Mayflower Park Hotel Awards

• Historic Hotels of America: Best Historic Hotel – We are beyond excited to have received the “Best Historic Hotel” (76-200 guestrooms) award at Historic Hotels of America’s annual conference at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs Virginia. more
• Historic Hotels of America: Best Practices in Celebrating a Milestone
• TripAdvisor: Best Value in the US. more
• TripAdvisor.com:  “Mayflower Park Hotel has won Best Seattle Hotel on the Web.” The award was given to the most popular hotels in the top destinations in North America, Europe & South Pacific.
• Seattle Magazine: Best In-City Hotel – Reader’s Choice Poll Winners. more
• Mayflower Park Hotel Wins Gold at Silver Plume Awards.
• “Stars of the Industry Award” from American Hotel and Lodging Association for Community Service

Mayflower Park Hotel Articles

• MSN: Most Famous Hotel in Washington. more
• AAA Journey Magazine: The Mayflower Park Hotel set unique precedents for Seattle. more
• Seattle Magazine: Remembering the Carousel Room: Seattle’s First Hotel Cocktail Lounge. more
• Northwest Meetings & Events: Experienced Event Planners Offer Timeless Advice. more
• KZOK Radio 85th Anniversary Interview listen
• Evening Magazine: “Seattle’s popular local show on King5 showcases the Mayflower Park Hotel on its 85th anniversary.”
• Seattle Magazine: Best Hotel Bars in Seattle. more
• Frommer’s Travel Guide:  “If your favorite recreational activities include shopping or sipping martinis, the Mayflower Park is for you.” more
• Puget Sound Business Journal:  “It’s one of those hotels that is well-located, has a great reputation and just quietly goes about its business.”
• New York Times – Sunday Travel: Listed the Mayflower Park Hotel as their “Where To Stay” choice in a recent article on Seattle. more
• Seattle Magazine: Where to have a great classic martini. more
• Bon Appetit:  “This small, elegant hotel has kept its old-fashioned charm.”

Andaluca Restaurant

• Andaluca in Top 5 Seattle Restaurants. more
• Zagat Survey:  “What a Sexy Place!”
• Sunset Magazine:  “Andaluca, an Emerald City Gem.”
• Seattle Magazine:  Readers voted Andaluca “Seattle’s Best Mediterranean Restaurant”.
• Esquire Magazine:  Ranked Andaluca as one of the 20 best restaurants in America for a solo meal.
• Hospitality Design Magazine:  National Gold Key Finalist for Best Restaurant Design.
• Seattle Magazine:  Selected as “Most Romantic Restaurant” in a recent poll.
• NWSource.com’s ‘The Secret Diner’ voted Andaluca Restaurant as having the Best Main Course and Best Service.  The Secret Diner is an independent correspondent charged with giving the real scoop before you make dinner reservations.
• Seattle Weekly:  “This was the best beef dish I’ve ever tasted in Seattle, period…” more

Oliver's Lounge

• The Stranger: You can’t drink on Light Rail, but here’s where you can drink near light rail. more
• HistoryLink.org: Oliver’s, the cocktail lounge in the Mayflower Park Hotel,opens on June 26, 1976, as the first ‘daylight bar’ in Seattle and perhaps the state. more 
• Supercall: The cocktail you should drink in every state before you die. more
• Evening Magazine Films at Oliver’s Lounge: Celebrating 40 Classic Years. Click here to see the program.
• Seattle Weekly: Oliver’s Lounge Marks 40 Years of Cocktails & Culture. more
• Seattle Magazine: Oliver’s 40th – Celebrating a milestone. more
• Seattle Times: Oliver’s Lounge offers Free Bar Food! more
• Condé Nast Traveler: “America’s Hot Hotel Bars… Oliver’s, at the Mayflower Park Hotel has beat out other top hotels and restaurants to win the city’s Martini Classic Challenge.”
• Fortune Magazine:  Selected Oliver’s as “Best Place in Seattle To Have A Business Drink.”
• Harper Collins Martini Book:  “Shaken Not Stirred” recently featured Oliver’s among the nation’s best classic cocktail bars
• Seattle Magazine: A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to some of Seattle’s best cocktail bars. more
• Belltown LIFE:  Called Oliver’s Lounge “The granddaddy of Belltown cocktail bars.”
• Bizillion Magazine:  In a recent article listed Oliver’s as a Top Martini Bar in Seattle
• Seattle Martini Challenge:  Winner of Seattle’s Best Classic Martini – 8 years in a row!

Testimonials

Leisure Traveler

“Thank You so very much for making our 50th anniversary celebration just exactly what we wanted it to be, surrounded by people whom we have come to love and admire.  You are dear to us and you have given us a weekend to treasure for always.”

“It isn’t often any more that one finds the stellar service offered by the Mayflower Park Hotel.  We have been coming to the hotel since last November and have found every visit to be a really fine experience.  We found the service to be impeccable.”

“Your gift of “Seattle’s Mayflower Park Hotel” for our 25th wedding anniversary touched us greatly. We visit Seattle every year and always stay here. We find it’s one of the rare hotels which still has a soul. We will treasure this book and read it cover to cover. Thank you.”

“Here’s why I go to the Mayflower: Good beds, great location, Fabulous (not a word I use lightly) Oliver’s Bay. My fave Seattle bar, great martini’s and the best French 75’s to be had locally. Very good Andaluca Restaurant, breakfast and sinner was excellent. There are other fine hotels in Seattle, but if you like something with a bot of character and individualism, Mayflower is the place!”

Business Traveler

“The Mayflower Park is a quaint, gorgeous hotel.  The staff is very warm and friendly and exudes this warmth, which projects a positive and professional atmosphere.  A couple of weeks ago I recommended the Mayflower to a co-worker, and I will continue to recommend it whenever possible!”

“The staff there treats me like I’m the mayor and it feels good to be treated in such a professional manner!”

“You have a first class hotel, one that I will gladly recommend to all our corporate visitors.”

Wedding Ceremonies and Guests

“Words cannot express our deepest gratitude to you and the entire staff of the Mayflower Park Hotel for the genuine hospitality you showed us and all of our friends and family who were guests of your hotel during our wedding celebration weekend Upon choosing which downtown hotel was going to be the official hotel for our wedding guests, we felt anxiety in hoping that we chose someplace that did not simply exude excellence in its name or décor but that the underlying foundation of its excellence was in the service. We couldn’t be more pleased with the decision we made in choosing The Mayflower Park Hotel as our wedding’s host hotel.”

“Thank you for your fabulous planning and organization of my wedding reception.  We couldn’t have asked for a better time.  Over and over again, we heard the phrase, “this is the nicest wedding we have been to!” The wait staff was efficient and unobtrusive, the food was delicious and both the Fireside Room and our room for the night were beautiful.  I can’t wait to celebrate our one year anniversary at the Mayflower Park Hotel.”

Meeting Planners

“…We’ve been offering seminars in Seattle for seven years, but this was the first time we used the Mayflower Park Hotel. The location (at Westlake Center) cannot be topped for convenience; right in the heart of downtown. We were very happy with the meeting room and catering; all the sales, a/v, and hotel staff were genuinely nice and extremely helpful people. This is a historic, independently owned hotel that’s not part of any chain (in my view, a big plus)…”

“Our party was wonderful! Just fantastic. Couldn’t have been better. The hotel looked absolutely beautiful. Every single person on your staff was excellent at their job. The food was ALL delicious. Everyone raved about it. The set up of the mezzanine very nice for our group, so cozy with the nice lighting, fireplace, piano, Christmas tree and all the sparkly decorations, fancy linens, etc. etc. Lovely!!!

Mayflower Park hits just the right note of being welcoming and friendly, but elegant without being stuffy or stand-offish. I just love the place, honestly. The three couples who got rooms for the night were all exceptionally pleased as well.”

“On Behalf of the WSBA Law Clerk Committee, we would like to thank you for your outstanding assistance in making the Law Clerk Reception such a wonderful success.  We look forward to making this an annual event in your lovely setting.”

“We convened a group of 20 national religious leaders and government officials at your facility.  Of course, our concern was to ensure the utmost quality of service and comfort for our guests.  We couldn’t be more pleased! The ambiance of the Mayflower was perfect-everything from the food service to the guest room accommodations was tastefully and exceptionally well done.  As a professional meeting planner, I have to say the Mayflower Park is on my list of exceptional places to stay and I will certainly tell all my colleagues!”

“It was a treat working with the Mayflower Park Hotel and your top-quality staff. Everything went so smoothly, and judging by our attendees’ evaluations, they were as impressed as I was. It’s always a pleasure working with you and with the Mayflower Park Hotel. I know I can relax and enjoy myself.”

“Mayflower Park Hotel is a joy…a jewel set in the heart of downtown Seattle. It has a unique way of being both homey and elegant, and it’s a neighbor to most of downtown’s major attractions. Besides being home to one of the city’s best restaurants, Andaluca, the Mayflower Park Hotel offers food and service that make you wish it was your home too.”

“Thank you and the staff of the Mayflower Park Hotel for helping to make our recent board meeting a success. The level of service and attention was outstanding. The staff was always prompt, friendly, and willing to go out of their way for any request.”

“I work in the hospitality industry and I know “5-star” when I see it- Mayflower is it! The staff is very knowledgeable and professional!”

“Thank you and the staff of the Mayflower Park Hotel for making our meeting a success. The hotel’s physical charm and the very competent staff just added to the meeting in an immeasurable way.”

“…wanted to express my sincere appreciation for you team efforts in pulling off a first rate conference. The comments from my staff members and guests regarding all aspects of you facility were all positive. I can’t thank you enough for making my job as the event planner so easy. Every staff member I came in contact with went above and beyond to make sure that this was a success. Compliments came to me regarding the quality of the food, the service in the bar, the bellman, the catering staff, the front desk, room service, etc. Everyone is to be commended and appreciated.”

“The conference was a hit, the hotel was a hit, and Seattle was a hit. Thank you and your staff for making our conference a great experience. Very few hotels provide the level of service that you provided to us. Your staff made AWB look great and we appreciate it.”

Overall evaluation- Excellent! Best service ever in all aspects.”

“I would like to thank you and your staff for once again making our banquet for our producers a very memorable evening. The service was excellent and the food was wonderful as well! It looks like our only difficulty in the future is going to be in keeping the attendance under control; seems like the word on our event is getting out and invitations are being sought after! Looking forward to working with you again next year.”

“We had an excellent time at the hotel. The room was lovely and arranged per our discussion. Thank you for creating a grand atmosphere for our celebration.”