Accommodations
and Getting around
Seattle
If you are driving to
Seattle, please
refer to this page.
How to get to the
conference site/your hotel: If you are flying into Seattle, you are flying into the Seattle-Tacoma
or SeaTac Airport
(abreviated as SEA). It takes about 30 minutes by taxi/car to get to the
University District, where SALT 13 takes place (the
route: on the left map indicates Downtown
Seattle). All the hotels listed here are located there as well. When making
reservations at your hotel, ask for specific directions from the airport to the
hotel. You have several options for your ground transportation. (Note: Gray Line airport shuttle to Downtown Seattle only
goes to downtown hotels.)
1. Taxis from SeaTac
airport cost more than $40.00.
2. S&A Town car (Limousine) Service
runs from SeaTac to
any of the hotels listed below for $28.00 for the first two
passengers and $5.00 for each additional passenger, return trips are the same
price.
3. Shuttle Express
has two prices depending on which hotel you are staying at: for the first passenger, the fare is $23.50 or $16.50 depending
upon the hotel and $10.00 for each additional passenger in your party. See
below for each hotel. (It pays to make friends at the airport and hotel.) You
can find Shuttle Express's check-in desk behind the Sea-Tac Ground
Transportation Information Booth, located in the center of the 3rd floor of the
airport parking garage. Be sure to specify where you want to go and that you
want the hotel rate. Because others may be picked up or dropped off at other
hotels, there is no telling how long the ride takes. It is advisable to check
with your hotel in advance for more details.
4. Metro bus: Taking the city bus takes
longer than taxi or van service but is reasonably swift (about an hour not
counting the waiting time) and is very cheap ($1.25 or
$2.00 depending upon the time of your trip). Here are some concrete examples of how to get to your hotel
from the airport (SeaTac). You can plan your trip by using this trip
planner. For detailed instructions, refer to How to use Metro bus to get to Univ. District.
Accommodations:
If you are
interested in crash space (free accommodations offered by people in our department),
please email us. (Dormitory
rooms are not available.)
The rate
information regarding the following hotels is current as of April 9, 2003. Note
however that some rates are obtained from the web. Web-based rates can change
at any time. You can
explore other possibilities if you wish.
Refer to sites such as this or this for more
information (especially opinions and short descriptions) about the hotels
listed below. (Please refer to them just for hotel info; they are for different
departments/conferences.) The locations of all hotels listed here are found here. Though the hotels listed here (less than 1.5 miles)
are all within moderate walking distance of the university (see distances
below), the campus is large; hotel shuttles, town car (= limousine) services,
metro buses, etc. are listed with each hotel below. Husky Union
Building (HUB) in the driving/walking instructions is not a conference site,
but is in the center of the campus and serves as a reference point. Note also
that the directions and distances given below are for cars; if you walk, the
distances should be shorter. For
your information, 1 km = 0.6214 miles
(or 1 mile = 1.61 km). Star ratings given below are rough and are based upon
web information.
Campus maps online
Henry Art Gallery
(conference site for 5/9 Fri): map closeup
map map
+ extra info
Boeing
auditorium = SEEC (Seafirst Executive Education
Center) 110 (conference site on Sat and Sun): map1 map2
Waterfront Activities
Center (site for Sat dinner) map1 map2
A map of all points of
interest (including all hotels on this page):
red star is the HUB,
red pins are hotels, blue pins are conference sites.
Best Western Tower The invited speakers will be staying here.
4507 Brooklyn Ave
NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Toll free: (800) 899-0251
Phone: (206) 634-2000
Fax: (206) 545-2103
Rates: $95 (single). The room block is no longer in
effect, but this rate is available for now, according to the hotel. expedia.com has a
special rate ($69) for studio rooms (small single rooms) [confirmed on
4/8/03]. Refer to this info.
Walking/driving
directions to the Husky
Union Building (HUB) on campus, 0.76 miles.
Shuttle
Express to Best Western Tower: $16.50.
Towncar service from SeaTac
airport : $28.00.
Best Western Tower provides a free shuttle to campus, departing from the hotel
at 8:00 a.m., 12:00 noon and 4:00 p.m., additional drop-offs and pick-ups can
be arranged at the hotel beforehand.
Nearby Metro bus lines: 71, 72 and 73
to/from downtown
College Inn
4000 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (206) 633-4441
Fax: (206) 547-1335
email: mgr@collegeinnseattle.com
Rates: Confirmed on [4/9/03] Twin Bed $45; Double Bed,
one person $50; One Double Bed, two people $55; Two Double Beds, two people
$70. Tell them that Dan approved these rates for people attending SALT.
Note: Shared Bath
Shuttle Express
to College Inn: $23.50.
Walking/driving directions to the Husky Union Building
(HUB) on campus, 0.74 miles, or cut across campus.
Metro bus lines nearby: 71, 72 and 73
to/from downtown
University
Inn
4140 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Toll Free: (800) 733-3855
Phone: (206) 632-5055
Email: reservations@universityinnseattle.com
Rates: Single $80, and $10 for each additional person.
This discounted rate is still honored. Please tell them that Colleen approved
them for SALT people.
Walking/driving
directions to the Husky
Union Building (HUB) on campus, 1.08 miles. (This distance is for cars. If
you walk and cut across campus, the distance is approx. 0.7 miles.)
Shuttle Express to University Inn: $16.50.
University Inn provides a free shuttle around town, including UW campus. The
shuttle drops people off on campus on the hour, and picks people up from campus
on the half hour. Reservations should be made in advance.
Metro bus lines nearby: 71, 72 and 73
to/from downtown
University
Motel (= University Hotel)
4731 12th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Toll Free: (800) 522-4720
Email: univmotel@aol.com
Rates: Single $59, Double $65
We do not have any special arrangement with U Motel. But the rates quoted here
are UW rates. Tell them that you are staying with them for a UW event and you
will get these rates. Their rooms have small kitchens, and parking is free for
paying guests.
Walking/driving directions to the Husky Union Building
(HUB) on campus, 0.98 miles.
Shuttle Express to University Motel: $23.50.
Metro bus lines nearby: 71, 72 and 73 to
downtown
University
Travelodge
4725 25th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Toll Free (Reservation): 1-888-515-6375
Phone: (206) 525-4612
Rates: The
rate of $62.40 was
obtained from the travelodge
web site on 4/8/03. Try this one too
and compare.
It is close (0.57 miles) to
the University (but you would have to walk up a steep hill to get to the
campus); driving/walking instruction
Metro bus lines nearby: 68
to/from campus
74
to/from campus and downtown (but not to the tunnel)
372
to/from campus
Silver
Cloud Inn
5036 25th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Toll Free: (800) 205-6940
Phone: (206) 526-5200
Fax: (206) 522-1450
Rates: $94 (single or double) The price is still valid
for now.
Walking/driving
directions to the Husky
Union Building (HUB) on campus, 0.78 miles up a very large hill.
Shuttle Express to Silver Cloud Inn: $16.50.
Silver Cloud Inn provides a free shuttle to any destination within three miles,
including all of campus, leaving the inn on the half hour. Reservations should
be made in advance.
Metro bus lines nearby: 68
to/from campus
74
to/from campus and downtown (but not to the tunnel)
372
to/from campus
University
Plaza Hotel
400 NE 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98105
Toll Free: (800) 596-5354
Phone: (206) 634-0100
Rates: $86 single, $96 double The rates are valid.
Walking/driving directions to the Husky Union Building
(HUB) on campus, 1.21 miles.
Shuttle
Express to University Plaza Hotel: $23.50.
Metro bus lines nearby: 44
to/from campus
16, 26, 76
to/from downtown (but not to the tunnel)
71, 72 and 73
to/from downtown (but you need to walk 0.5 miles)
The Watertown
Hotel
4242 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle WA 98105
Toll Free: (866) 944-4242
Phone: (206) 826-4242
Email: reservations@watertownseattle.com
Rates: Some web-based specials offer good rates.
We obtained on 4/5/03 the rate of $99.95 for the
dates 5/8-12/03 from this
site. These rates are not available if you call the hotel directly.
Walking/driving
directions to the Husky
Union Building (HUB) on campus, 1.14 miles. (This distance is for cars. If
you walk and cut across campus, the distance is approx. 0.7 miles.)
Shuttle Express to the Watertown Hotel: $16.50.
The Watertown Hotel provides a free shuttle to campus, departing from the hotel
on the hour. Reservations must be arranged beforehand.
Metro
bus lines nearby: 71, 72 and 73
to/from downtown