How do you know Pioneer Square is in its revival era? Its newest hotel, Populus Seattle, is actually cool. In addition to the obvious guest rooms, it also adds a museum-meets-conservatory space to the neighborhood. And it’s certainly not just for people passing through.
The entrance of the newcomer, which opened in May, presents a contrast to bustling King Street or the frenzied ferry terminal just beyond its towering glass doors. Inside is a ghost forest scene of nurse logs and suspended moss-laden branches calling back to Pioneer Square’s marshy, boggy past. It’s calm and grounding and quintessentially Pacific Northwest.
Populus includes more than 50 original commissioned
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