Going to Seattle in September. Never been there. Where in Seattle should I stay hotel-wise? Where should I avoid? Any recommendations on things to do? Will be there for 1 week.
Love Seattle, how much you wanting to spend a night at a hotel?
Piroshky Piroshky is some great street food located near the market.
EMP Museum is a must: http://www.empmuseum.org/
We really liked the Aquarium. I didn't think I would before going there, but it was really interesting.
I seriously don't know jack squat about seattle right now. When you say by the market are you talking about Pike market?
As far as hotel, probably want to keep it around $100 or lower a night...and of course I'd like to be close to where there are a lot of things to do...
I live in Seattle and September is a great time to visit, but if you want to actually be in Seattle, you won't get a room for under $100. You may be about 10-15 miles outside of the city, not sure if you down for that or not. On a budget, I would check out airbnb.com, you can usually find some nice spots there that are actually in the neighborhoods, which are a better representation of Seattle than the downtown area (good neighborhoods include Ballard - many breweries, Fremont - artists neighborhood, Capitol Hil - very hip/good restaurants and bars).
Let me know if you have specific questions
Should I look in the downtown area for a hotel? Just trying to get an idea of where I should stay that will keep me close to a lot of things. Hope to be within walking distance of a few cool places...
Good to know. I suppose I could go over $100...but don't want to go crazy with price. So lets say I'm not really on a budget, but price conscious, where is a good location to stay at?
How many people will you be with? Depending on that, I'd start looking at Airbnb or vrbo. It wouldn't surprise me to see the main hotel chains (Marriott/Hilton etc) at around 175+ that time of year. It really is the best time to visit - there will be no rain. I'd recommend trying to get out of the city for at least a day and do a hike in the Cascades (Mt. Rainier) or take a ferry to the peninsula or go up to San Juans (although for a day trip, Whidbey Island is great).