The Hotel Vintage Park is a historic boutique hotel in downtown Seattle. Located across the street from the Seattle Public Library and within six blocks of shopping, theaters, and the Seattle Art Museum, the winery-themed hotel appeals to couples and leisure travelers. The hotel is six blocks from the Seattle waterfront area, where sailing, parasailing, scenic cruises, and fishing excursions are available (surcharge).
The hotel's fine-dining restaurant, Tulio, specializes in regional Italian cuisine using fresh local ingredients. The parlor-like lobby hosts complimentary wine-tasting each evening and complimentary coffee and tea service each morning. Guests have access to a business center and fitness center at the Hotel Monaco, one block away, and discounted passes are available to a health club three blocks away. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel. The complimentary Om Away From Home in-room yoga program includes the Yoga Channel and a basket of accessories for guest use. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel.
The guest rooms are named for Washington wineries. Deluxe rooms have the best views (including views of Mount Rainier), and although the bathrooms are small, they do have attractive granite counters. Standard rooms, though smaller and less luxuriously appointed, are still very comfortable, and surprisingly, the bathrooms are larger than those in the deluxe rooms.
The environmental program, Kimpton Hotels EarthCare, supports a sustainable world by using non-intrusive, high quality, eco-friendly products and services, including In-Room recycling bins, non-toxic cleaners, organic honor bar items and water/energy efficient measures. Kimpton Hotels EarthCare products and practices are based on California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Green Lodging Guidelines.
The Hotel Vintage Park is located across the street from the Seattle Public Library and within six blocks of shopping, theaters, and the Seattle Art Museum.
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Property Layout: Hotel Vintage Park - A Kimpton Hotel is a 125 room property with up to 11 floors.
The place of lodging actively promotes the environmentally friendly practices of their property. They do so in their advertising, web site, and promotional literature.
The property utilizes sources of renewable energy. Examples are: biomass, photovoltaic conversion, small hydro, solar, wind, geothermal, etc. and do not use fossil fuels.
As the property is maintained old equipment and fixtures (wasteful toilets, light bulbs, shower heads, refrigerators, washing machines, etc.) are updated with more efficient and conserving replacements.
High energy consumption fixtures and appliances have been replaced with their energy efficient counterparts. Sensors are used to automatically turn off lights, air conditioning, and heating. Rooms have optomized to retain heating or cooling through improved insulation.
Xeriscape is landscaping designed to conserve water. Water is conserved through the use of native plants and minimal plant groundcover. Desert landscaping utilizing indigenous plants, and gravel for a majority of the groundcover is an example to xeric landscaping.
Organic cotton sheets and towels do not add VOC's, thereby improving air quality. Organic cotton is a sustainable product whereas synthetic fabrics are not because of their reliance on petrochemicals.
The property uses environmentally friendly chemicals for cleaning. Also included are perfumed or scented laundry supplies, carpet cleaners, cleaning supplies, or air fresheners, and other products tha could be harsh or harmful.
Many plastic and foam disposable products (cups, bowls, plates, and clam-shell boxes) are not recyclable or bio-degradable and are manufactured from non-sustainable petrochemicals. Recyclable disposable products are good alternatives.
Using gray water for irrigation of gardens and landscaping. Gray water is wastewater from bathrooms sinks and showers/tubs, kitchens, laundry sinks and tubs, and washing machines where only non-polluting, biodegradable detergents are utilized.
Containers located in the common areas of the property, properly labeled, for the express purpose of enabling guests and staff to separate trash from recyclable items.
The biological decomposition of solid organic materials by bacteria, fungi, and other organisms into a soil-like product that can be used to enrich garden soils.
Reviewed by Peter S. of of AK on Jan-2007
Stayed at the Property - Dec-2006
We liked this hotel. The rooms are a little small, and the price is high, but not for the location, in the heart of downtown Seattle. The room was very pretty, and all of the furniture and the bed are very plush and fancy. The staff was great, and even brought us a free bottle of wine when we had a little problem with our phone (which they fixed right away).
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Hotel Vintage Park - A Kimpton Hotel
1100 5th Avenue - Seattle - Washington
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