Silver Cloud Inn – University District

How is this place 100% pet free?!? Are we living in the dark ages?!? This isn’t a top line hotel where it would make sense somehow not to allow people to include their beloved pets on weekends stays and vacations!

Stayed here for a couple nights after our apartment flooded. It was nice and clean with comfortable beds and yummy complimentary breakfast. Actually decent coffee too.

Very nice staff and accommodating to our needs. We stayed here when our floors were being redone. My husband got terrible turbulent food poisoning from the complimentary breakfast though and management would do nothing but give a $ 40 discount on the room. This was a huge inconvenience to us and caused us to miss meetings and deadlines. I think the least they could do would be a comped room. Beware of the breakfast burritos! And Steven, the general manager.

The rooms are huge and they are very clean. Nothing fancy but the tv is huge and there is lots of apace for four people and more than enough for just two. The best part is that shopping is right next door.

Great hotel, fairly friendly staff. Stayed here
Multiple times due to medical discount t and care being given at UW. Some shuttle drivers more friendly than others but all seem to get you to where you need to go. Excellent breakfast! Spa was lukewarm at best and closed for repairs. Pool small but nice. Thanks for the nice hotel stay!

Good location just north of downtown Seattle. Walkable to a very nice outdoor mall. Beautiful University of Washington campus surrounds you. Hotel is a little dated but clean. Free breakfast is nice and varies from day to day. Parking is convenient too. Happy positive staff. Only negative was the foot traffic noise if you’re not on the top floor and the noisy window mounted AC/​heat unit. Staff gave me free earplugs. I would stay again.

Amended review.
In another venue, the manager responded well to the issues I raised. Likely next time I stay will be better. You may have the best luck if you are not in the last few rooms (at the far end of the building. In many ways this hotel is much better than average, so I will happy to return and «give them another chance.»
Original review: A 4-​day, 3-​night stay.
Toilet clogged the first night. Called for maintenance as I left the following morning.
Toilet clogged (again) the SECOND night. Called for maintenance as I left the following morning. Thankfully the remaining period was OK. But I have to wonder, since other Unilocalers have made note of this hotel’s plumbing.
WiFi. Not horrible, but would not support connections for all three of my devices at once: mobile phone, tablet, and laptop/​notebook.
One other note: this hotel is quite long and narrow. In other words, the main corridor must have sixty or eighty room doors to pass as you hike to the furthest end. This could be an issue if – like me – you are not able to walk far,
Very convenient location just north of the «University Village» shopping mall and adjoining the Burke-​Gilman path.
Very comfortable bed and large HD flat-​screen TV.

I’ve been here 3 weeks due to it’s location to UW. They’ve made me change rooms 4 times, and once I did on my own because the room had COCKROACHES!!! If it weren’t for the location, it would be the last place I’d stay.

We have family in Seattle & since we moved we come to visit often. We’ve stayed in many hotels in the Seattle area, and this is the best one! The best thing is they don’t charge for parking! A rarity these days. When we stayed at hotels downtown, the cost to park was usually $ 48 a night. That adds up. The Silver Cloud in the U District is very clean, quiet, and easy to get to. Right next to U Village which has everything you could want. The staff is always friendly & helpful. Love this place!

I recently stayed in one of the suites. It was very clean and we loved being able to control the a/​c in our room. The staff at check in were extremely nice. I knocked off one star because we were there two nights but housekeeping never came after our first night. I also made two phone calls to the hotel prior to checking in (but after reservations were made) to ask questions and each time had a curt person on the other end of the phone. The bed was ok, but not extremely comfortable. I didn’t try the breakfast but my husband said it was average (but free is free if you ask me!). Parking is a plus. Not bad considering how affordable the place is!

The room is very clean. Location is great. Shuttle provided within 3 miles. Walking distance to univeristy village mall. The complimentary breakfast is decent. I would stay here again when I am in town.

Amazing. I highly recommend this place. I was here for a 2 day school orientation at University of Washington. The staff was very helpful, room was immaculate, breakfast was delicious and location is prime. University village mall is within walking distance. Free shuttle within 3 miles is very convenient and easy to set up. I will definitely be back when I am in the Seattle area.

Attended a conference at UW and very convenient and shuttle service was great. Lots of good restaurants walking distance and an outdoor mall. Did not get four stars secondary to no room service options and young staff working front desk that were at times flighty. They did serve a pretty nice continental breakfast.

I’ve stayed in many hotels but never one with staff as friendly and helpful as here. They have a shuttle that I used each day, a nice complimentary breakfast, and they even saved me a walk up the hill to McDonald’s when I needed a glass of milk one night. An employee happily went into the kitchen and got me one. This is a clean comfortable hotel with fabulous service.

We are in day 2 of a 4 day stay, and this Inn is awesome. Super staff, great clean room. Just great rooms and great customer service. We will recommend this hotel and this chain to all our friends.

I stayed here for an interview in the neighboring area and I was so impressed with the front desk staff, that I highly recommend this hotel. Madison and Gaby (I hope I got their names right!) where so helpful and super friendly, as were the rest of their staff. They held my bags for me until I was ready to pick them up (I checked out early and had a late afternoon flight) and I was able to explore the area a bit without lugging around a heavy carry-​on. I am so glad I stayed here. Not to mention, the rooms are impeccably clean and very large. I would stay here again! Thanks Silver Cloud Inn! What great customer service!

Compared to the one in bellvue this is a bit dumpy. Very old décor… Staff was nice and they do have a pool, but this place was pricey when we were here in august 2013.

Welcoming staff, nice indoor pool, well appointed rooms, pretty clean, good location and nice breakfast. Good value.
What else can I say other than I recommend this hotel if you want to stay in this area.

A great place at a great price. Right on the BIrk Gilman trail so bring your bike. Clean rooms with great staff. Breakfast has many options and the hot food tastes like it came from kitchen not the microwave. I would stay here again. Not too far from Top Pot donuts!

I was very happy with my stay here. I stayed here for seven days, six nights in the month of August. This hotel was great and I can only say positive things about this hotel.
Our room was very spacious and kept very clean. I never once saw the maid service in my room, but it was always very clean. We had a microwave (which we never used), refrigerator, and coffee pot with free grounds provided. For bath products they provided aveda. Free wi-​fi is always a plus. It’s a little annoying that you keep having to enter a passcode everytime you log in. The internet was also much slower than I was used to. The location is wonderful — you’re right next to the university village — for lots of shopping, and on the other side is the burke gilman bike trail.
As mentioned by other reviewers, they have a shuttle service that is readily available for it’s guests and it will also pick you up. They do recommend that you make reservations ahead of time, but I had no problem getting to where I needed at the time I wanted.
Their front desk staff is very friendly and helpful. They seem genuinely pleased to try to help you out or answer questions. Very down to earth, yet professional.
I didn’t use much of their hotel services (the pool, fitness room, or conference rooms) — however, I did use the Laundry room. Laundry machines are free — you can purchase single detergent/​dryer sheets for $ 1 at the front desk.
Lastly their free breakfast is the most comprehensive of several hotels I’ve stayed at in the past year. Most places I have stayed have nothing but carbs galore. This hotel offers several protein selections — eggs, sausage, yogurt.
This is seriously the best hotel I’ve stayed at this past year and I would happily go back.