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.
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.
Seattle
Hampton Inn & Suites Seattle-Downtown
4.21.3K reviews16.6 mi by road, about 31 min from Seatac Airport
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Staybridge Suites Seattle Downtown - Lake Union by IHG
4.2475 reviews16.1 mi by road, about 29 min from Seatac Airport
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La Quinta by Wyndham Seattle Downtown
4.12.5K reviews15.3 mi by road, about 29 min from Seatac Airport
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Homewood Suites by Hilton Seattle Downtown
4.1737 reviews16.2 mi by road, about 32 min from Seatac Airport
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EVEN Hotel Seattle Downtown - Lake Union by IHG
4.1481 reviews16.1 mi by road, about 29 min from Seatac Airport
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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
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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
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Kimpton Hotel Vintage Seattle by IHG
4.0314 reviews14.6 mi by road, about 26 min from Seatac Airport
Airport car through the hotel
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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Seattle Downtown - Lake Union by IHG
3.91.7K reviewsabout 12 mi in a straight line from Seatac Airport
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Reside Seattle Downtown, a Wyndham Residence
3.9526 reviews15.1 mi by road, about 28 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























