Green Tortoise, Seattle

The Good:

Each bed has its own reading lamp, its own fan, and privacy curtains. You also have your own lockable storage (own lock required), and in the room I was staying in, a fully functional ladder to reach the top bunk. The location is top notch, right at Pike Place Market. Free breakfast daily, free dinners 3 nights a week (Sun, Tues, Thurs) and regularly organised activities ranging from pub nights to walking tours.

The Bad:

The relatively standard hotstel complaint: bathrooms. On the plus side, they were clean and sizeable, and individual use bathrooms are great. However that all falls down when there’s not enough of them to go around. Getting up in the morning and having to cross your legs & wiggle around like a kid in kindergarten while you wait for a bathroom to be free is not a pretty picture. They also had ongoing connectivity issues with their wifi. While not “bad”, the staff were so-so, and tended to seem distracted and disinterested during my times at the front desk, with not a single smile to be seen amongst them.

The Ugly:

Nothing, which is handy since the Tortoise is really the only hostel option in downtown Seattle.

I spent 4 nights at the Tortoise. 1 night in an 8-bed dorm: $28

http://www.greentortoise.net/

105 Pike Place, Seattle

1.206.340.1222

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