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.
Kent
Comfort Inn Kent - Seattle
4.1615 reviews6.8 mi by road, about 19 min from Seatac Airport
Free airport shuttle
Seattle
EVEN Hotel Seattle Downtown - Lake Union by IHG
4.1481 reviews16.1 mi by road, about 29 min from Seatac Airport
Kirkland
Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Kirkland
4.1374 reviews24 mi by road, about 38 min from Seatac Airport
Near Seatac Airport
Hampton Inn Seattle/Southcenter
4.1321 reviews4.3 mi by road, about 13 min from Seatac Airport
Free airport shuttle
Issaquah
Hilton Garden Inn Seattle/Issaquah
4.1296 reviews20.5 mi by road, about 35 min from Seatac Airport
Near Seatac Airport
Residence Inn by Marriott Seattle South Tukwila
4.1271 reviews4.6 mi by road, about 14 min from Seatac Airport
No airport shuttle: a private car to the door, or Link light rail
Renton
Hampton Inn & Suites Seattle/Renton, Wa
4.1264 reviews9.2 mi by road, about 20 min from Seatac Airport
Lynnwood
Courtyard Seattle North / Lynnwood Everett
4.1249 reviews30 mi by road, about 46 min from Seatac Airport
Near Seatac Airport
Best Western Seattle Airport Hotel
4.13K reviews1.7 mi by road, about 9 min from Seatac Airport
Free airport shuttle, 24 hours
Renton
Sonesta Select Seattle Renton Suites
4.1848 reviews6 mi by road, about 18 min from Seatac Airport
Free airport shuttle, 24 hours
Bothell
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Seattle-Bothell, WA
4.1724 reviews29.3 mi by road, about 47 min from Seatac Airport
Near Seatac Airport
Home2 Suites by Hilton Seattle Airport
4.1306 reviews3.7 mi by road, about 14 min from Seatac Airport
No airport shuttle: a private car to the door, or Link light rail
Des Moines
Marina Inn
4.1248 reviews4.4 mi by road, about 14 min from Seatac Airport
Free airport shuttle
Seattle
Warwick Seattle
4.03.2K reviews15.2 mi by road, about 28 min from Seatac Airport
No airport shuttle: a private car to the door, or Link light rail
Bellevue
Sonesta Select Seattle Bellevue Redmond
4.0911 reviews21 mi by road, about 36 min from Seatac Airport
Seattle
Hilton Garden Inn Seattle Downtown
4.0749 reviews15.4 mi by road, about 28 min from Seatac Airport
No airport shuttle: a private car to the door, or Link light rail
Tacoma
Extended Stay America Suites - Tacoma - South
4.0527 reviews23.3 mi by road, about 39 min from Seatac Airport
Prefer a whole home?
Vacation rentals give a family or group more bedrooms, a kitchen and one place to gather. Hotel or rental?
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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























