Hotel Max

it was the worst hotel i ever stayed in- staff are beyond rude

room was tiny. parking was difficult. tub didn't drain. no counter space in bathroom.

When we first arrived it looked as good as the description online, filled with hip artistic furniture. But your stay does not come with parking, so that is an additional cost on top of your bill. But don't worry there is free in and out service, Oh and don't for get there is also tip every time you take your car out. So after check in we go to the elevator. This has to be the smallest elevator in the world. At most you can fit 2 people with their size full luggage at a time. After the elevator, we arrive at our room and open the door. The room turns out to be smaller then most dorm rooms and the view was of a dirty and moss infested roof top. Then when we pan over to the right we can see directly into another room. The windows were not tinted or anything and the bed was in plain view. This was the worst experience at a hotel I have ever been to. This was more like a over priced motel with orange and red paint. Oh yeah, and don't forget about the art!, the one picture of a plant which was located next to the bathroom behind the door.

The Max is an old apartment building changed into a hotel. If you are there for a short stay and will be spending no time in the room it could be an ok stay. The shower and bathroom were put in closets and in the queen size bed room the space between the bed and the wall was about 18 inches. The walls are the old plaster and lath so you have a very clear idea of what is going on in connecting rooms.

The Max's rooms are small but well situated and comfortable. The beds were fine, but pillows were far from desirable (1 really hard, 1 really soft). The general issues came from my lack of ability to get a good nights rest. The small room combined with a window mounted AC unit, made for a lot of noise. Add to the rattle within the AC and it became a choice of too hot, or too noisy.

The rooms are very snug, though decorated nicely. The beds have a sheet-covered duvet which is nicer than that stiff polyester bed covering a lot of hotels use (that is never washed). The bed also has a pillow top and down pillows though we prefer tempurpedic pillows. The "honor bar" is a rip off in general but they have a tiny "sensuality kit" for $30. The single most annoying thing about staying at Hotel Max is the noise factor. The walls are paper thin, you can hear EVERYTHING. Not good when you're woken up at 3:00 am night after night. Also there is HEAVY major construction on the city streets circling the blocks just outside the hotel, starting at 7:00 am. Good luck getting any rest/sleep at Hotel Max....for the 4 nights we stayed we didn't get much restful sleep. We felt really sorry for anyone placed in the room in front of the elevators because you could hear when anyone came and went from their rooms. The windows in the rooms also have solid roll down shades only. There isn't a translucent/sheer window covering that allows some light but give you privacy like most standard hotels have. So with the windows it's either glaring sunlight or total darkness. The chain "rope" to roll the shade up an down can also be heard through the walls when your neighbors roll up/down their shades. The air-conditioning unit is very loud. But maybe that is because the room is so tiny or because it's there to drown out the noise coming through the walls. Parking was very expensive in that area. Hotel Max's valet was $30 (a day) + tips so we opted to park our car overnight at the nice underground Pacific Place Shopping center across the street. Parking there is still expensive for $25 (no in/out privileges) but it's more convenient than having to call down for the valet. During peak travel season you won't find parking for cheaper than $25 (all day/overnight) downtown. Forgo renting a car if you can, the bus system in Seattle seems quite convenient. Also buses are "free" in a whole mapped area of downtown Seattle, we used it to get across town. The front desk and hotel staff were very friendly. The rooms were clean. The art/photos on the doors and in the rooms are nice touch. Made for a modern art-geared urban looking hotel but at the end of the day traveling, we just wanted to get some sleep. Hotel Max should have invested in thicker walls and double paned windows. Word of caution! We booked a "package deal" through Cheaptickets , Flight + Hotel + Car turned out to more $$ in the end. When we got to the airport the car displayed to us online was not what we were offered at Budget rental cars. The online deal showed a 4 door compact and we offered only a two door, we ended having to pay an $15 extra a day for an upgrade to a compact 4 door, that really ticked us off. So if you book with cheaptickets....don't do the package deal. Between the switcho-chango policy at Budget rental cars & the un-restful stay we had at Hotel Max adds up to = not going to use cheaptickets again.

The staff were nice. The rooms small better for single traveler, small fitness center, and the insane was the $30.00 a day parking/valet parking fee and the $19.75 parking tax on top of that. Then there was the tipping valet on top of all the fees.

There was only luke warm water in the morning and my room was next to the elevator, so I was woken up several times during the night - unacceptable. I will not stay there again no matter how nice it looked - the hotel did not perform. Parking fees were NOT disclosed up front and they were $30 for 1 night.

Very loud. Small rooms. Step in bathroom. No phone book. Overpriced.

Rooms are tiny, elevators SLOW, valet had attitude, all around not worth the hype! Yes, the design is great, very modern and clean but totally not worth the cost for the "boutique hotel experience"!