Comments on: Under-$80 Hotel/Motel/Bed and Breakfast in Seattle?

Question: Under-$80 Hotel/Motel/Bed and Breakfast in Seattle?

kmel — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:08:49 -0800

Cheapish (under $80) hotel/motel/B&B in Seattle?

I'm looking for any central neighborhood or outskirts of town, something safe and un-seedy, but character would be nice. No hostels.

Not sure this is the place for this kind of question, but I need a place tonight and tomorrow and google/travel site searching is a little overwheming.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:22:17 -0800

Have you tried hotels.com or priceline?

By: falconred

falconred — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:39:20 -0800

Just checked Expedia - Holiday Inn Express Seattle looks like your best option for hotels.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:39:49 -0800

If you're willing to go up a bit on price the Ace Hotel [$95, in Belltown just north of downtown] is a very design-y European style [bathrooms down the hall] lodgings with a hipster sort of aesthetic, walking distance from downtown Seattle and on a half dozen bus lines. Seattle Citysearch has listings for budget hotels. Of these, I'd suggest The Pension Nichols [$90, right downtown] and The Moore Hotel [eerily cheap, also downtown]. They're both in basically safe, though urban, neighborhoods, so they may be a little noisy, but well-located for whatever else you'll be doing.

By: kmel

kmel — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:53:04 -0800

Mathowie, hotels.com was giving me slim pickens. Jessamyn, thanks for the "budget hotel" tip (I was searching for "cheap" and "inexpensive," which yields decidedly different results!). I'll check out those places downtown.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:10:52 -0800

Plus, in case you go off the list and start calling around, I'd avoid anything on Aurora Avenue since they won't fit your "not seedy" criteria, even though they can be quite appealing from the outside.

By: evilelf

evilelf — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:31:04 -0800

My wife (then g.f.) stayed at the Ace Hotel a couple of years ago and it was pretty nice. Very clean, and there were plenty of showers with no wait (although shared, there are 5 or 6 large bathrooms with showers on the main floor).
Also, the restaurant below the hotel is pretty good.
The only problem was parking. The hotel has an arrangement with some nearby lots but it was still a bit of a hassle. Street parking was not allowed overnight (I think), or maybe just hard to find. Still you do not really need a car there (as noted).

By: mr_roboto

mr_roboto — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:49:19 -0800

If you don't mind a European-style hotel (shared bathrooms), I recommend The College Inn, in the University District. It's clean and comfortable, has tons of character, is centrally located, and is a great deal at $50/night. Plus, there's an excellent Pub in the basement.

By: Gortuk

Gortuk — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 15:08:16 -0800

I've stayed at the Moore a couple times in my poorer days - it's run down but not too seedy, and definitely preferable to the other $40/night european-style hotel down the street (The Commodore?). But if you've got the money, spring for the Ace - it's aces.

By: jonah

jonah — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 16:10:37 -0800

For ANY city, go to Bidding for Travel and find out what things are going for on Priceline. It is absolutely one of the most valuable travel tools out there. I got a four star hotel on Michigan Avenue in Chicago for $46/night using it. I have used it for out of town guests coming into LA as well.

By: tomharpel

tomharpel — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 19:27:58 -0800

Respectfully, the College Inn is not centrally located, unless you are interested in the University District. It is a 20 minute bus ride north of downtown. The pub is excellent, though.

As for recommendations, I am no help. Being a resident, I have had no occassion to stay in a hotel.

By: kmel

kmel — Sun, 22 Aug 2004 09:48:57 -0800

Follow-up: we stayed at the Moore. Great location, bare-bones, safe, cheap, very friendly, but parking is a hassle (did free street parking at night and fed the meters in the morning till we took off for the day). Most of the other guests were young couples like us. Because of the downtown location and the heat (their only AC is open windows and a small fan) earplugs were vital for a good night's sleep. I would definitely recommend it though.

Thanks everyone!