Vintage Park

What to expect: The Hotel Vintage Park's intimate lobby features a large fireplace, antique furnishings, and overstuffed chairs. 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.

Amenity highlights: Hosted in the lobby, evening wine-tasting receptions are often attended by winery staff or visiting wine experts. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel.

Insider tip: Hotel guests can borrow books from the hotel’s collection or give the front desk a list of books they would like to borrow from the main branch of the Seattle Public Library, located across the street.

The hotel's fine-dining restaurant, Tulio, specializes in regional Italian cuisine using fresh local ingredients. The parlor-like lobby hosts wine-tastings 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.

Decorated in rich gold and red fabrics and neoclassical cherry-wood furnishings, each of the 126 guestrooms, renovated in 2006, is named for a Washington State winery or vineyard.

Amenities include minibars, premium cable channels, and complimentary wireless Internet access. TV-based video games are also available for a surcharge. Bathrooms have telephones, animal-print bathrobes, and Aveda bath products.