Seattle Hotels and Resorts for your Alaska Cruise overnights!
Need a nice hotel in Seattle? Check these out! We can book these for you for your pre or post Alaska Cruise nights or vacation in Seattle to see the sights!
Hotel Monaco
Hotel Monaco’s downtown location will let you reach everything you need by foot. The colorful and contemporary furnishings give way to old-fashioned hospitality — hence the “welcome” goldfish and animal print bathrobes you’ll find in your room! Kiddos get VIP treatment at the front desk, where they’ll get to choose between an activity bag or a cool item from the toy chest. Let the Concierge know if it’s a special occasion, so your extra-special little one receives a surprise amenity.
Stay: Kings, queens and suites are available. All rooms are tricked out with Wi-Fi, pillow top beds, 32” or 46” flat screen TVs, and an iPod alarm clock. Check online for hotel promotions — they offer a Northwest resident rate.
Good Eats: The hotel’s award-winning restaurant Sazerac offers Southern-inspired cuisine in a lively, fun setting. Kids menus are available, with choices so tasty you’re going to wish you were under 12.
Walk To: The Pinball Museum, Magic Mouse Toys, Seattle Aquarium and the Great Wheel.
Don’t Miss: The end of each day at Hotel Monaco is marked with a hosted evening wine hour, but Friday nights offer something for kids so the parents can sip and unwind: a magician and his spellbinding tricks!
1101 Fourth Ave.
Seattle, Wa 98101
The Westin Seattle
Another family-pleasing hotel, the Westin is in the center of it all. Whether your city exploration is retail, cultural or fun-oriented, it’s all reachable by foot. Every kiddo (3-12) gets a fun-filled Westin Kids Club amenity bag upon check-in, while the under 3 set get an infant amenity kit, which includes a toy as well as items to childproof your room. With all the activities you’ll be busy with by day, you may want to take advantage of their famous beds and in-room movies by evening.
Stay: Traditional, deluxe, Space Needle view, grand view, and several suites are available. All rooms feature Heavenly Beds and Heavenly Cribs (upon request). Check online for special weekend savings.
Good Eats: Relish Burger Bistro features a healthy kids’ menu, but feel free to step outside and stroll over to one of the many excellent restaurants and coffee shops within a two-block radius. Psst… Top Pot Doughnuts’ Belltown location is just two blocks away!
Walk To: Westlake Mall (where the monorail will take you toSeattleCenter) or explorePacific Place, the Seattle Waterfront, Aquarium and Pike Place Market.
Don’t Miss: The indoor pool and Jacuzzi, well-heated and with plenty of towels and benches, will let your little ones indulge in some serious wet fun.
1900 Fifth Ave.
Seattle, Wa 98101
The Fairmont Olympic Hotel
The historic and grand Fairmont Olympic Hotel, with its Italian Renaissance architecture and fancy-schmancy décor, will wow your kiddos. Your little ones will feel quite special when they receive their activity bag at check-in, and find bathrobes in the room that’s just their size as well as no-tear shampoo and a selection of baby amenities. Their indoor pool is popular, and not just because all of the kickboards and pool toys are available for complimentary use.
Stay: Deluxe rooms and suites are available. Coffee maker, cot, crib, DVD player, microwave, and mini fridge are available upon request. Check online for special offers, such as the Residents Rate and family packages.
Good Eats: The Fairmont’s Georgian Room and Shuckers restaurants, surprisingly enough, offer a healthy Kids’ Menu (kids 5 and under eat free, while 6-12 year olds eat for half price off the regular menu). Sweet Iron has waffles to please any kid, young and old. Benihana is a very cool cooking show/eat-around-the-grill experience, while Potbelly Sandwich Shop offers warm, grilled namesakes.
Walk To: The Seattle Public Library (check out the children’s section), Seattle Waterfront and Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle Aquarium,SeattleArt Museum, Pike Place Market and the shopping district.
Don’t Miss: At check-in, kiddos receive a special number to call from the room, and soon a hotel staffer arrives with a silver tray bearing warm chocolate chip cookies and milk with “magic” straws. Talk about VIP service!
411 University St.
Seattle, Wa 98101
The Maxwell Hotel Seattle
If you and the kiddos desire a quieter setting, theMaxwellHotelis a great option. While the hotel is nestled in a quieter Lower Queen Anne neighborhood, it’s just a skip and a hop to theSeattleCenter. And a quick monorail ride will take you to the sights and sounds of downtown. With the hotel’s complimentary shuttle service and loaner bikes, you’ll have plenty of transportation options. But make it back in time for the daily afternoon reception of coffee and pineapple cupcakes!
Stay: Kings, duet queens and suites are available. All rooms feature complimentary Wi-Fi, a microwave (and a welcome packet of popcorn), as well as a mini refrigerator for storing your cold items.
Good Eats: Hotel guests receive a 15% discount at the in-house restaurant, the Rock-Wood Fired Pizza & Spirits. Pineapple Espresso in the lobby offers espresso and locally baked goods.
Walk To: SeattleCenter, Space Needle,PacificScienceCenter, Seattle Children’s Museum, Experience Music Project and the monorail.Queen Anne Avenue, with a huge array of charming boutiques and delish restaurants, is only a few blocks away.
Don’t Miss: The indoor pool is a bright, sunlit space and super kid-friendly: it only goes to 4’ deep.
300 Roy St.
Seattle, Wa 98109
Four Seasons Hotel Seattle
Your kiddos might ask, “Did we win the Lotto?” upon checking into your gorgeously-appointed room. If you are looking for a serious splurge, it’s got to be the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle, where the bright, airy interior and Asian-inspired millwork just ooze luxury. The high-end hotel chain has not forgotten the family traveler, with its welcome treats for kids, complimentary use of childproofing items, cribs and playpens, child-size bathrobes, baby and children’s toiletries and trips to the kitchen to make cotton candy!
Stay: Deluxe rooms and suites are available. All rooms feature complimentary Wi-Fi, plasma/LCD screens in room and bathroom, iHome docking station and DVD player. Mini fridge, microwave, and coffee maker available upon request.
Good Eats: The hotel’s ART Restaurant & Lounge is currently under renovation (due to be finished in late spring). However, during the enhancement, the hotel is serving breakfast daily on the hotel’s second floor from 6:30 a.m.–11 a.m. And we’re pretty sure kids can still enjoy the special Kids’ Menu—an imaginative and fun collaboration with Larry Gets Lost inSeattle author John Skewes.
Walk To: TheSeattleArt Museum and Pike Place Market are across the street. The Seattle Aquarium, Olympic Sculpture Park, Argosy Cruises and Seattle Great Wheel are all kid favorites.
Don’t Miss: If you go during the warmer months, the outdoor rooftop infinity pool and Jacuzzi —along with the food and drink service, chilled towels, and frozen grapes — will momentarily transport you to a dreamy resort somewhere closer to the equator. But the killer views ofPuget Sound will bring you right back!
99 Union St.
Seattle, Wa 98101
**not for overnight cruise passengers Alderbrook Resort & Spa (Not in Seattle– you have to take a ferry or drive around to get to this…NOT IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE --BUT A GREAT RESORT)
We know this hotel isn’t exactly in the city, but it’s just a short drive from theBremertonor Southworth ferry terminal and too good not to include. Tucked away towards the south end of theHoodCanal, near a tiny little town called Union, Alderbrook is the trueHoodCanalshowstopper! Kids of all ages will think the hiking trails at Alderbrook are awesome and will love dining on the patio, roasting s’mores by the campfire, beach combing and playing lawn games near the cottages. Everyone will love the huge indoor pool with restaurant service (margaritas poolside, anyone?) and views of the Hood Canal and Olympic Mountains, the complimentary daily activities, cruises aboard the Lady Alderbrook, kayaks and paddle boats at the marina, Xbox Game Room and cookies and milk at bedtime.
Stay: Kings, double queens and Fido-friendly rooms are available as well one- and two-bedroom cottages which are like your own private beach house. All rooms are tricked out with Wi-Fi, 32″ HD televisions with premium cable, movies on-demand and DVD players, Keurig coffee and tea service, honor bar selections, two complimentary robes, portable AC units and an iPod alarm clock. Check online for hotel promotions — they offer family, last minute escape and recreation packages.
Good Eats: The hotel’s award-winning restaurant, The Restaurant at Alderbrook, showcases local seafood harvested from Puget Sound and the Hood Canal with savory creations like tiny sweet oysters, Dungeness crab cakes with red jalapeno sabayon, pan seared sea scallops and the Hood Canal Seafood Boil filled with Alderbrook clams, Penn Cove mussels, Dungeness crab, jumbo prawns, corn on the cob, grilled andouille sausage, red potatoes, onions, peppers, old bay broth, focaccia bread. Kids will love the huge portions on the kids’ menu (think burgers, fresh halibut, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken breasts and crab cakes) with two generous sides, and mom and dad will love the selection ofWashington wines.
Don’t Miss: The nearby hikes atMt.Ellinor andStaircaseNational Park, the miles of groomed nature trails around the property, Hunter Farms Produce Market & Nursery,TwanohState Park andPotlatchState Park.
10 E. Alderbrook Dr.
Union, Wa 98592
360-898-2200
Online: alderbrookresort.com
http://www.getawaycruiseplanner.com
mherzog@cruiseplanners.com
206-618-6765 or 1-800-481-4976
