9 Best, Genuine Boutique Hotels in Washington in 2026

From the outdated neon sign on the top of the building to the complimentary use of both umbrellas and bikes, this Downtown Seattle boutique hotel has the perfect balance of eccentricity, thoughtfulness, and comfort. Hotel Theodore’s premises hosted guests for decades in the old Roosevelt Hotel (as per the glowing red letters crowning the building). Its 2017 ownership change maintained the welcoming atmosphere while modernizing the space. The common areas feature understated yet stylish leather furnishings, tasteful murals and other artistic touches, and low lighting that keeps the spaces calm… > Read Our Full Review

This boutique hotel has been part of the Downtown Spokane landscape for more than a century, and a hotel for almost as long. The historic building, renovated in 2020, is a gorgeous red brick number built in 1911. It sits right on the corner in the center of the city, all wrought iron, gleaming windows and, one of our favorites, a glowing blade sign on the corner. Hotel Indigo, IHG’s casual take on the boutique hotel craze, doesn’t always rise to the top of the lists. Their locations are exquisite,… > Read Our Full Review

Beautifully situated and perfectly comfortable, this Old Town Tacoma boutique hotel is a perfect place to enjoy Puget Sound. With every room sporting views of Commencement Bay, anyone who likes to watch the waves will be perfectly happy here. Silver Cloud is a small local chain responsible for a handful of hotels around Seattle and the Pacific Northwest hotels, and we’d venture to claim this is its best iteration. There’s a funny sort of play between typical hotel and new money swank, and we kind of like that it hasn’t… > Read Our Full Review

This central Tacoma boutique hotel is one in a long line of brainchildren of the McMenamins, a local hospitality group started in 1983 by two brothers. The M.O. is to find incredible buildings, renovate them, and turn them into hotels, brewpubs, restaurants, and/or bars. In Tacoma, the incredible building in question is a 1916 number that originally served as an Elks Temple. The brothers scooped it up in 2019 to turn the 7-floor beaux-arts gem into a multi-level shrine to fun, fellowship, beer and cocktails. It’s a radical glow up… > Read Our Full Review

Tucked away in upper Belltown, above a hip cafe, you’ll find a unique boutique hotel experience that speaks to the spirit of Seattle. The interior is stark white, but a fascinating selection of vintage furniture pieces, flea market curios, and clever design elements gives the space a lively feel. We’ll be frank, this hotel is for a specific clientele, and it’s not the champagne and caviar from room-service crowd. It’s more for the crowd that wants to grab champagne and caviar from the nearby Public Market and enjoy it on… > Read Our Full Review

A beautiful old red brick, mixed-use building, this Downtown Spokane boutique hotel has been in the business longer than most. Built in 1899, it started out as a short stay boarding house with single-occupancy rooms and shared washrooms. The current iteration is of course, very different; recently renovated again, it’s clearly an upscale hotel. Tucked on a block of 1st street, there’s a friendly intimacy to the space as well. The large windows next to the entrance have a smidge of contemporary flare, while the wrought-iron doorway and elegant awning… > Read Our Full Review

Seattle’s Pike Place Market is so iconic that the surrounding area is basically named after it. With a stay at the Inn at the Market, you can claim this famous place as a temporary home. The perfect boutique hotel for history buffs, foodies, and Seattle-lovers in general, it is so centrally located you won’t be limited to the Pike Place area at all either. You might not be tempted to leave the market once you’ve entered though. You’ll be housed on top of a lively labyrinth of gourmet shops, artisan… > Read Our Full Review

With 29 rooms in the gorgeous Ballard neighborhood, outside of Seattle’s main bustle, this is very much a boutique hotel, and one which offers a kind of intimacy that is difficult to find. From the classic hotel awning to a glitzy lobby with a veritable army of comfy chairs, every detail fits a perfectly conventional definition of fancy. We especially love the rooftop fireplace, the perfect balance of luxurious, unconventional and stunning. It’s a living room with a view, where you can sink into armchairs and look out across the… > Read Our Full Review

Proud suckers for anything intimate, uncommon, and semi-residential, this cozy Capitol Hill boutique bed and breakfast checks all our boxes. Cecil Bacon Manor is the perfect place for a leisurely visit to one of Seattle’s most colorful neighborhoods. You can enjoy the less “businessy” parts of the city from a gorgeous historic building with stately furnishings, a lush courtyard and a great selection of unique rooms.   What are the rooms like? Rooms: 11 rooms in total, each unique and themed. Variety: Garden Room, Emerald Suite, Carriage House, loft rooms,… > Read Our Full Review