Best place to stay in Seattle, close to Pike's Market (2 feet away), cruise ships, SAFECO FIELD (baseball) & QUEST FIELD (football). Took the Clipper from Victoria BC land right in the heart of downtown. Took cab to hotel, don't rent a car crazy roads in Seattle!
Hotel beautiful, room looked over Puget Sound. Watch the ships, water planes, ferries lit at night transporting people across bay. Wonderful bed in room, lovely toiltetries, great room service, very nice restaurant and can eat outside.
Lots of restaurants around every corner.
Ten minute walk to Nordstroms, JJill, Coldwater Creek, Jcrew etc etc.
20 min walk to Sheraton hotel where you pick up bus to Everett Washington to take a tour bus to the Boeing Plant and see huge jets being constructed and their own runway for testing.
Walk to aquarium, restaurants on pier over looking harbour, and world famour Pike' s Market Place, food, crafts, flowers, antiques, everything you could think of. Closes at 6 p.m.
A different crowd downtown at night but lots of police in full view on bikes and horses, never saw any problems.
Hotel is a boutique hotel and a lovely change from the big 5 star chain hotels. Would go back in a minute.

I wish we could have stayed longer, but our flight was delayed due to a snowstorm in Boston. We arrived very late at night and had been upgraded without asking. There was some construction going on the next morning so we were given a room on a higher floor to be further away from any noise disturbance.

It was a minute or two walk from the Public Market. There was a lot to see within walking distance.

The beds were extremely comfortable. the only down side was that you had to walk outside for a few seconds to get to some of the rooms.

We had contact with many people at the front desk, all of whom were very happy to help and full of all kinds of information. We'd stay again and recommend it highly.

I stayed at the Inn at the Market for the weekend preceding New Year's Eve, with wheelchair-using spouse and my 80+-year-old parents who both walk with canes. The hotel allocated adjoining (though not connected) handicapped-accessible rooms on the third floor (301 + 302). A door separates these two rooms from the rest of the floor, which features a conference room or two, resulting in a very quiet stay.
Because of the extremely steep slope of Pine Street down to the Pike Place Market, these rooms, reached by a lift from the lobby, are on the street level of First Avenue. It is possible to request a key to this street level door, allowing disabled guests to return directly to their room (and the elevators) without negotiating the slope to the main lobby. A bus stop outside the door unfortunately precludes bringing a car right to the door, but a parking lot on level ground is just a block away, and might suit for setting down or picking up a wheelchair-using passenger.
Both rooms were very attractively furnished (see photo) and both had windows opening onto the little alley separating the hotel from Campagne Restaurant (which provides the dinner room service). 301 also has an oversized, bumped-out window-seat overlooking Pine St and the market. Great for early morning people watching.
Access was acceptable in both bathrooms. A steel shelving unit holding towels and bath amenities was convenient but it made 301's bathroom a tighter fit than necessary; the toilet height, position in the room, and placement of grab bars were problematic. Pluses included the wall-hung sink and curbless shower stall that included a seat with a back.
An additional accessibility caveat: the hotel's main entrance and valet car parking service is on Pine. The slope is steep, a potential hazard for a disabled driver exiting from the driver's side of the vehicle. Exit from the passenger side, and nose the car into the curb (which is, incidentally, 5" high) to offer the greatest protection from traffic and the incline.

Wow! What a great hotel! Good job TripAdvisor reviewers...I chose this hotel based on the ranking and reviews, and I'm very glad I did. This is definitely a "boutique" hotel, but the price was very reasonable. Yes, it was a winter rate, but I would have no problem going back in the high season. The location of the hotel is perfect. It's right above the Pike Place Market (not literally) and in the heart of downtown. Each morning, we could step outside, and get breakfast from a multitude of local eateries, and then stroll through the market to pick up grapefruit-size apples. It's also a few blocks from the Westlake center and a little further to the Space needle. And it's just a stones throw from the Seattle waterfront.

The room itself is rather spacious, and the Tempur Pedic bed was really nice. I wasn't used to it, and slept only ok on it, but at least they went the extra mile to put those high end mattresses in the rooms. The bathroom was also very nice, and very clean. There is a stocked honor bar and mini-fridge (which I used to store my own drinks and cold items), as well as a room safe. The view from the room was awesome. We were supposed to have a "city view" but I got a partial water view from my room. (Tip: I told them I wanted to be away from the elevators, which I do recommend, and they gave me a better room since the elevators are by the city view rooms) We spent a good amount of time just relaxing by the large bay window people watching and gazing out over the sound and the Olympic mountains in the distance. The only complaint I would have is the TV reception was not very good, and the number of stations was very limited. We didn't even get the weather channel, and this is Seattle in winter!!! But, who spends their vacation watching TV in the hotel?

Overall, I would highly recommend this hotel. Its location cannot be beat, and the boutique feel to it was very nice. The rooms are very spacious, clean, and comfortable. It was very quiet at night (Seattle is very quiet at night!) also. The 5th floor "rooftop garden" was a great place to hang out, albeit cold in winter! It also overlooks the Sound, with nice vistas in all directions. You can even see Mt. Ranier from the garden. It was a memorable vacation, staying at the very fine Inn at the Market.