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Local Rooms: The Sorrento Hotel

1The Sorrento is almost like being in Italy, as long as you’re not too picky about the warm weather part.2The Sorrento is almost like being in Italy, as long as you’re not too picky about the warm weather part.3No hearth of your own? The Fireside Room serves as a community fireplace for the city.4No hearth […]

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The Sorrento is almost like being in Italy, as long as you’re not too picky about the warm weather part.

The Sorrento is almost like being in Italy, as long as you’re not too picky about the warm weather part.

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The Sorrento is almost like being in Italy, as long as you’re not too picky about the warm weather part.

The Sorrento is almost like being in Italy, as long as you’re not too picky about the warm weather part.

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No hearth of your own? The Fireside Room serves as a community fireplace for the city.

No hearth of your own? The Fireside Room serves as a community fireplace for the city.

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No hearth of your own? The Fireside Room serves as a community fireplace for the city.

No hearth of your own? The Fireside Room serves as a community fireplace for the city.

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Don’t look for experimental fusion meals in the Hunt Club; the prime rib’s a tradition.

Don’t look for experimental fusion meals in the Hunt Club; the prime rib’s a tradition.

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Don’t look for experimental fusion meals in the Hunt Club; the prime rib’s a tradition.

Don’t look for experimental fusion meals in the Hunt Club; the prime rib’s a tradition.

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After 100 years, the Sorrento knows that Seattle visitors sometimes just want to stay in bed.

After 100 years, the Sorrento knows that Seattle visitors sometimes just want to stay in bed.

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After 100 years, the Sorrento knows that Seattle visitors sometimes just want to stay in bed.

After 100 years, the Sorrento knows that Seattle visitors sometimes just want to stay in bed.

Local Rooms is Tripster’s new blog series about Seattle-area hotels. We’re looking at what they have to offer to visitors (for when your friends come to visit) and to locals (for when you need a spot of food, drink, or entertainment).The Hotel: When the Italian-style Sorrento Hotel opened on the crest of First Hill in 1909, it was the highest spot in town; now its seven stories are al…