Looking at this place. Is it nice? Is it close to that Westlake arena? Monorail? Places good to eat?

monrail makes me think you are talking about Disney?Florida? Could you be a little more clear on this subject,please?

Warwick? Nice? Who knows!

Heidi, If you're talking about the Warwick Hotel in downtown Seattle, here's what I can say...

It appears to be three blocks from Westlake Center (a shopping center), which is where you could catch the monorail. I don't know of any Westlake Arena.

If you meant Key Arena (where the Seattle Sonics play) instead of Westlake Arena, that's in Seattle Center--which you'd get to via the monorail. (The monorail travels between Westlake Center and Seattle Center, with no stops in-between.)

I don't know of anybody who's stayed at the Warwick, but in the "Rants and Raves" section of this site the only person who reported on it gave it an overall score of 3.4 (out of 5) and a value score of 4.

Four people reported on the Warwick at Seattle Citysearch, all of them giving it 4 stars (the highest rating). Here's a link to the reviews:

http://seattle.citysearch.com/user_review?fid=9&id=10796792

There are tons of good restaurants downtown. Wild Ginger is one of my favorites, somebody else in another thread mentioned Ikon (might be Icon). You're not too far from Pike Place Market, which is surrounded by plenty of restaurants. There are lots of restaurants next to Seattle Center, too.

Hope this helps...

It's a fine hotel, well located. A number of excellent restaurants are nearby, and the restaurant in the hotel itself, Margaux, is very good.