InterContinental Seattle Bellevue in Downtown Bellevue.
The Pacific Northwest’s first InterContinental: 208 rooms inside Avenue Bellevue at Bellevue Way and NE 8th, directly north of Bellevue Square, with LE BAR in the lobby and a Nobu on the way next door.
InterContinental Seattle Bellevue is downtown’s newest luxury hotel and the first InterContinental in the Pacific Northwest. It occupies the south tower of Avenue Bellevue, the two-tower residential-and-retail block at Bellevue Way NE and NE 8th Street, directly north of Bellevue Square (a three-minute walk, by the hotel’s count) and across Bellevue Way from Bellevue Place; the entrance is on Avenue Square NE. IHG bills it as Bellevue’s premier luxury hotel and a refined alternative to downtown Seattle, and the offer is 208 rooms across 11 floors with feng shui-inspired interiors, views of Lake Washington, the Olympic Mountains and the Bellevue skyline, a Les Clefs d’Or concierge desk, LE BAR overlooking Avenue Plaza, and about 12,700 square feet of event space including the Avenue Grand Ballroom, whose terrace looks over Bellevue Square.
DBN has followed this hotel since it was a rendering: the 2018 announcement, the run of missed opening dates from October 2023 through the spring of 2024, and the doors finally opening on July 18, 2024, as InterContinental Bellevue at The Avenue. Since then the coverage has been the story of the block around it — ownership of Avenue Bellevue passing to a Silverstein Capital Partners affiliate in September 2024, the Saks Fifth Avenue Club opening in the hotel in September 2025 and closing in February 2026, and the May 2026 announcement that the Avenue’s condo towers would rebrand as Nobu Residences Bellevue with a Nobu restaurant anticipated for 2027. IHG’s own pages now call the hotel InterContinental Seattle Bellevue, and its press page cites a 2026 Best Luxury Hotel in Washington State title from the Luxury Lifestyle Awards. Hotel guests were among the first to ride the Visit Bellevue Ride Bellevue bikes this summer.
Against the Collection hotels it is the quiet, residential choice: newer and more hushed than the Hyatt Regency across Bellevue Way, closer to the W’s luxury tier than the Westin’s, and the only one of the four not attached to a mall by sky bridge — the full comparison is in our guide to downtown Bellevue hotels.
Rooms & Amenities at InterContinental Seattle Bellevue
208 rooms on 11 floors, in two room classes and one Presidential Suite; these are the keys and amenities to know.
Classic Rooms
330 to 437 square feet, the entry point, in a house the hotel says was designed around feng shui principles.
Premium Rooms
330 to 638 square feet with the views the hotel sells: Lake Washington, the Olympic Mountains and the Bellevue skyline, depending on the side of the tower.
Avenue 1 Bedroom Presidential Suite
The hotel’s one true suite: a one-bedroom at the top of the room list, with a living room and the same lake, mountain and skyline outlook as the Premium rooms.
11th-Floor Fitness Center
1,800 square feet of Peloton and Precor on the top floor, open 24 hours; there is no pool, and no spa is listed, so this is the wellness offer.
LE BAR & Fresco
LE BAR is the lobby lounge and bistro overlooking Avenue Plaza; Fresco on the second floor is breakfast and brunch, both under Executive Chef Eden Kawika Guillermo. In-room dining runs 24 hours and the concierge desk carries the Les Clefs d’Or keys.
InterContinental Seattle Bellevue Through the Years on DBN
DBN has reported on downtown Bellevue since 2005. This is InterContinental Seattle Bellevue’s story as we covered it, as it happened.
InterContinental Hotel Bellevue to Open October 2023
The Avenue’s hotel set an October 2023 opening — the first of several dates it would miss.
InterContinental Bellevue Opens as the Pacific Northwest’s First
Doors opened July 18, 2024, as InterContinental Bellevue at The Avenue: 208 rooms, some 12,000 square feet of event space and a lobby bar and breakfast room.
New Ownership Takes Over Avenue Bellevue
An affiliate of Silverstein Capital Partners took control of the Avenue Bellevue project from developer Fortress under a developer-lender agreement.
Nobu Restaurant Coming to Downtown Bellevue as the Avenue Rebrands as Nobu Residences
The condo towers around the hotel were announced as Nobu Residences Bellevue, with a Nobu restaurant anticipated for 2027 — a headline neighbor for a hotel whose own dining is a lobby bar and a breakfast room.
Browse all InterContinental Seattle Bellevue coverage in the DBN archive.
Getting There & When to Go
The Avenue sits at the busiest corner of downtown, and arriving is a valet-only affair.
Getting There & Parking
- Drive: Valet only, for a nightly fee with in-and-out privileges; no self-parking is listed. EV charging is handled through the valet for an additional fee. If you are only coming for LE BAR or Fresco, Bellevue Square’s free garages are directly across NE 8th.
- Light rail: 2 Line to Bellevue Downtown Station, then a roughly 15-minute walk west along NE 8th to Bellevue Way — see our light rail guide
- On foot: The hotel entrance is on Avenue Square NE, the internal street of the Avenue block off Bellevue Way and NE 8th. From Bellevue Square, cross NE 8th at Bellevue Way; from Bellevue Place and the Hyatt, cross Bellevue Way. Old Bellevue and Main Street are a walk south down Bellevue Way.
Best Times to Go
Midweek is business travel and the calmest lobby; weekends bring the Bellevue Square crowd and the wedding and event bookings for the ballroom terrace. December is the peak, with Snowflake Lane running down Bellevue Way at the corner and the view rooms going first. Shoulder seasons and Sunday nights are the easy windows for a deal on the view rooms.
What’s Nearby
Nothing on the DBN roster is inside the Avenue yet, so cross the street to Cactus on the second level of Bellevue Square, across NE 8th, Daniel’s Broiler on the 21st floor of Bellevue Place, across Bellevue Way, or Black Bottle two blocks north on Bellevue Way for the neighborhood gastropub night.
Good to Know
As of August 2026: guests must be 21 to check in. Dogs are welcome (up to two, weight limits apply) for a nightly fee per pet. There is no pool; no spa or club lounge is listed. Complimentary e-bikes are available to guests and the hotel is a Ride Bellevue partner. Much of the Avenue’s ground-floor retail was still to be leased at DBN’s last check in May 2026, so expect the plaza to be quieter than the corner outside it.
InterContinental Seattle Bellevue FAQ
Where is InterContinental Seattle Bellevue?
At 850 Avenue Square NE, in the south tower of Avenue Bellevue, the two-tower mixed-use block at Bellevue Way NE and NE 8th Street. It sits directly north of Bellevue Square, which the hotel calls a three-minute walk, and across Bellevue Way from Bellevue Place.
How do you book InterContinental Seattle Bellevue?
Directly on ihg.com, through IHG reservations by phone, or by calling the hotel at (425) 615-6565. Guests must be 21 to check in.
Where do you park at InterContinental Seattle Bellevue?
Valet only, for a nightly fee with in-and-out privileges; no self-parking is listed as of August 2026. EV charging is handled through the valet for an additional fee. Bellevue Square’s free garages are directly across NE 8th if you are only visiting LE BAR.
What makes InterContinental Seattle Bellevue different from the other downtown hotels?
It is the first InterContinental in the Pacific Northwest and the newest luxury flag downtown, opened in July 2024 inside a residential-and-retail block rather than a shopping-mall complex. The trade-off is that its own dining is a lobby bar and a breakfast restaurant, and there is no pool; the upside is that Bellevue Square and Bellevue Place are a few minutes away on foot and Old Bellevue is a short walk south.
Is it still called InterContinental Bellevue at The Avenue?
The hotel opened under that name in July 2024, but as of August 2026 IHG’s own pages call it InterContinental Seattle Bellevue, and the Avenue’s residential towers were announced in May 2026 as rebranding to Nobu Residences Bellevue. Same building, same address, same 208 rooms.