The historic Alexis Hotel in Seattle is undergoing an extreme makeover this spring and summer. As one of Seattle’s premier boutique hotels for more than two decades, the Alexis is undergoing an extensive $8.5 million renovation that includes updating and enhancing the style, service and amenities offered at this artistic property. Managed by San Francisco-based…
Seattle’s hotel scene has perked up in the past few years. With the city’s new hotels bringing the total to 11,000 rooms in the downtown core, there are plenty of options to fit your style and budget. All I require is a comfy king size bed, a cozy cocktail lounge and sometimes even a room…
Seattle’s hotel scene has perked up in the past few years. With the city’s new hotels bringing the total to 11,000 rooms in the downtown core, there are plenty of options to fit your style and budget. All I require is a comfy king size bed, a cozy cocktail lounge and sometimes even a room…
Seattle’s hotel scene has perked up in the past few years. With the city’s new hotels bringing the total to 11,000 rooms in the downtown core, there are plenty of options to fit your style and budget. All I require is a comfy king size bed, a cozy cocktail lounge and sometimes even a room…
Seattle’s hotel scene has perked up in the past few years. With the city’s new hotels bringing the total to 11,000 in the downtown core, there are plenty of options to fit your style and budget. All I require is a comfy king size bed, a cozy cocktail lounge and sometimes even a room with…
Seattle’s hotel scene has perked up in the past few years. With the city’s new hotels bringing the total to 11,000 rooms in the downtown core, there are plenty of options to fit your style and budget. All I require is a comfy king size bed, a cozy cocktail lounge and sometimes even a room…
Every day over Lake Union in Seattle, there’s an unmistakeable local spectacle best viewed from the grassy hills of Gasworks Park. A seaplane flies in from the north gliding lower and lower over the water, sail and motorboats be damned, and touches down in a tumble of foam as it taxis into harbour. Any local…
When I go to eat a burger –– a real burger and not that trash you pick up at a take out window –– I go for the old school flavors. I want my burger with a single patty, bacon with a slice of cheddar cheese melting on top of it, lettuce and tomato. Sometimes…
One in ten people in King County, Seattle’s westernmost county in Washington State, claim Nordic heritage. That means their roots come from one of the five Scandanavian countries: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Denmark. The Seattle neighborhood of Ballard, north of downtown across Salmon Bay, was first settled largely by Scandanavians who founded the Seattle…
Imagine a cafe with a 5,000-bottle, 20-ft. spiral wine tower. Sounds like a grape lover’s dream, doesn’t it? Seattle is now home to the third Puget Sound location of the Purple Cafe & Wine Bar, which opened in July on Fourth Avenue and University Street across from the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. My husband and I…
As much flying as I do out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, I’ve never really taken the time to see what it has to offer. But now that my arrival time is at least two hours prior to a domestic flight, I can browse. And graze. And even re-charge my phone. Pacific Marketplace in Sea-Tac’s Central…