Sorrento Hotel

In 1908, one of Seattle's early business magnates built a luxury hotel on First Hill overlooking the burgeoning skyline. The Sorrento Hotel's first registered guest, President William Taft, and the luminaries that followed helped the Sorrento become a cherished landmark in Seattle. Brimming with Italianate warmth and turn-of-the-century charm, today's four-diamond property entertains groups in style with 76 intimate guest rooms, view-filled meeting spaces, and two dining venues.

In keeping with its near neighbor, Pike Place Market—the oldest continuously operating farmers market in America—the Sorrento's two eateries feature fresh ingredients prepared in with Northwest flair. In the Fireside Room, surrounded in Honduran mahogany, business meeting attendees conjure up tycoons of the past, relaxing in plush couches and leather wingback chairs near the warmth of a classic Rookwood fireplace.