The Collective Seattle

Excellent post-work meet-up location for drinks and dinner. Indoor and outdoor seating in with subtle rustic / cabin decor, a membership may be required (check their site for whether this is necessary).

We always feel at home. Food is pretty good (the hamburger is an institution here) and there is an interesting beer wall to choose from. This place has a cool vibe and we really like it.

The space is beautiful and membership is what you make of it. That said with the a few exceptions, the staff is largely unhelpful, there is a lot of disorganization, and the overall service is fair at best. I also experienced much frustration related to billing mistakes while I was a member that took way too long to correct.

Used this venue for an event. The space is cool and although the "event staff" were underwhelming the experience was highway robbery. When I arrived, just under 2 hrs before the event start time (as I was told to), nothing was ready. They were still setting up the bar and figuring out the A/V when my guests arrived which was very embarrassing. But the reason for 1 star (I would give negative stars if I could) is because of the fraudulent billing. We were charged double what our guests consumed, there were misplaced bottles of wine that I had brought but I was still charged a corkage fee, they charged my card before I reviewed the bill and gave consent. Apparently, they are notorious for "messing up people's bills". If I had known this fact, I would have looked for another venue are at a minimum stood by the bartender and counted every drink myself. Save yourself the headache and don't work with these con artists.

The Collective is amazing. Clubs are stuffy, elitist, tired and boring. The Collective has real working spaces, good events, amenities I can actually had such as showers, and most of all creative, continuously updated and excellent food and beverage. The Third Place idea gets a big adjustment with this place, and finally has a reasonable model for this century. I meet people here, eat here, sneak away to get a quiet work session, and don't have to worry about spending because I'm paying for the space. This is awesome.

The Collective salon is amazing, I love the relaxing feel I get when I'm there. Randy is very talented with hair, he has just the technique you're looking for, to always come out looking your best. My hair looks amazing every time!

I came in today without knowing this place requires membership. A guy with dyed pink hair asked me about the membership. I said no and I told him my boyfriend has been to this place a few times for coffee, I wasn't quite sure whether he is a member here, then I called my boyfriend, and he said he didn’t know about the membership. When I was trying to figure out what’s going on, the guy asked me to leave this place and wait outside (although I was still talking with him and I told him my boyfriend was just around the corner). A few seconds later, my boyfriend got in. So my boyfriend turned out not knowing this place requires membership either. He has been here a few times, but no one ever asked him about the membership. If we had known this club was membership only, we wouldn’t go until we become the members here - that's common sense. We would definitely follow the rules after figuring out all the things. The thing was not about the membership stuff, it was about the unwelcoming and unkind attitude the guy held. Due to the culture the employee was conveying here, we will never consider becoming members in this club!

The membership here is a trap. I was already skeptical entering a membership here, and they way they have handled our membership has confirmed that there was good cause for skepticism. First, the Collective is little more than a large coffeeshop, however with worse WiFi. They have a restaurant with good, but overpriced food for daily consumption. Their space with the rock wall is hardly usable as they always rope it off every time there is an event. The social aspect of the membership is hardly sociable. It's a we-work, there is no social aspect. Second, we canceled our membership over two months ago. There was nothing in the contract regarding 30 day notice. I have read through the contract thoroughly. We were charged for up to 30 days after cancellation. There is also a loyalty fee if you cancel before 6 months. We were told this may be waived because of our grievances, but it was not. I feel nickel and dimed. Overall I am extremely unhappy with our decision to join as members and urge everyone else thinking about it to go to a coffee shop instead. There's a Capital One cafe two blocks away where you can work for free. Their WiFi is way better.

My business partner and I found the collective while waiting for a business meeting. This is a great collaboration space with a unique take in a co-working environment (it's more of a profession social / work club than a co-worker space). Awesome decor, great food services, cool people.

This club is pretty kick back and relax. They have rock climbing wall, garden of hammocks, and fun work desk. There are showers and towels. The food and drinks here are good. Must have the crab nachos. It is so good.