XP Visitor: A week in Seattle?

[georgeharrison]

A week is a good amount of time. Are you going to have a car? If so, I'd try to make it to the peninsula and also to the mountains as well as the typical touristy stuff downtown.

www.snoqualmiefalls.com/

www.parks.wa.gov/parks/?selectedpark=fort%20casey

www.parks.wa.gov/parks/?selectedpark=deception%20pass

mountsthelens.com/

Ride the ferry, check out Pike Place Market, Ride the Ducks.

[jennlin]

where will you be staying? do you have a car? what's your budget like for restaurants? are you outdoorsy? do you like museums?

[Deleted]

It would be a long day, but you can do Portland or Vancouver in a day. It's about a 6 hour round trip drive from Seattle. The drive to canada might be a little longer, depending on the border wait times.

Downtown I like staying at The Westin, The W, The Inn at the Market (although a bit of a hike from the convention center), The Fairmont

A while back I put this together for a friend. You might find it helpful too

Museums
www.seattleartmuseum.org/
www.seattlehistory.org/
www.futureofflight.org/ (if you go during a week day you'll have a better chance to see a plane being built on the tour)
www.museumofflight.org/
www.wingluke.org/
www.tacomaartmuseum.org/ (about an hour south of Seattle)
www.empmuseum.org/index.asp
www.seattleaquarium.org/
www.zoo.org/


Food (all of these are local places and I eat at all of them regularly)
www.tuttabellapizza.com/
www.paseoseattle.com/
mammamelina.com/
www.mistral-kitchen.com/
www.waterfrontpier70.com/waterfrontpier70/
www.bastilleseattle.com/
www.ipanemabraziliangrill.us/
www.volterrarestaurant.com/
www.sazeracrestaurant.com/
www.thelocalvine.com/
www.restaurantzoe.com/
www.cafejuanita.com/
www.tilthrestaurant.com/
crushonmadison.com/
www.bokaseattle.com/
www.schwartzbros.com/daniels.cfm
www.baroloseattle.com/
www.laspiga.com/
www.houseofhong.com/
www.wasabiseattle.com/
www.yelp.com/biz/green-leaf-vietnamese-restaurant-seattle
www.monsoonrestaurants.com/seattle/
www.ilovesushi.com/
www.saltys.com/seattle/
www.palisaderestaurant.com/page/home
www.wildginger.net/ (everyone seems to love this place, but personally I don't like it at all. IMO the best Thai around here are the little hole in the wall places, I'll remember to write them down the next time I pass by some. I only know them by location.)
www.yelp.com/biz/little-hot-pot-bellevue
topgunrestaurants.com/ (expect an hour wait)
www.yelp.com/biz/the-walrus-and-the-carpenter-seattle#hrid:T2UFfe2CB0xzZG9uyNHwWw
www.thepurplecafe.com/ (other people really like this and the wine selection is good, but the food has really gone down hill in the past few years. I refuse to eat here now)
www.boomnoodle.com/v2/
www.marjorierestaurant.com/
thekingfishcafe.com/


Music/Events Calendar
www.thestranger.com/seattle/Search?search=music&hp
www.seattleweekly.com/calendar/
www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/?gclid=CPiapa7vv6kCFULsKgodgHkshg

Hiking
www.washington-hiking-advisor.com/seattle-hikes.html

Sightseeing
www.pikeplacemarket.org/
www.spaceneedle.com/ (please, please, please don't get dinner here. The food is terrible and overpriced)
www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?id=342 (my favorite view of Seattle)
www.snoqualmiefalls.com/ (about an 45 min east of Seattle, you could also do some light hiking here)
www.yelp.com/biz/the-fremont-troll-seattle
www.emeralddowns.com/ (45 min south of Seattle)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Waterfront,_Seattle
www.yelp.com/biz/olympic-sculpture-park-seattle
www.ridetheducksofseattle.com/ (annoying tour, but it's a fun way to see the city)
www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=293


Bars (again, all places that I go and love)
www.pintxoseattle.com/
www.librarybistro.com/
www.yelp.com/biz/suite-410-seattle
www.garagebilliards.com/ (bowling and pool too, but in the last year or so this has become the new cougar hang out)
www.yelp.com/biz/lindas-tavern-seattle
www.yelp.com/biz/havana-seattle
www.clubnocnoc.com/
www.yelp.com/biz/bathtub-gin-and-co-seattle
www.yelp.com/biz/quinns-seattle
www.yelp.com/biz/the-great-nabob-seattle#hrid:8KaCIEfWg5iR89jWK_GemA
www.yelp.com/biz/the-saint-seattle
zigzagseattle.com/
www.yelp.com/biz/the-chapel-bar-seattle (I'm going to tell you from first hand experience that the martinis are delicious, maybe too delicious, and it can get um... dangerous with their $5 martini happy hour)
www.kneehighstocking.com/
www.libertybars.com/ (also serves sushi)
www.yelp.com/biz/brouwers-cafe-seattle#query:browers
www.yelp.com/biz/feierabend-seattle#query:fierabend


Shopping/Malls
www.pacificplaceseattle.com/
www.westlakecenter.com/
www.downtownseattle.com/content/visitors/Shopping.cfm
www.uvillage.com/
www.bellevuecollection.com/ (20 min east of seattle)
www.thebravern.com/ (20 min east of seattle)
www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?id=236
www.westfield.com/southcenter/

Neighborhoods to explore
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallingford,_Seattle
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremont,_Seattle
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_%28Seattle%29
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_District,_Seattle
www.cidbia.org/

Hands down the best cupcakes in Seattle. Don't even bother with any other of the cupcake stores. www.trophycupcakes.com/

[jennlin]

nvm. i'm not giving you any suggestions. just use uw's list.

[dawnyp]

Are you beer, cocktail or wine lovers? There is an amazing craft beer scene here and some good wineries and excellent cocktail bars.

Hotels.
The red lion was just recently re-done we had a conference there recently and out of town people said it was nice. www.seattleredlionfifthavenue.com/
Pan Pacific is good a little further out of downtown but still walking distance to lots of restaurants and Seattle Center.

Restaurants:
Any of Tom Douglas places
Elliott's
Piroshky Piroshky in the market
Japonessa for sushi

[Deleted]

Nov 28, 2012 16:58:48 GMT -5 swizzlestx said:

Oh damn, that's amazing!!! Thank you so much!

I have a hotel already for my week during the conference. I'm let loose on Friday so we can go/do/stay anywhere we want from Saturday morning on.

Does that change your hotel reccs?

Any time!

Depends, what are you looking to do? You can get to a fair amount of museums easily from downtown.

Oh and if this changes your mind about anything Portland has tax free shopping.

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Nov 28, 2012 17:00:35 GMT -5 @dawnyp said:

Hotels.
The red lion was just recently re-done we had a conference there recently and out of town people said it was nice. www.seattleredlionfifthavenue.com/

I just toured this property about 2 months ago. Their sleeping room renovation still isn't done, so I wouldn't actually stay there because of the noise. The rooms that aren't redone aren't not nice (if I remember right those rooms were last redone within the past 3 years or so), it's just the noise that would bug me.

The meeting space is gorgeous though!

[fiddles]

You should totally take the clipper up to Victoria, BC. So beautiful up there. You can get the clipper right there in downtown. In February they'll have awesome deals on hotel packages. You're probably looking at under $300 for transportation and lodging at a really nice hotel for 2 nights.

[dawnyp]

Nov 28, 2012 17:02:48 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Nov 28, 2012 17:00:35 GMT -5 @dawnyp said:

Hotels.
The red lion was just recently re-done we had a conference there recently and out of town people said it was nice. www.seattleredlionfifthavenue.com/

I just toured this property about 2 months ago. Their sleeping room renovation still isn't done, so I wouldn't actually stay there because of the noise. The rooms that aren't redone aren't not nice (if I remember right those rooms were last redone within the past 3 years or so), it's just the noise that would bug me.

The meeting space is gorgeous though!

Wasn't aware the reno was still on-going. Yeah avoid places if they are under construction.

[amandasw]

My V-day suggestions: Campagne or Il Bistro