Panama hotel seattle washington. The panama hotel was essential to the japanese community the building housed businesses a bathhouse sleeping quarters for residents and visitors and restaurants. Welcome to panama hotel a nice option for travelers like you. The property also boasts free breakfast.
Youll have to pay for street parking unless its sunday but its relatively inexpensive. The panama hotel tea coffee house is a small historical site located in the international district japantownchinatown area. The hotel has a long history of providing temporary lodging for immigrants from japan who emigrated to seattle and houses one of only two intact sentos public bathhouses in the united states.
The panama is one of the nastiest hotels in seattle the owner jan johnson does not believe in buying industrial cleaners for the rooms and bathrooms her idwa is that soap and water cleans everything. Its really the perfect way to spend a lazy weekend afternoon if youre not in a rush. The hotel was built by the first japanese american architect in seattle sabro ozasa and contains the last remaining japanese bathhouse sento in the united states.
The panama hotel in seattle washington s international district was built in 1910. 605 12 so main st seattle wa 98104.