New Luxury Bellevue Hotel Reaches Milestone

BELLEVUE, WA — A new luxury hotel is nearing completion in Bellevue, which will soon add more than 200 rooms across nine floors in a new 26-story mixed-use tower. The InterContinental Hotel - Bellevue at the Avenue is slated to open before the end of the year and promises to offer a luxury experience for business and leisure stays alike.

The hotel is part of a distinctive two-tower development on Northeast 8th Street, next to the Hyatt Regency, just north of Bellevue Square. The lot formerly hosted Sleep Country and Cost Plus World Market.

According to the Bellevue Downtown Association, in addition to the hotel, the new complex will be home to more than 300 condos and new dining and retail options.

The Intercontinental Hotel project is IHG Hotels & Resorts first foray into the Pacific Northwest. The company specializes in upscale hotel destinations across the globe, with more than 200 properties on its roster.

According to the company, visitors will be able to kick back on a large outdoor deck and patio and enjoy a full-service spa and fitness center. New fine dining options will include a new restaurant from Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, James Beard-nominated chef Robbie Delice's pastaRAMEN concept, and Angler, a new seafood restaurant from Joshua Skenes, who previously earned three Michelin stars.

“I have been coming to Washington State for years now and have fallen in love with the place. Every time I arrive, I feel myself starting to decompress," Skenes said in a statement. "This area is one of the few places in the lower 48 where rivers and mountains meet the ocean - all that adds up to provide an abundance of some of the best natural food resources in the country. It is an ideal environment for a restaurant menu dictated by the best of what nature provides on any given day."