Travel with Me / Seattle, Seattle, Washington

This post is part of my聽Travel with Me聽series in which I post trip reviews and recommendations for trips that I have taken in the past. My hope is that other people will find inspiration and useful tips to help plan their own trips. To read more about the purpose of this series, read the beginning of my first post here.

In May 2013, Daniel and I spent a four day 鈥渓ayover鈥� exploring the beautiful city of Seattle on our way to visit friends in Alaska. We spent our time doing the tourist highlights, eating great food, and soaking in the unique environment. It鈥檚 not just anywhere that you find a big, bustling city next to a beautiful body of water and tucked in between mountains.

Just a note 鈥� we mostly stay at Hilton hotels because I have a Hilton Gold HHonors membership from work travel.

For my hotel rating system, I鈥檒l use a ranking from 1 to 5 (1 鈥� absolutely terrible, 2 鈥� mediocre, 3 鈥� good, 4 鈥� great, 5 鈥� fantastic).

When searching for our hotel, the most important feature was distance from Pike Place Market and from public transportation. This hotel was walking distance to these places, but not a short walk. It probably took 20 minutes to walk from the Homewood Suites to Pike Place Market and the surrounding shops and restaurants on the water. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Travel with Me / Seattle
Guide Location: USA » Seattle
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Emily Abernathy
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Homewood Suites 鈥� Seattle Convention Center 鈥� Pike Street
Sky City Restaurant 鈥� Space Needle
Ristorante Machiavelli
Bacco Cafe
Portage Bay Cafe
El Diablo Coffee Co.
How to Cook a Wolf
Salty鈥檚 on Alki Beach
The Crumpet Shop
REI
Seattle Public Library
Seattle Great Wheel
Pike Place Fish Market
University of Washington
Kerry Park

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