Hotel of the Week: Seattle’s Restored Fairmont Olympic Hotel Celebrates 100th Anniversary

 A recent refresh by architecture firm MG2 and Barcelona-based Lázaro Rosa-Violán brought this historic hotel back to its glory days

This year officially marks the 100th anniversary of the historic Fairmont Olympic Hotel, favorably situated on University Street in Seattle’s lively downtown area. Ask any local, and they’ll say that the 450-room property has been a mainstay in the city’s social scene throughout the years—and it was even added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.