Want Waterfront? Try a Hotel Right on a Pier
If you’re booking a trip to Seattle, you can stay in any old hotel–such as one by a commercial chain that’s exactly the same no matter what part of the world you’re staying in–or you can spend the night in a hotel that is a part of the culture of the city. From Puget Sound to Lake Washington, to dozens of smaller bodies, water is everywhere in the Seattle area, so why not stay in a waterfront suite? And it doesn’t get much more waterfront than a hotel perched on a pier overlooking the Sound.
Located in the heart of downtown, the Edgewater Hotel offers views of the Olympic Mountains and Elliott Bay. The sun sets over the water, so their outdoor patio would be a great place to dine in the summer, and even in cooler months you can enjoy the view from a cozy chair inside your room.
The hotel is decorated like a mountain lodge (all rooms offer pine furnishings and gas fireplaces) but features all the modern conveniences: fitness center, restaurant with Asian-inspired Pacific Northwest cuisine, internet, massage, babysitting, dry cleaning, and don’t forget the in-room coffee service where you receive free (what else?) Starbucks coffees and teas.
Rates start around $170 a night.