Annual Meeting & Conference

Area Hotels

Places to Stay

Mayflower Park Hotel
http://www.mayflowerpark.com
405 Olive Way (between 4th and 5th)
Seattle WA 98101
Switchboard: 206-623-8700
Reservations: 800-426-5100

Mayflower Park is the closest we have to a partner hotel for the meeting. We have a block of 25 rooms from Tuesday September 17 to Friday September 20, 2-13. An additional 10 rooms are available on Monday September 16, 2013 for members arriving early for the board meeting or other pre-conference events. Participants must book through the hotel reservations line by August 26, 2013 and specify that they are part of WAAC. The discounted rate for a room with queen bed is $155 plus tax, with valet parking at a reduced rate of $15/day. The hotel is located downtown, about 5 blocks from the museum and adjacent to the Westlake Center bus and Link light rail station.

Homewood Suites
1011 Pike Street (between 9th and Boren)
Seattle WA 98101
Switchboard: 206-682-8282
Reservations: 800-225-5466

For a self-catering option, participants might consider Homewood Suites by Hilton which offers studio and one-bedroom suites with a fully equipped kitchen. Current internet rates through Expedia start at $158 for queen studio suite, with valet parking for $32/day. The hotel is located about 10 blocks from the museum and 2 blocks from the Convention Place transit station.

Both Mayflower Park Hotel and Homewood Suites offer free wireless internet and are within walking distance of the museum.

There are many other hotel options within the downtown Seattle area, other decent options include:

Hotel Max
http://www.hotelmaxseattle.com

Rooms may be a bit small for some and some rooms may have a little traffic noise but the location is great and the sushi downstairs isn't bad either.

Two options that are a bit further away (a 10-15 minute bus ride from the city center but quite convenient for the reception and banquet) are:

The Maxwell Hotel at Seattle Center
http://www.themaxwellhotel.com

Four Points by Sheraton
http://www.fourpoints.com/Seattle

Apart from the last listing, we have actually used or have heard decent reports about these hotels. Of course, we are not travel agents, so please don't sue us and by all means use Priceline, Orbitz, Tripadvisor etc. to research the best deal and the hotel with the fewest rattly plumbing fixtures or least truculent front desk staff.