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| Price per night, 5 Stars Hotel | 140 £ | ||
| Price per night, 4 Stars Hotel | 97 £ | ||
| Price per night, 3 Stars Hotel | 94 £ | ||
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Note
These values represent only an estimate of costs for travels from London, bought in 2015-01-16 with departure date in 2015-05-05 and return date in 2015-05-17 . These values refer the best quality and price according to parameters of selection set by Bananatrips. Prices may have changed since date of publication and will also depend on the specific date of reservation. The success in obtaining good prices is to make reservations in advance. For specific values in other dates please REQUEST A SEARCH BEFORE MAKING YOUR RESERVATION. |
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Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest, being surrounded by water with Puget Sound on the west, Lake Washington to the east and Lake Union connecting them across the north.
The city has many green spaces and is surrounded by the Cascade Mountains to the east and the Olympic mountains to the west. The city is a very important centre of aerospace and IT industries, and also has an amazing arts scene, being one of few cities in the country to include a major symphony, ballet and opera.
REASONS TO GO
The Space Needle.
The Pike Place Market.
Excellent restaurants with great seafood.
ORIENTATION
Seattle is located on a thin strip of land between Puget Sound and Lake Washington. Just to the north of downtown, the city is divided by a system of ship canals that feed into Lake Union and Lake Washington from Puget Sound.
Close to the famous and vibrant Elliot Bay waterfront, is Pike Place Market, a farmer's market, where you will find from fresh products to fine art. Some blocks south of Pike Place Market is to be found the Pioneer Square, the oldest district of Seattle with its many sidewalk cafes, restaurants, nightclubs, art galleries, boutiques, antique shops and parks. On the northern part of the city is Seattle Centre, a large complex with numerous attractions including the Space Needle.
BEST TIME TO VISIT
The best time to visit Seattle is between June and August, when the weather is warm and dry. Rainfall is quite common between January and May and between October and December.
HOW TO GET THERE
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is about 20 kilometres from the city centre.
To get to the city centre you can take a shuttle bus, a taxi or you can rent a car.
TRAVELLING AROUND
Metro Transit public buses works quite well. Buses in the downtown centre of Seattle are free between 6AM and 7PM.
Sound Transit buses and trains are more expensive but have many suitable express routes that travel South (to Tacoma), East (Redmond, Bellevue), and North (Bothell, Everett).
Link Light Rail operates between Westlake Centre downtown through South Seattle, continuing out to Tukwila.
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