Seattle WA: Where to stay for a few days ?

thsmith
thsmith Posts: 6,082
edited August 2013 in The Clubhouse
My wife and I will be flying into Seattle WA Sept 5 before we leave on an Alaskan cruise Sept 7. My wife wants to stay downtown Seattle so we can walk around and look at stuff. I hate to walk around looking at stuff but ......

Anyways looking for recommendations of a great place to stay a few nights and stuff to walk around and look at.

Thanks,
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,755
    edited August 2013
    The Edgewater is pretty cool....
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  • bikerboy
    bikerboy Posts: 1,211
    edited August 2013
    The experience music project in the Seattle center is cool. The guitar room is worth the trip for me and I don't play guitar. I'll ask the wife about places to stay. She works downtown and deals with visitors that need to stay downtown for business. What's fun for you?
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  • starkiller
    starkiller Posts: 2,723
    edited August 2013
    Pike Place Market is pretty close to the Edgewater and i think its a must see..especially if the fish is flying :)
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited August 2013
    I agree the Edgewater is great and you can't miss a trip to Pike"s Place Market
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  • jephdood
    jephdood Posts: 1,671
    edited August 2013
    Ride the ducks! http://www.ridetheducksofseattle.com/
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited August 2013
    Rent a car, take the Ferry to Bainbridge Island, drive to Poulsbo, and visit the Shunyata headquarters.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,958
    edited August 2013
    Where to stay ?

    Oregon....
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited August 2013
    Thanks guys. Edgewater looks nice and at their price parking better be included. As long as the wife is happy I do not care where we stay. This trip is for her. She packed up and moved to KS with me last year,further away from our boys and grandkids as well as her parents so its all about her. SHe lost her 20 year old cat last week so she is having a tough time.

    Sounds like Pike place is on the agenda. She has a cousin in Arlington and my brother and his family live in Bremerton so we will not be downtown the entire time.

    Bikerboy what says your wife ?
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  • D2Lo
    D2Lo Posts: 352
    edited August 2013
    My favorite places to stay in Seattle:
    http://www.acehotel.com/seattle?em_x=22
    http://www.hotel1000seattle.com
    http://www.hotelandra.com
    http://www.monaco-seattle.com

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  • D2Lo
    D2Lo Posts: 352
    edited August 2013
    a good little guide: http://www.elephantineblog.com/a-guide-to-seattle.html
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited August 2013
    I strongly recommend AirBnB to you.

    A web based "matching" service that puts people who are looking for places to stay together with people who can offer housing.

    I've used it both as a traveler and as a host a few times. The last guests my wife and I had in our home were to guys from Austria starting at the University of Illinois. They had just arrived in from NYC where through AirBnB they got a 23rd floor Battery Park apartment with a view of the new World Trade Center for $100/night.

    It's pretty amazing.

    http://airbnb.com

    and, just fyi, the place we offer in Champaign, IL https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1484049
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited August 2013
    D2Lo wrote: »
    a good little guide: http://www.elephantineblog.com/a-guide-to-seattle.html

    Thank you !
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • bikerboy
    bikerboy Posts: 1,211
    edited August 2013
    The wife said the Sorrento is nice. Great restaurant. The Inn at the market and Pensione Nichols BB also. Make sure you eat lots of Dungeness crab as it is fresh now. Its the best! If the pink salmon are running through the Locks that is a fun thing to see. The sculpture park on the waterfront is a nice walk and a nice view of the harbor. If you can go out to Magnolia the view is much better. Have a great time on the cruise. We have wanted to make that trip and will someday soon.
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  • D2Lo
    D2Lo Posts: 352
    edited August 2013
    no problem. I used to go up to Seattle every month or so. If you get a chance to get out of the tours areas and get to some of the neighborhoods like Capitol Hill, Ballard, and Queen Ann, you get to see a little bit more of the soul of the city.

    I recommend this spot as well.
    http://thepinkdoor.net

    "A quarter-century ago it was Seattle’s original cult restaurant: The enigmatic entrance (no sign, just a pink door off Post Alley); the Parisian flea market decor; dripping chandeliers; and—after a few years—the burlesque cabaret that, if you timed it right, would send Tamara the Trapeze Lady soaring over your b
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