The Moore Hotel

The Moore Theatre and Hotel was built for the tourist surge that would visit Seattle during the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1907. Fittingly, it opened with a performance of "The Alaskan," a comic opera. The expo itself was delayed for two more years.

In the 1930s hotel rooms without bath cost $1.50 and up; rooms with a bath cost $2.00 and up. [Seattle City Directory, 1930] An Asahel Curtis photograph of the Moore façade shows a sign advertising "Turkish baths for ladies and gentlemen" open twenty-four hours a day.

I distract you with this illustrious history because this property has no curb appeal. Don't need put off by the rough, even fearsome, street appearance. Past the lobby (befitting a flophouse scene) the rooms are delightful (and huge).

The colorful interior design is soothing and amusing. Our basic en suite room had a walk in closet, bedroom, kitchen, bathtub with claw-foot tub, and combination dining and sitting rooms. The square footage and soaring ceilings are amazing. The bed is a serious win. The room keys that are - wait for it - actual metal keys!

A 5-minute walk from the Pike Place Fish Market, the Moore is conveniently where tourists want to be without the cost of marque name hotels. Location, friendly staff, quirky interior design in a historic building, low cost - we love it here!

There's no option for zero star. This isn't a hotel, this is a halfway house, or a reverse jail where I was refused access to my room on the basis that the woman staffing the front desk, accused us of housing more than 3 people. She threatened me, telling me after she interrogated me, that I'd better not have more than 3 people in our hotel room. She demanded to see my ID, she pulled out the paperwork where our three names were listed. She argued that we had more than 3 people as she let 3 Asians in and out before I came back to the room. She claimed there were two other Asians (one with blue and the other with purple hair) who came down with my party. How do you explain rationally to someone that there are only 3 of us?!? 45 minutes later, close to midnight, "management" came pounding repeatedly on our door, pounding being a light word. It was meant to threaten the three Asian women staying in the room. The receptionist (that is not what she is) made those accusations to the "manager" and claimed that she kept having to let people in and out from our room. The management guy tried to force his way into the room after we unlocked it but I screamed at the top of my lungs to tell him to get out of the room that I was going to call 911. That must have scared him to step back into the hallway. He said that the staff has every right to refuse service to us. Mind you, we booked this room through Expedia. I can't believe Expedia would do business with such a shady "hotel". Avoid the Moore at all cost, no matter how convenient it may be. It is a filthy place, where guests are not treated as guests but are threatened by white folks thinking they can scare three Asian women traveling alone. And this "management" guy refused to give his name (google him, the manager's name is Mike). I should have taken a picture of him. I should have videoed him threatening us at our hotel room. I won't be sleeping tonight. This is a very unsafe, filthy, worse than a seedy motel. You know where to find me for details. The Moore has ruined a teenager's concert experience, purposely bullying three Asian women traveling alone. Avoid at all costs. Traumatizing. Dehumanizing.

Stay away from this place where female Asian guests are treated like vermin, harassed, bullied. Thank god we had our husbands (lawyer and secret service) on the phones. "I am the manager, I have a key and can open this room" dixit this big white male. What kind of hotel management refuses to identify themselves, threatens women, and tries to force himself into a guest room after midnight?

I am not sleeping tonight to watch over my family, me a 4'11 Asian woman. And I will continue to gather the facts as "Mary" gave our room number out. Probably not the real name of this old woman with long grey hair.

Old and falling apart. towels touch the toilet. no counter space. no toilet paper holder. all-around gross. the front desk woman was also very rude. the only redeeming quality is the little coffee shop in the lobby.

Great front desk people, I mean hands down. Interesting place and neighborhood. Probably best for the travelers rolling in.

We make annual trips to Seattle and always stay here. Rooms are very comfy with very reasonable prices. Excellent location. Great place for experienced travelers, maybe not for people who need a lot of amenities or special services. We love this place.

This was not a good experience at all. Where should I start? The overall presentation of the hotel is old and Rundown. We got off our cruise early in the day and the hotel stored our bags while we toured the area. Upon return we checked In and sat, and sat waiting to get our luggage. When asked why we were setting while the staff escorted​ other guest to get their luggage, I was told by a female staff person she had never seen me before in her life. Seemed odd because she had just checked us in.

Aside from being old and run down there is a smell of dust. Bathroom fixtures are from the 60 or 70, cracked flooring in the lobby, make shift front desk with a very poorly made old framed window to separate the customer from the staff. Rude service from the front desk. No help with luggage or anything that looks like customer service.

The elevator was scary. The luggage cart had a flat tire. Broken toilet, urine stained fabric in the desk chair. I could go on and on.
I had to endure this filthy rundown, old dusty place for one night because nothing else was available, but you do not! Take it from me, it's worth a few pennies more to just go somewhere else!

You'll be hard-pressed to find another hotel, downtown Seattle, for less than $175 on a weekend.

We had planned on staying just one night, but were lucky enough to get a second night on Friday.

We didn't know what to expect when we got here, but we were pleasantly surprised. We were welcomed with a large room, two queen beds, small closet, and a bathroom about the size of the closet. The shower is small, but it still gets you clean.

The two queen beds are clean and comfortable. There is a small 32" TV in the room, which looks even smaller because the room is so large.

There is no air conditioning, which I already knew. They did put two desk-sized fans in the closet for us to use. Because there is no AC, this wouldn't be a place you would want to be on a warm day, but for most days it wouldn't be an issue.

The hotel was built in 1907, so it's old. It hasn't had a lot done to it. You still have to use an actual key to unlock your door and the elevator is tiny.

The front desk staff are fabulous. Very nice and helpful.

For me, there were more positives than negatives and I would stay here again.

Located in a good part of town if going to the Pikes Market area. The hotel though, is quite old and needs a revamp. Rooms are quite minimal. TV is small. Limited AC outlets. The shower is ridiculously small, old, and water pressure close to dripping - super low pressure.
Overpriced.

tldr; best for a short trip near pike place and the seattle center, bring ear plugs and allergy meds

pros: friendly desk staff, cool lobby/cafe, working elevator. walkable distance anywhere you want to go downtown. we were able to walk almost everywhere we wanted to go. lots of great food options nearby as well. very affordable for the location.

no opinion: beds- they were comfortable enough after walking all day, definitely have had a worse bed at a more expensive hotel. small tv, no fridge in room, spotty wifi. we were busy enough that these didn't matter but they might to you. no ac- it's on the website, and they offer a fan. the room feels pretty muggy regardless but it's an old hotel.

cons: the room was not clean. there was buildup in the corner of the bathroom, the sink and shower stall (which rooms have tubs?) both fill with water very quickly and drain VERY slowly, the lampshades were bent and stained. there was also a crack in the shower that seemed to have been patched but would've cut your foot if you stepped on it wrong. we stayed for 3 nights and woke up the 3rd and 4th mornings with sore throats and congestion. the vents were coated in lint and dirt, so it seems there is dust buildup if not mold. the walls are so thin- next door one night, a couple was in a screaming match and their baby joined in. we were also able to hear the conversation of a couple two rooms down who had their door open chatting at 5 am.

it wasn't a miserable stay by any means but i would rather pay an extra 50-100 a night to stay somewhere cleaner next time.

This was the hotel I stayed in while I was visiting Seattle. The best part of it is that is located right near Pike Place Market. This is one of those no frills budget hotels that is very dated. In fact, this place was built in 1907! It was perfectly fine for me as a solo male traveler. The place is old, but my room was clean. As other reviews have mentioned, there is no air conditioning in this building. I came during the winter so it did not bother me. But it is something to keep in mind.