The Mayflower Park Hotel hosts business meetings, private dinners, receptions and small weddings in six rooms for groups from 12 to 125 people. The rooms total more than 4,500 square feet, and the largest, the Plymouth Room, seats 125 theater style or 100 for dinner. The hotel stands at 405 Olive Way in downtown Seattle, Washington, a short walk from Pike Place Market.
Seminars and company events
Two meeting packages simplify planning: the Boutique Business Meeting Offer for small and mid-sized groups, and a group meeting offer for larger ones. The Plymouth Room handles classroom training for 70 and conference or U-shape layouts for 40. The Green Room and the Waverly Room each seat 35 theater style or 22 around a conference table, and the Board Room takes 12 at one table.
Weddings and receptions
Receptions take place in the Fireside Room or the Plymouth Room. Both have neutral interiors that couples can dress in their own colors. The Fireside Room can be combined with the Green Room next door to give more than 1,500 square feet. The Reserve at Andaluca, which once housed one of the city's best-known restaurants, suits small weddings, rehearsal dinners and milestone celebrations of up to 50 guests. The hotel also hosts graduation parties, retirement dinners and corporate celebrations.
Rooms and capacities
The Plymouth Room on the lower level covers 1,500 square feet, with brass fixtures and chandeliers. It seats 125 theater style, 70 classroom, 90 at round tables, or 100 for a reception. The Fireside Room on the mezzanine covers 1,155 square feet around a marble fireplace and takes 70 theater style or 70 at rounds. The Reserve at Andaluca covers 1,100 square feet, has a hand-painted mural wall covering and takes 50 for a reception. The Green Room, off the mezzanine, has large windows over downtown. The Waverly Room on the second floor has two side bars and large windows. The Board Room on the second floor seats 12 for meetings or formal dining.
Accommodation
Rooms and suites are furnished in a traditional Queen Anne style, with queen or king beds in several layouts. Room types run from classic and deluxe guest rooms to corner, king, spa king and executive suites, and accessible rooms are available.
Catering
The hotel's own culinary team caters all events, and sample menus are available on request. Private dining runs from 10 to 100 guests. Oliver's, the restaurant and bar off the lobby, serves breakfast, weekend brunch, happy hour, cocktails and dinner, and works as a meeting point before or after an event.
History and setting
The hotel opened in 1927, in the Roaring Twenties, and has stayed in operation for nearly a century. Original crystal chandeliers, brass and period antiques remain in the public rooms. Oliver's once operated as a drugstore on site during Prohibition.
Getting there
The hotel is in the downtown retail core next to Westlake Center. Westlake station on the Link light rail line is nearby, with direct trains to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Pike Place Market and the main shopping streets are within walking distance.
