Four Seasons Hotel, Seattle, USA (scroll down for more)
This 21-storey-high hotel and condominium
tower is in an enviable location adjacent
to Pike Place Market and the Seattle Art
Museum. Among the most contemporarily
designed of all Four Seasons, this one has
a glass, stone, aluminium and wood facade.
The terraced U-shaped design creates
a dramatic patio which comes with both
mountain and water views.
Address: 99 Union Street
Tel: 1.206 749 7000
Website: www.fourseasons.com/seattle
Rates: From $395
Business amenities: 24-hour business
centre with three computers and
complimentary internet; laptop and
secretarial services on request; more
than 10,000 sq ft of meeting space; and a
ballroom with huge windows overlooking
Elliott Bay. Theres also a first-come,
first-use town car to the downtown area.
Rooms: 147 rooms, including 13 suites
with wireless internet access ($15 per day);
television, iPod docking station and DVD
player; and LOccitane cosmetics (Bulgari
cosmetics in suites).
Leisure: A 6,000 sq ft spa focuses on
natural treatments using products of
the Pacific Northwest. Steam rooms and
saunas; fitness centre with TechnoGym
cardio and strength-training equipment;
infinity-edge pool and open fireplace.
Restaurants: Chef Kerry Sear has broken
his ART Restaurant into four areas:
the Lounge for cocktails and lighter fare;
The Counter where breakfast, lunch and
dinner are served from chef stations; the
main dining room with Pacific Northwest
cuisine; and a gorgeous room with floorto-
ceiling windows with sweeping views of
Elliott Bay and the Olympic Mountains.