It's within walking distance of a Transit Center! Which can get you to more walkable places. It's not a roll-out-of-bed-and-explore kind of place, but it's not remote or out of the way (that would be SeaTac, aka, the hotels by the airport). You're about 5-10 minutes from one of the coolest parks in Seattle (Carkeek), too.
You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.
Tracy ,'The Message'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
P.M. Marc - Feb 25, 2009 9:55:00 am PST #584 of 12685
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
SuziQ - Feb 25, 2009 9:59:18 am PST #585 of 12685
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I think I make everyone who can walk up the water tower of awesome views.
Awesome views. Yes.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 25, 2009 10:14:16 am PST #586 of 12685
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
If I make it to Seattle I have to go up in the Space Needle at some point.
meara - Feb 25, 2009 10:38:45 am PST #587 of 12685
Yeah, sadly the neighborhoods that are full of walkability (like, say, mine) are not full of hotels. Downtown, while full of hotels, is not full of cheap hotels.
NoiseDesign - Feb 25, 2009 11:08:39 am PST #588 of 12685
Our wings are not tired
I see Seattle a lot more like our Los Angeles F2F where we actually stayed in Burbank. Seattle is much less defined by it's downtown, the same way LA is not defined by a central downtown.
Steph L. - Feb 25, 2009 11:11:54 am PST #589 of 12685
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
The first F2F we stayed in Evanston and just took mass transit into Chicago. As long as a city/urban area has good mass transportation, it doesn't seem as critical to have a centrally located hotel.
Pix - Feb 25, 2009 11:12:05 am PST #590 of 12685
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I agree. I'm not worried about being a bit out of downtown, especially if there's a shuttle for those who want to check out the Space Needle or Pike's Place.
(Plus, Indian food!)
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Feb 25, 2009 11:22:42 am PST #591 of 12685
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
If it's light, more like 5-10 to Downtown. It's only five miles north. 15-20 to SoDo, where the baseball lives, but 5-10 to the Downtown exits.
You might want to look at your speedometer the next time you try that. There's no way in hell to make it from Northgate to Downtown in sub 10 minutes.
Not unless they decide to give you a frikkin' motorcade and stop any other vehicles from entering the highway.
And realistically, it's going to be summer and it's going to predominantly be the weekend so all bets are off as to the state of traffic. Watching the WSDOT traffic info will be your friend - [link] This map shows you Northgate in the upper left. Downtown is just a little off the bottom of this zoomed map.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Feb 25, 2009 11:23:59 am PST #592 of 12685
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
(Plus, Indian food!)
Also, the owner really likes us, so we might be able to wangle something. No promises.
P.M. Marc - Feb 25, 2009 11:30:56 am PST #593 of 12685
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
You might want to look at your speedometer the next time you try that. There's no way in hell to make it from Northgate to Downtown in sub 10 minutes.
Dude, it's five-six miles north of Downtown. I can make it from Northgate to the Stewart or Mercer in under 10 without breaking the speed limit in clear traffic.
From the offramp to a parking place? Totally different topic.