What to do with 1 night in Seattle?
Jun 28th, 2010, 12:00 PM
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What to do with 1 night in Seattle?
My husband & I are flying into Seattle, September 26, on Alaska Airlines from Hawaii. Our flight lands in Seattle at 4:33pm. We are planning to take a taxi to our hotel then see what we can that evening. We have never been to Seattle so we would need something to eat then squeeze in any sights we can. Our flight leaves the next day at 11:00am to take us home to Austin.
1) Any suggestions on where we should have dinner?
2) What sights can we see in one evening?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
1) Any suggestions on where we should have dinner?
2) What sights can we see in one evening?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
Jun 28th, 2010, 04:33 PM
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A walk along the waterfront and dinner at Anthony's Pier 66.
Going up the Space Needle at night.
Argosy Cruise has some dinner or evening boat tours.
Have dinner then see a show at Jazz Alley or The Triple Door. Teatro Zinzanni is a wacky dinner/theater show combination, that's quite unique.
Other favorite restaurants IN the Pike Place Market: Il Bistro, Maximilliens, Chez Shea, Matts at the Market, Campagne.
Other favorite restaurants around downtown: Dahlia Lounge, Steelhead Diner, Restaurant Zoe, Etta's Seafood, Cutter's Bayhouse.
Going up the Space Needle at night.
Argosy Cruise has some dinner or evening boat tours.
Have dinner then see a show at Jazz Alley or The Triple Door. Teatro Zinzanni is a wacky dinner/theater show combination, that's quite unique.
Other favorite restaurants IN the Pike Place Market: Il Bistro, Maximilliens, Chez Shea, Matts at the Market, Campagne.
Other favorite restaurants around downtown: Dahlia Lounge, Steelhead Diner, Restaurant Zoe, Etta's Seafood, Cutter's Bayhouse.
Jun 29th, 2010, 08:44 AM
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Greenlake is a nice residential area, but it is quite a distance from downtown Seattle without much to see & do there. You won't see "Seattle" staying there without a rental car. Using taxis from the Greenlake area to get around is going to get expensive pretty quick, if things like Pike Place Market, Waterfront, Pioneer Square, Space Needle are what you want to see.
IF you do end up staying there, my suggestions for only 1 evening of activities would be too walk around Greenlake (it's a beautiful park) and find a restaurant out in one of those north neighborhoods... Wallingford, Fremont, Greenlake, Greenwood, or Phinney Ridge.
IF you do end up staying there, my suggestions for only 1 evening of activities would be too walk around Greenlake (it's a beautiful park) and find a restaurant out in one of those north neighborhoods... Wallingford, Fremont, Greenlake, Greenwood, or Phinney Ridge.
Jun 29th, 2010, 02:43 PM
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If you are going to be taking taxis too and from the Greenlake Guesthouse you will be spending big bucks that you could put toward a room closer to the action.
Some of our friends like to stay at the 11th Avenue Inn, which is located in a residential neighborhood an interesting one-mile walk from the heart of downtown: http://www.11thavenueinn.com
Some of our friends like to stay at the 11th Avenue Inn, which is located in a residential neighborhood an interesting one-mile walk from the heart of downtown: http://www.11thavenueinn.com
Jun 29th, 2010, 05:03 PM
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I've driven past the Greenlake Guesthouse (true confession - I didn't know it was a B & B) four times today.
My view: It's fine to stay there if and only if you have a car. Coming in at 4:30 on a Sunday in late September and leaving the next morning at 11 (i.e. getting to the airport around 9:00 to 9:30 if returning a car) means you won't have any parking problems; it also means you'll have around two hours of daylight in the evening and one or two in the early morning, so for the most part doing or seeing anything involving a view will be moot. Since it's a Sunday night, many of the tourist attractions will be closed anyway. It could also (easily) be wet that time of year.
If it were me, I'd get a car at the airport and drive to West Seattle for dinner at Salty's on Alki - http://www.saltys.com/seattle/ for the view and a pretty decent dinner, with a dynamite sunset view of the skyline. I'd then drive downtown and toodle around a bit, then drive the loop around Lake Union. Then I'd go up to Capitol Hill and have dessert at the Dilettante cafe on Broadway - http://www.dilettante.com/Mocha-Cafes.html, and wander around Broadway until it's time to hit a hotel. I'd pick a hotel in the downtown or Queen Anne area (one that has free parking) and ask for a 6 AM wake up call.
I'd get up, drive down to the Pike Market, and have breakfast at the Athenian or Lowell's in the main market arcade, then jump in the car and blast off for the airport. Take Hwy 99 (the Alaskan Way Viaduct) which shouldn't give you traffic worries at that time of the morning.
IMO that's about the best you could do in your time frame. Stay longer next time! The price of the car will be cheaper than 2x cab rides to Green Lake, and you'll see lots more.
My view: It's fine to stay there if and only if you have a car. Coming in at 4:30 on a Sunday in late September and leaving the next morning at 11 (i.e. getting to the airport around 9:00 to 9:30 if returning a car) means you won't have any parking problems; it also means you'll have around two hours of daylight in the evening and one or two in the early morning, so for the most part doing or seeing anything involving a view will be moot. Since it's a Sunday night, many of the tourist attractions will be closed anyway. It could also (easily) be wet that time of year.
If it were me, I'd get a car at the airport and drive to West Seattle for dinner at Salty's on Alki - http://www.saltys.com/seattle/ for the view and a pretty decent dinner, with a dynamite sunset view of the skyline. I'd then drive downtown and toodle around a bit, then drive the loop around Lake Union. Then I'd go up to Capitol Hill and have dessert at the Dilettante cafe on Broadway - http://www.dilettante.com/Mocha-Cafes.html, and wander around Broadway until it's time to hit a hotel. I'd pick a hotel in the downtown or Queen Anne area (one that has free parking) and ask for a 6 AM wake up call.
I'd get up, drive down to the Pike Market, and have breakfast at the Athenian or Lowell's in the main market arcade, then jump in the car and blast off for the airport. Take Hwy 99 (the Alaskan Way Viaduct) which shouldn't give you traffic worries at that time of the morning.
IMO that's about the best you could do in your time frame. Stay longer next time! The price of the car will be cheaper than 2x cab rides to Green Lake, and you'll see lots more.
Jun 30th, 2010, 08:15 AM
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If you stay downtown, or close to downtown, you could visit Pike Place Market soon after your arrival. Then, from the PPM, you could walk to the waterfront and take the 30-minute ferry ride to Bainbridge Island for views of the surrounding mountains and the Seattle skyline.
Back in Seattle, budget friendly dining options you might not discover on your own include Long Provincial for Vietnamese food and the Sunday evening happy hour at Palomino. Etta's, Dahlia Lounge, Steelhead Diner, and Blueacre Seafood are among our excellent downtown chef-owned restaurants. (My favorite among these is Steelhead Diner.)
If you want to go to the top of the Space Needle, take the monorail to Seattle Center after dinner.
If you stay at 11th Avenue Inn, here is a pleasant walk you could take before or after breakfast:
Head north to Volunteer Park walking on residential 14th Avenue East or commercial 15th Avenue East. This park is home to the Asian Art Museum and a Conservatory.
Time permitting, walk down East Prospect to Federal Avenue East. Take a left and walk to Broadway East and East Roy Street. Here you could have coffee at Roy Street Coffee (a "stealth" Starbucks at 700 Broadway East) or at Vivace (a neighborhood favorite at 321 Broadway East).
Then back to the 11th Street Inn, SeaTac, and Austin.
Enjoy, HTTY
Back in Seattle, budget friendly dining options you might not discover on your own include Long Provincial for Vietnamese food and the Sunday evening happy hour at Palomino. Etta's, Dahlia Lounge, Steelhead Diner, and Blueacre Seafood are among our excellent downtown chef-owned restaurants. (My favorite among these is Steelhead Diner.)
If you want to go to the top of the Space Needle, take the monorail to Seattle Center after dinner.
If you stay at 11th Avenue Inn, here is a pleasant walk you could take before or after breakfast:
Head north to Volunteer Park walking on residential 14th Avenue East or commercial 15th Avenue East. This park is home to the Asian Art Museum and a Conservatory.
Time permitting, walk down East Prospect to Federal Avenue East. Take a left and walk to Broadway East and East Roy Street. Here you could have coffee at Roy Street Coffee (a "stealth" Starbucks at 700 Broadway East) or at Vivace (a neighborhood favorite at 321 Broadway East).
Then back to the 11th Street Inn, SeaTac, and Austin.
Enjoy, HTTY
Jun 30th, 2010, 09:01 AM
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The market closes at 5.
And it opens at 10:00 a.m.
The OP asked What sights can we see in one evening? I thought perhaps they would want an option to renting a car and getting up at 6:00 a.m. I didn't mean to step on your toes. Please forgive.
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And it opens at 10:00 a.m.
The OP asked What sights can we see in one evening? I thought perhaps they would want an option to renting a car and getting up at 6:00 a.m. I didn't mean to step on your toes. Please forgive.
HTTY
Jun 30th, 2010, 09:27 AM
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No toe step; sorry if it sounded that way. All your suggestions are (as always) excellent; my feeling was that walking around the market on a Sunday after it's closed is not the best use of limited time. It does indeed open at 10, but of course many of the cafes/restaurants are open before that, just as they're open after 5 on Sundays.
Jun 30th, 2010, 10:48 PM
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If you stay downtown, it will cost more!!! Usually parking is an extra charge, and I've also see an additional charge for resort fee. The hotels charge 9.5% and an additional hotel tax for a total of almost 17%.
We love to stay in B&B because they offer the "personal touch" and food & drinks are free and parking is usually free as well. The Greenlake Guest House has some nice reviews, see their link to Trip advisor below:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...ashington.html
We love to stay in B&B because they offer the "personal touch" and food & drinks are free and parking is usually free as well. The Greenlake Guest House has some nice reviews, see their link to Trip advisor below:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...ashington.html
