Book a Hotel near Pike Place Market, Downtown Seattle

The green jewel of the Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Washington offers cozy coffee shops, a passionate food and drink culture, and a contemporary flair fueled by more than two decades of high-tech investment and new wealth.

History & Transportation

Hotels near Pike Place Market are within a stone's throw of some of Seattle's few remaining clues to its storied history, from the Skid Row of legend (now Yesler Way), so-named because loggers used it as a chute to send massive trunks down to Elliott Bay, to the numerous early skyscrapers that still stand out in a skyline dominated by the unabashedly space-age Space Needle. The area around Pike Place Market, a public market established in 1907 to fuel a rapidly booming Seattle population, is at the heart of old downtown; it is also conveniently positioned for some of Seattle's best contemporary nightlife and cultural entertainment.

Buses near Pike Place Market hotels are frequent, cabs and app-based car services are easily accessible, and a nifty monorail runs between Westlake Center (5th and Westlake) and the Seattle Center (where you should head at some point to catch spectacular views from the Space Needle's observation deck); the Seattle Center's park-like grounds also hold a high concentration of civic venues, and they host music, cultural, and arts festivals throughout the year.

Things to Do

Westlake Mall and the streets around it offer a pleasant shopping experience for big brands; for funkier fare, take a bus from the Metro Tunnel up to Capitol Hill, where Broadway Avenue and Olive Way showcases Seattle's gritty, hip sensibilities as well as its sparkly side. From Pike Place Market, it's a short walk or ride to the Seattle Aquarium, the Seattle Art Museum, or a variety of music venues or local theaters featuring everything from Shakespearean tragedies to contemporary experimental theater and improv comedy.

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