Seattle hotels
Where to stay in Seattle
Hotels near Seatac, downtown, the cruise piers and the Eastside, with the typical room rate and the drive from the airport for each. Pick a hotel and book your airport ride in the same place.
Your dates overlap a big week at the Convention Center: Nov 19-21, Pacific Marine Expo 2026 and 1 more, 11,800 visitors expected. Downtown rooms fill first those nights, so book soon. Hotels by walking time
Choose the area first
The area decides the drive from the airport and the room rate more than the hotel does.

Seatac hotels
Late arrivals, early flights and one-night stops.
- Rooms
- $165–$395
- Drive
- 6–9 min

Downtown Seattle
First visits, Pike Place, dinners and either cruise pier.
- Rooms
- $235–$595
- Drive
- 27–28 min

Seattle waterfront
Pier 66 sailings and a walkable waterfront evening.
- Rooms
- $295–$775
- Drive
- 28–31 min

Bellevue
Eastside business trips and family visits.
- Rooms
- $215–$495
- Drive
- 29–31 min

Kirkland
Quiet lakefront stays north of Bellevue.
- Rooms
- $315–$535
- Drive
- 36 min
Every hotel in the Seattle area
Every hotel, motel and inn from Everett to Tacoma. The hotels we know well come first; search by name or pick an area, then open a hotel for rooms and the price for your dates.
Mukilteo
Staybridge Suites Everett - Paine Field by IHG
4.2243 reviews37.3 mi by road, about 57 min from Seatac Airport
Near Seatac Airport
Courtyard Seattle Southcenter
4.2240 reviews4 mi by road, about 15 min from Seatac Airport
Free airport shuttle
Near Seatac Airport
Homewood Suites by Hilton Seattle-Tacoma Airport/Tukwila
4.2220 reviews4.8 mi by road, about 15 min from Seatac Airport
No airport shuttle: a private car to the door, or Link light rail
Issaquah
Homewood Suites by Hilton Seattle-Issaquah
4.2185 reviews20.5 mi by road, about 35 min from Seatac Airport
Kent
Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Seattle/Kent
4.2118 reviews5 mi by road, about 16 min from Seatac Airport
No airport shuttle: a private car to the door, or Link light rail
Bellevue
Eastgate Hotel - BW Signature Collection
4.21.9K reviews16.3 mi by road, about 29 min from Seatac Airport
Seattle
Hampton Inn & Suites Seattle-Downtown
4.21.3K reviews16.6 mi by road, about 31 min from Seatac Airport
Lynnwood
Hampton Inn & Suites Seattle North/Lynnwood
4.2839 reviews30.9 mi by road, about 48 min from Seatac Airport
Near Seatac Airport
Comfort Suites Airport Tukwila Seattle
4.2825 reviews4.5 mi by road, about 14 min from Seatac Airport
Free airport shuttle
Everett
Executive Residency by Best Western Navigator Inn & Suites
4.2666 reviews37.2 mi by road, about 57 min from Seatac Airport
Seattle
Staybridge Suites Seattle Downtown - Lake Union by IHG
4.2475 reviews16.1 mi by road, about 29 min from Seatac Airport
Bellevue
Hampton Inn & Suites Bellevue Downtown/Seattle
4.2362 reviews17.1 mi by road, about 30 min from Seatac Airport
Bothell
Residence Inn by Marriott Seattle Northeast Bothell
4.2281 reviews29.4 mi by road, about 47 min from Seatac Airport
Mukilteo
Hilton Garden Inn Seattle North/Everett
4.2193 reviews38.2 mi by road, about 59 min from Seatac Airport
Seattle
La Quinta by Wyndham Seattle Downtown
4.12.5K reviews15.3 mi by road, about 29 min from Seatac Airport
Seattle
Homewood Suites by Hilton Seattle Downtown
4.1737 reviews16.2 mi by road, about 32 min from Seatac Airport
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Downtown or airport hotel?
Add up the rides, not just the room
Downtown rooms cost more, but an airport hotel adds rides if you want to see the city. For two people and one room before a Pier 91 sailing, with sedan quotes for a November weekday:
See the full comparison- Downtown hotel
- about $379
- Airport hotel, sleep only
- about $229
- Airport hotel + an evening downtown
- about $353






















