Here’s Why You Should Book Seattle’s Fairmont Olympic Hotel In 2022

In the event you’re contemplating a visit to Seattle this spring, the newly revamped Fairmont Olympic Hotel, an iconic vacation spot within the Emerald Metropolis’s downtown since its opening in 1924, undoubtedly warrants a go to.

The April 4 debut of its new signature restaurant, The George, will mark the completion of the lodge’s newest, $25 million restoration—which started in January 2020 and launched a remodeled principal foyer, elevated occasion areas, and the buzzy Olympic Bar in April 2021, adopted by the disclosing of a hidden bar-behind-a-bookcase, Founders Club, final November. Coupled with the 2016 renovation of its guestrooms and corridors, the entire overhaul totals $50 million, making it the historic lodge’s largest renovation mission in 40 years.

Celebrating the bounty of the Pacific Northwest underneath the helm of Chef Thomas Cullen, the 4,500-square-foot eatery will serve up just-caught seafood straight from native waters, in addition to dry-aged meats and artisan cheeses sourced from farms and dairies throughout the state. Standout dishes on the brasserie-inspired menu embrace a conventional French bouillabaisse and a seafood tower that includes Dungeness and king crab, oysters, and prawns, amongst different delicacies.

Wholly reimagined by Spanish design studio Lázaro Rosa-Violán (LRV), the beautiful area—which melds placing fashionable components with the restaurant’s hovering classical framework together with seven unique chandeliers, American oak woodwork, and newly restored unique terrazzo and marble flooring—will seat 100, with bar and lounge seating for 20, and a 12-person personal eating room.

To enrich the brand new, artfully crafted bar, an impressed bar program will characteristic singular handcrafted cocktails created by Jesse Cyr, the lodge’s award-winning beverage curator, in addition to spirits from native distilleries and a sturdy wine checklist that spotlights Pacific Northwest winemakers.

“As we unveil and welcome visitors to The George, we lastly see the whole lot of our prolonged restoration mission completely coming collectively to create Seattle’s final social vacation spot—an exquisitely designed stage to assemble, join, and make new recollections,” mentioned Sunny Joseph, Fairmont Olympic normal supervisor, in a press launch.

The George is situated at 411 College Avenue on the Fairmont Olympic, with a devoted road entrance at 5^th Avenue and Seneca. To ebook the restaurant or a keep, go to thegeorgeseattle.com or the lodge website.