Seattle Hotels

Home to Microsoft and Starbucks, Seattle is an outdoor lover’s paradise and radiates a laidback lifestyle. Seattle hotels advocate a low-key attitude and favorable proximity to famous landmarks and events, eclectic shopping and dining, and a thriving arts scene.

Seattle hotels populate the downtown area known as Seattle Center, which boasts the majority of the Emerald City’s landmarks and tourist attractions. Easily recognizable by most, the Space Needle was constructed in 1962 for the World’s Fair and showcases dizzying 360-degree views of the city and nearby Mount Rainier. Visitors can step outside of one of the downtown Seattle hotels and cheer on baseball’s Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field, the most expensive baseball stadium in history, or sample a variety of cuisines at Bite of Seattle, where restaurants sell their specialties and musical entertainment is enjoyed each July.

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Seafood specialties abound in the city’s eateries, many within short distances of the featured Seattle hotels, but any discriminating palate will be satisfied with the variety of restaurants punctuating each neighborhood. Grilled meats, a sea bar and Chinese lanterns characterize Dahlia Lounge, one of the city’s premier restaurants. Campagne, a French restaurant located at one of the Seattle hotels overlooking Pike Place Market, offers delectable cuisine from Southern France and Provence. For lunch and less formal affairs, Campagne’s Café is a more laidback option.

Downtown not only boasts numerous Seattle hotels and landmarks, it also presents popular shopping venues. Pike Place Market, the country’s oldest operating farmer’s market, features fresh flowers, produce, intimate boutiques, craft booths and cafes. Musicians, urban professionals and tourists mingle at the central plaza at 4th Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle. Here, shopping denizens find The Bon Marche, Westlake Center, Nordstrom and Pacific Place.

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Making for a fun escape from less than pleasant weather, visitors can leave behind their Seattle hotels to discover the city’s culture and creativity. Chinese jade carvings, bronze Buddhist sculptures and Korean ceramics can be found at the Seattle Asian Art Museum, the current home of the Seattle Art Museum. The city’s ideal choice for Broadway shows, concerts and dance troupes is the inimitable Paramount Theatre. The theater, located on Pine Street near 9th Avenue and nearby several Seattle hotels, offers tours the first Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. For the music aficionado, The Experience Music Project in Seattle Center is the ultimate in collections and exhibits dedicated to music and entertainment. On display is such items as Kurt Cobain’s handwritten song lyrics and Elvis Presley’s black leather jacket, along with The Jimi Hendrix Gallery and the Artist’s Journey, an interactive multimedia ride.

Seattle residents take culture, fitness and history seriously, so book one of the features Seattle hotels and enjoy the fruits of their labor at the various attractions, gourmet eateries, myriad boutiques and inspiring museums.