El Gaucho

El Gaucho Review

Old Hollywood Rat Pack enthusiasts will want to move right in to this dark, swank, and sophisticated, retro-style inn. Upstairs from Belltown's beloved El Gaucho steak house and the Big Picture—a fabulous movie theater with a full bar—the Inn is hip and luxurious. Seventeen ultrachic suites have pale yellow walls, chocolate-color wood, workstations cleverly concealed in closets, and buttery leather furniture. They're filled with such goodies as feather beds, Egyptian linens, Reidel stemware, fresh flowers from Pike Place Market, and large-screen plasma TVs. The sleek bathrooms have rain-style showers as well as L'Occitane and Philip B bath products. Rooms face Puget Sound, the city, or the hotel's atrium; atrium rooms are quieter than those that face the street. Additional perks include room service from El Gaucho and in-room massages and spa services from the Hyatt's spa team. One major drawback: the flight of stairs you'll have to climb to get to the Inn—there's no passenger elevator because it's a historic property.