
22 Stars /​6 Categories = 3.66 Stars

By far the best hostel I have ever stayed in the U.S. The bathrooms are private and huge! The hostel is really cool looking and the staff is super friendly, I will definitely come back.

Hotel Hotel hostel was overall a very wonderful experience. The free breakfast, the friendly staff, and the clean, cute atmosphere made my stay worthwhile. I stayed in the 8 bedroom, which was a great price (about $ 28 for a night), but it was difficult to be quiet while all the others went to bed early on a Saturday night. The locker was especially loud during the night.
It is $ 2 dollars for a towel or a locker.
One staff girl (Megan) even went out with a few of us on her night off. Everyone around the hostel was warm and interested in being friends.
I definitely recommend this hostel if you are traveling through Seattle. Although the nightlife in Fremont isn’t crazy the area has great coffee shops, stores & you can’t miss the Sunday Market just down the street. You will meet some great friends who will maybe even walk all the way to Ballard with you for a good time!
The breakfast was small, but the tea choices were endless!
The beds were comfy, clean and not TOO squeaky for bunkbeds.
GO TO HOTEL HOTEL.

I had an absolutely fantastic stay in Fremont at Hotel Hotel! Every person I encountered that worked there was very friendly and happy to answer my questions about the area, bus routes, and places to check out. I was early for breakfast and they even set things out so that a couple other early birds and I could grab some food before going out. The hostel looks very cool and is clean, too. Fremont is an excellent area to stay: lots of bars a restaurants and easy access to public transit.
I almost took off one star because of the noise level outside my room. The hostel is above a bar that plays music late, although that did not bother me too much because I was absolutely exhausted. The problem was a group of other hostel patrons smoking and talking loudly outside the window at about 3:30am. This isn’t the hostel’s responsibility, but it would be helpful if other patrons were more understanding of their noise level directly outside the window.
I would highly recommend staying here, especially because of the staff!

This is a very interesting/​unique hostel. On my arrival to the city I was nervous because you never know the conditions or who you will be sleeping with in the same room. Online, it said the total was $ 62. They charge $ 2.00 immediately and the rest upon arrival. I ended up paying an extra $ 5 for taxes. So pretty much $ 67 for 2 nights in a 4 bunk bed room.
I ended up having the whole room to myself that Thursday night which was lovely. Once in bed I noticed an interesting smell. I believe it came from the carpet, and it must be built up of smelly feet. I would suggest they not only vacuum the carpet, but perhaps shampoo it or whatever. Not saying all their rooms are like this, but room 15 was.
The next night I came back with 2 people sleeping in the room. I was bummed. Once I walked in there was a horrible Oder in the room! It wasn’t the hostels fault but whoever had bad breathe! They must of breathed very hard and loud to stink out the room. The room just smelled like breathe and it was disgusting! It was the most horrible smell ever.
If I was really on a budget and needed a place to stay I would stay here. But if I ever visit Seattle, I will be getting a hotel just because I prefer privacy. And mind you a nice hotel in Seattle can be pricey. If you’re on a budget and need a place. This place won’t hurt.

Note that this isn’t a hotel in spite of the name but a hostel. Our regular hostel by Pike Market was booked up a few days after Bumbershoot 2013 was announced, therefore, we ended up scrambling to find a hostel. Out of all the hostels that were suggested, this was the only one at the time that got 4 stars and had minimal incidents documented on the bed bug registry. We were situated in the Fremont area, an area we’ve heard about just never had a reason to venture out until now. This was the nicest hostel my best friend and I ever stayed at and extremely reasonable in price at $ 70 for a private room for 2 per night. The people there both staff and other patrons are awesome and friendly.
The showers are clean and they supply you with towels. They have a no personal bedding policy which is good to ensure hygiene and health. In other words you cannot use your own personal bedding.
Breakfast is supplied in the morning of cereal, milk and fruit… enough to get the day going.
The atmosphere is modern elegant and our room was a brick NY flat looking room with some shickness to it.
The staff just chill in the small common room and are very sociable. The social element is what I like about hostels to begin with.
The wifi was very reliable.

Staying at Hotel Hotel was my first hostel experience and a good one! A friend and I checked into a private room for one night during the middle of the week — we had 2 single beds and it was just under $ 80.
GREAT location — walking distance to tons of restaurants and shops + nearby bus stops can take out anywhere in the city. The staff was friendly, the place was clean and it was VERY affordable for the location/​amenities. There’s a well-​equipped kitchen which would definitely come in handy for longer stays. Bathrooms are large and clean.
The one downside to the room was lighting. There was a single light in the middle of the ceiling and a lamp to the right of the sink — since the bathrooms were fairly busy in the mornings I wanted to apply makeup etc. in my room and the light was inadequate for that — small gripe. Now I am just trying to figure out when I can come back and bring my husband so we can check out Fremont together.

This has to be the most elegant and clean hostel I have ever stayed in. First off, the location is fantastic; it is only one block from the bus stop and right in the heart of Fremont.
The front desk staff is fantastic and super helpful. They were really open to any questions that I had and were able to point me in the right direction when I needed to figure out how to get to certain landmarks.
The rooms were super clean and had a sink right in the unit. The beds were extremely comfortable and the lockers were spacious and enough for each person to have 2. The bathrooms were IMMACULATE and spacious. I mean seriously, they were nicer than most 5-​star hotel bathrooms. The showers were huge and there was plenty of hot water. The kitchen was clean and spacious as well. The breakfast was nothing to write home about, but there are plenty of nice spots as soon as you walk out.
One other thing, I happened to speak to Lee, the owner of the hostel, and he plotted out a whole walking tour for me of downtown Seattle and Fremont! He was so nice!
Overall, Hotel Hotel is about a 15 minute from all the stuff downtown, but I actually preferred Fremont to that area. If you visit Seattle, there is no question that this is the place you should stay.