Scoular Posted January 22, 2022 Report Posted January 22, 2022 Hi All, My partner and I are on the Alaska cruise departing May 5th from Vancouver. We plan to fly to Seattle from the UK on 30th April, have a few days there and then either drive or the train to Vancouver on Tuesday 2nd to have a few days there before we board. Does anyone have any recommendations on nice, well located hotels in Seattle and/or Vancouver? Quote
Mark06 Posted January 23, 2022 Report Posted January 23, 2022 We recently stayed at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco Seattle. It is located near most of the places we wanted to visit. We walked to the train station when we were leaving. Scoular and SpeedNoodles 1 1 Quote
HeWhoWaits Posted January 23, 2022 Report Posted January 23, 2022 Belltown Inn is very convenient to Seattle Center and Pike Place. It's about 1/2 mile from the nearest light rail station ($3 one way fare from the airport). Nice accommodations but no breakfast on site if that matters to you. Scoular 1 Quote
Jax Posted January 23, 2022 Report Posted January 23, 2022 Pan Pacific Vancouver is a beautiful property within walking distance and offers cruise packages. barbeyg, KristiZ and Scoular 2 1 Quote
Kathleen Posted January 23, 2022 Report Posted January 23, 2022 In Seattle, we stayed at the Grand Hyatt. Great location. Close to many popular Seattle attraction, especially Pikes Place Market. https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/washington/grand-hyatt-seattle/seagh Scoular 1 Quote
Matt Posted January 23, 2022 Report Posted January 23, 2022 15 hours ago, Jax said: Pan Pacific Vancouver is a beautiful property within walking distance and offers cruise packages. Thanks, I may look into that when we go in May Quote
Scoular Posted January 23, 2022 Author Report Posted January 23, 2022 12 minutes ago, Matt said: Thanks, I may look into that when we go in May I ended up booking this place as it came highly recommended on our Facebook cruise group too. Someone also mentioned they also do cruise deals, they have a lift that goes straight into the cruise terminal and also offer to take care of your luggage so you can go straight from your hotel to the ship luggage-free. Quote
Jax Posted January 23, 2022 Report Posted January 23, 2022 26 minutes ago, Matt said: Thanks, I may look into that when we go in May Here is the link for details on their cruise StayCay packages https://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/pp-vancouver/offers/alaska-cruise-package.html?gclid=CjwKCAiAlrSPBhBaEiwAuLSDUIhuICKQak856mcpTXYQzkAhjah5D74P4mQ3usw2e3FS5AJ6cmGgZRoC0A4QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Scoular 1 Quote
smokeybandit Posted January 23, 2022 Report Posted January 23, 2022 Pan Pacific looks really nice, but really expensive and the room layouts are not really conducive to more than 2 people (unless you're really short and can fit everyone into 2 double beds) Scoular 1 Quote
Scoular Posted January 23, 2022 Author Report Posted January 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: Pan Pacific looks really nice, but really expensive and the room layouts are not really conducive to more than 2 people (unless you're really short and can fit everyone into 2 double beds) That’s helpful to know. We are just two average height people I’ve booked it to give it a go but as fully refundable just in case!! Jax 1 Quote
smokeybandit Posted January 23, 2022 Report Posted January 23, 2022 If there's just two of you it looks good. There's 3 of us, so I passed on the Pan Pacific and booked the Marriott Delta 2 blocks away. Scoular 1 Quote
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 23, 2022 Report Posted January 23, 2022 When I sail out of Vancouver, it will be either the Pan Pacific or Fairmont Waterfront for us! barbeyg, Jax and Scoular 1 2 Quote
Vancity Cruiser Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 6 hours ago, Scoular said: That’s helpful to know. We are just two average height people I’ve booked it to give it a go but as fully refundable just in case!! Helpful hint. If you call and speak to someone you can ask for a corner room with city and harbour views. The room is slightly bigger as is the bathroom. The room does not cost extra but cannot be specifically booked online. I call and ask for this everytime. Another heads up is that while this is a luxury hotel and the location experience is unmatched (I don't believe there is another hotel anywhere in the world that has cruise ships dock literally right next to it) the hotel is getting older and some areas may show its age. Scoular 1 Quote
CJS2766 Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 We are cruising Alaska in May as well. We are staying at the Marriott Waterfront per recommendation from our travel agent. Looks nice and close to a lot. Link below: https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/seawf-seattle-marriott-waterfront/?scid=bb1a189a-fec3-4d19-a255-54ba596febe2&y_source=1_NzQ4MDg4LTcxNS1sb2NhdGlvbi5nb29nbGVfd2Vic2l0ZV9vdmVycmlkZQ%3D%3D Scoular 1 Quote
12thman Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 That's a good place to stay it's close to Pike Place market, walking distance to many waterfront attractions. There's construction going on to reinforced the retaining wall but hopefully will be done by summer. CJS2766 1 Quote
SpeedNoodles Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 17 hours ago, smokeybandit said: If there's just two of you it looks good. There's 3 of us, so I passed on the Pan Pacific and booked the Marriott Delta 2 blocks away. That's what I booked as well. I just couldn't pull the trigger on the Pan Pacific prices. Quote
12thman Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 Good place to eat by Pike Place or SeaTac by the airport is 13 Coins. They serve breakfast, lunch, dinner when they are open, wide variety of food. https://www.13coins.com/ CJS2766 1 Quote
CJS2766 Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 27 minutes ago, 12thman said: Good place to eat by Pike Place or SeaTac by the airport is 13 Coins. They serve breakfast, lunch, dinner when they are open, wide variety of food. https://www.13coins.com/ Thank for the recommendation! Looking forward to spending the day there before our cruise. Any idea how long the drive would be from the airport to the Marriott Waterfront? Trying to decide which is better, Uber/Lyft or Taxi? Quote
whitsmom Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 18 hours ago, smokeybandit said: If there's just two of you it looks good. There's 3 of us, so I passed on the Pan Pacific and booked the Marriott Delta 2 blocks away. We stayed at the Marriott and it was so nice. JBC1 1 Quote
12thman Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 18 minutes ago, CJS2766 said: Thank for the recommendation! Looking forward to spending the day there before our cruise. Any idea how long the drive would be from the airport to the Marriott Waterfront? Trying to decide which is better, Uber/Lyft or Taxi? Depends on the time of the day. Traffic in Seattle is terrible, if you are coming in the morning it'll be really slow about 30 to 45 minutes. Uber and Lyft are allowed to charge more for the ride to and from the airport as well as staying in the Seattle area. Strange that the city council allowed it but nowhere else can they do this? You might want to price it for Lyft since they allow it on their website. Quote
CJS2766 Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 10 minutes ago, 12thman said: Depends on the time of the day. Traffic in Seattle is terrible, if you are coming in the morning it'll be really slow about 30 to 45 minutes. Uber and Lyft are allowed to charge more for the ride to and from the airport as well as staying in the Seattle area. Strange that the city council allowed it but nowhere else can they do this? You might want to price it for Lyft since they allow it on their website. Yea, we get in at 10:30. I figure by the time we make it out of the airport, it will be after 11:00. I also see there is a tram option? Would you recommend that? Sure is way cheaper than taxis and Uber/Lyft from what I am seeing. Quote
AshleyDillo Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 18 minutes ago, CJS2766 said: Yea, we get in at 10:30. I figure by the time we make it out of the airport, it will be after 11:00. I also see there is a tram option? Would you recommend that? Sure is way cheaper than taxis and Uber/Lyft from what I am seeing. If you are comfortable walking with luggage and taking public transportation there is a train from the airport that goes into Seattle which will end up being cheaper than Uber/Lyft. Sharla 1 Quote
Sharla Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 19 hours ago, Scoular said: I ended up booking this place as it came highly recommended on our Facebook cruise group too. Someone also mentioned they also do cruise deals, they have a lift that goes straight into the cruise terminal and also offer to take care of your luggage so you can go straight from your hotel to the ship luggage-free. There is also a train that goes from the airport to the hotel, or right by the hotel. You'll go all the way to Waterfront stop I believe (but you can verify that) http://thecanadaline.com/ I stayed at the Fairmont Waterfront which was right next to the Pan Pacific. You can walk to the cruise port from either of those. Scoular 1 Quote
CJS2766 Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 17 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: If you are comfortable walking with luggage and taking public transportation there is a train from the airport that goes into Seattle which will end up being cheaper than Uber/Lyft. That may be a possibility. Is the Tram/train close to the airport? The price difference I am seeing is crazy! Way cheaper to take the tram. Quote
AshleyDillo Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, CJS2766 said: That may be a possibility. Is the Tram/train close to the airport? The price difference I am seeing is crazy! Way cheaper to take the tram. There is a light rail SeaTac stop. Follow the signs from the airport. The path goes through the parking garage if I remember correctly. Probably about a 10 minute walk to get to it. The closest stop for the train looks to be about 7 blocks from the Marriott. CJS2766 and Sharla 2 Quote
barbeyg Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 On 1/22/2022 at 9:59 PM, Jax said: Pan Pacific Vancouver is a beautiful property within walking distance and offers cruise packages. I agree. Pan Pacific, while pricey, is our go-to in Vancouver. It was awesome walking off the ship, and into their lobby. Then, after checking our luggage, and asking the desk if there was an early check-in available, being assigned a room right away, and before we could get to the room, our luggage was already waiting there for us. Service is exceptional. Jax 1 Quote
Scoular Posted January 24, 2022 Author Report Posted January 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Sharla said: There is also a train that goes from the airport to the hotel, or right by the hotel. You'll go all the way to Waterfront stop I believe (but you can verify that) http://thecanadaline.com/ I stayed at the Fairmont Waterfront which was right next to the Pan Pacific. You can walk to the cruise port from either of those. Ah lovely!! Thanks Sharla Quote
meghanh Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 Public transit is very easy in both Seattle and Vancouver! It reminds me a lot of public transit in Japan/Taiwan. It's very easy. I second @Sharlarecommendation for both the Pan Pacific and the Waterfront in Vancouver. Sometimes the Pan Pacific prices out significantly less and they're next door to each other. Sharla 1 Quote
Scoular Posted January 24, 2022 Author Report Posted January 24, 2022 14 minutes ago, meghanh said: Public transit is very easy in both Seattle and Vancouver! It reminds me a lot of public transit in Japan/Taiwan. It's very easy. I second @Sharlarecommendation for both the Pan Pacific and the Waterfront in Vancouver. Sometimes the Pan Pacific prices out significantly less and they're next door to each other. Thank you. That’s helpful! The UK prices of Pan Pacific are expensive but about $260 USD cheaper than going direct so I booked it. The only difference being is the bag transfer isn’t included but to be honest we’ll be dragging the bags all over Seattle to Vancouver anyway, I’m sure we’ll manage down a lift to the ship. Quote
meghanh Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 @ScoularLook into downloading the bounce app. There are lots of places all over Seattle and Vancouver that are vetted where you can store your bags during the day while you're exploring. We used it in Seattle just last August and stored it at a mailbox store and they gave us some great recommendations for local places. Scoular 1 Quote
smokeybandit Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 How easy of a process is the train from Vancouver airport? Do people recommend getting a compass card in advance? Quote
meghanh Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 @smokeybandit we got ours right there at the train station that's connected to/in the airport at a ticketing machine. I felt like it was a simple process and skipped the shipping on the compass card by waiting to purchase when we got there. Scoular and Sharla 2 Quote
Vancity Cruiser Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 2 hours ago, smokeybandit said: How easy of a process is the train from Vancouver airport? Do people recommend getting a compass card in advance? A compass card has an initial fee so only makes sense for local frequent riders. The train literally stops right at the airport and waterfront station is literally steps from the cruise terminal and Pan Pacific. Couldn’t be easier Kathleen 1 Quote
Moby Dick Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 We are staying at the Crowne Plaza SeaTac Airport location in May. Both the night before our cruise and the night after. We are using IHG reward points which makes it nice. There are several options for shuttles to choose from. Will post my thoughts/experiences upon return. Scoular 1 Quote
JBC1 Posted January 26, 2022 Report Posted January 26, 2022 On 1/24/2022 at 8:30 PM, whitsmom said: We stayed at the Marriott and it was so nice. We did as well, very nice and a great location for the sights. whitsmom and Scoular 2 Quote
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