The Westin Bellevue has finished a top-to-bottom renovation of its meeting and event spaces, the latest milestone in a $29 million overhaul of the downtown hotel.
The project, first reported by the Downtown Bellevue Network, started in 2024 with $24 million spent on guestrooms and suites. The newly completed phase covers about 27,000 square feet of event space, including the 7,192-square-foot Grand Ballroom and 18 breakout rooms.
For Bellevue businesses that book corporate events at the hotel, the upgrades are specific. The rooms got new carpeting, modern lighting, textured finishes, upgraded ceiling details and all-new furniture. The hotel says the redesign follows a nature-inspired style that matches the earlier guestroom work, with a focus on wellness.
Existing artwork stayed but was moved to new locations within the updated rooms.
"We've created spaces that feel fresh, sophisticated and connected to the Pacific Northwest while maintaining the flexibility and functionality that meeting planners need," Wade Hashimoto, complex general manager of The Westin Bellevue, said in a statement.
The hotel sits within the Bellevue Collection, connected by skybridges to the Hyatt Regency Bellevue and W Bellevue, according to Visit Bellevue Washington. The city welcomed 2.2 million overnight visitors in 2024 and generated $1.9 billion in economic impact that year, per the tourism agency. The Westin's renovation adds to a wave of hotel investment across the city, which also saw the Pacific Northwest's first InterContinental Hotel open in December 2024.
One piece of the renovation remains. The lobby and Cypress Lounge & Wine Bar are the last sections still to be finished, with that work underway in fall 2026.
