Inn at the Market or Hotel 1000 in Seattle?
May 28th, 2008, 02:43 PM
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I wanted to thank everyone who helped us shape this little trip. Of course you make the best plans you can and then life throws you a little snag (I got sick). Still, we were able to do most of what we planned.
The art museum and the island had to be postponed for a future trip. Other than one day, we enjoyed wonderful weather.
We had a terrific lunch at Matt's at the Market and a fabulous, truly wonderful dinner at Chez Shea with fois gras and duck leg comfit. People were dressed more casually there than I expected on a Saturday night, with only one man wearing a jacket and most of the women in pants, no noticible jewelry. I liked the comfort of Seattle.
We also had some quick oysters in the market and a lovely late supper at Cafe Campagne.
Etta's has a special place in my heart. The crab cakes with a side of beets and asparagus was a wonderful sendoff for our last meal (a lunch).
The market was wall-to-wall crowded for the holiday weekend so the best part was watching the flying fish from Matt's at the Market. We did the underground tour but in retrospect, I would rather have seen the art museum.
I found a 90 minute tour that I'd recommend to anyone new to the city. It was by Charles from Let's Tour Seattle. He used to be a guide for another firm and opened up his own company. He has a nice bus/mini-bus that holds about 20 passengers comfortably and is as easy to board as a regular bus. Big windows, much better than freezing in that open vehicle we saw another tour in.
He picked us up at our hotel and then picked up two other parties. We were able to see the new sculpture garden (fun), the market, Pioneer Sq, Queen Anne area, houses of the famous Seattlites, the floating houses, Freemont, a lovely neighborhood I can't remember the name of, and more.
Charles was a lot of fun without being grating and he also made a point of getting us to our Etta's reservation on time (dropped us off there). I liked that my guide was one of two owners of the company, so he really cared. Although they do longer 4 hour tours, this was all we had time for.
http://www.letstourseattle.com/
The Inn at the Market was wonderful. They gave us a top floor room with a fabulous view of the market and bay. I never tired of watching the changing scenery as ships would come and go. The staff was terrific and friendly and the manager was exceptionally helpful to us.
The staff was impressed that we were eating at "local" places. Sadly, many of their guests only want to eat at chain restaurants!
Those of you who live in Seattle are very lucky. The people are polite, the city is so clean, and there is so much to do. I'm sure we will be back.
The art museum and the island had to be postponed for a future trip. Other than one day, we enjoyed wonderful weather.
We had a terrific lunch at Matt's at the Market and a fabulous, truly wonderful dinner at Chez Shea with fois gras and duck leg comfit. People were dressed more casually there than I expected on a Saturday night, with only one man wearing a jacket and most of the women in pants, no noticible jewelry. I liked the comfort of Seattle.
We also had some quick oysters in the market and a lovely late supper at Cafe Campagne.
Etta's has a special place in my heart. The crab cakes with a side of beets and asparagus was a wonderful sendoff for our last meal (a lunch).
The market was wall-to-wall crowded for the holiday weekend so the best part was watching the flying fish from Matt's at the Market. We did the underground tour but in retrospect, I would rather have seen the art museum.
I found a 90 minute tour that I'd recommend to anyone new to the city. It was by Charles from Let's Tour Seattle. He used to be a guide for another firm and opened up his own company. He has a nice bus/mini-bus that holds about 20 passengers comfortably and is as easy to board as a regular bus. Big windows, much better than freezing in that open vehicle we saw another tour in.
He picked us up at our hotel and then picked up two other parties. We were able to see the new sculpture garden (fun), the market, Pioneer Sq, Queen Anne area, houses of the famous Seattlites, the floating houses, Freemont, a lovely neighborhood I can't remember the name of, and more.
Charles was a lot of fun without being grating and he also made a point of getting us to our Etta's reservation on time (dropped us off there). I liked that my guide was one of two owners of the company, so he really cared. Although they do longer 4 hour tours, this was all we had time for.
http://www.letstourseattle.com/
The Inn at the Market was wonderful. They gave us a top floor room with a fabulous view of the market and bay. I never tired of watching the changing scenery as ships would come and go. The staff was terrific and friendly and the manager was exceptionally helpful to us.
The staff was impressed that we were eating at "local" places. Sadly, many of their guests only want to eat at chain restaurants!
Those of you who live in Seattle are very lucky. The people are polite, the city is so clean, and there is so much to do. I'm sure we will be back.
May 28th, 2008, 03:29 PM
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Thanks for posting the report--sorry to hear you weren't feeling well but it sounds like you had a great time otherwise. So glad that the Inn at the Market and the restaurants worked out well.
And yes, we are indeed lucky to live here ;-). I hope you'll have the chance to make it back for another visit soon.
And yes, we are indeed lucky to live here ;-). I hope you'll have the chance to make it back for another visit soon.
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