| The Westin Seattle | |
|---|---|
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 Original 1969 tower on the left, taller 1982 tower on the right | |
  Location withinDowntown Seattle | |
| Hotel chain | Westin Hotels |
| General information | |
| Location | United States |
| Address | 1900 Fifth Avenue Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°36′49″N122°20′18″W / 47.613516°N 122.338225°W /47.613516; -122.338225 |
| Opening | North Tower: 1982 South Tower: 1969 |
| Management | Marriott International |
| Height | North Tower: 137 m (449 ft) South Tower: 121 m (397 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | North Tower: 47 South tower: 40 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John Graham & Associates |
| Developer | Western International Hotels,Alcoa[1] |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 891 |
| Number of suites | 1 Presidential Suite 8 Luxury Suites 6 Deluxe Suites 20 Executive Suites |
| Number of restaurants | Relish Burger Bistro Lobby Bar |
| Website | |
| www.WestinSeattle.com/ | |
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The Westin Seattle is an upscale highrise twin-tower hotel in downtownSeattle, Washington. Opened in 1969, it is the flagship property of theWestin Hotels & Resorts brand, owned byMarriott International.
On December 28, 1966,Western International Hotels andAlcoa jointly announced the development of the $18 millionWashington Plaza Hotel, to be built on the site of the historicOrpheum Theatre. It would be the first new large-scale hotel constructed in Seattle since the adjacent Benjamin Franklin Hotel was built in 1929. Western International PresidentEdward E. Carlson selected the local architecture firm ofJohn Graham & Associates to design the hotel, and the local Howard S. Wright Construction Company to build it. The two firms had also designed and constructed theSpace Needle six years earlier, whose construction was first proposed by Carlson and whose restaurant was operated by Western International from 1962–1982.[8]
The Orpheum Theatre was demolished beginning in August 1967.[9] The hotel originally consisted of a single 40 story tower, today's south tower, reaching a height of 121 m (397 ft). The tower was topped out in January 1969 and the hotel opened on June 29, 1969.[10] Western International Hotels operated the Washington Plaza as one property with the now-connected Benjamin Franklin Hotel. Together, the hotel complex had 715 rooms.
The aging Benjamin Franklin wing was demolished in July 1980[11] for construction of a second, nearly identical tower.[10] While work on the second tower went on, the company was renamed Westin Hotels. The Washington Plaza was the first property in the chain to be renamed, becomingThe Westin Hotel on September 1, 1981.[10] That same year, Westin opened a new corporate headquarters directly across the street in theWestin Building, which shared a parking garage with the hotel.[12] The 137 m (449 ft), 47-story north tower opened in June 1982 and remains the tallest hotel in the city.
The Westin Seattle is the flagship property of Marriott’s premium uspcale Westin brand of hotels and resorts.
