Nice link Ann, thanks for forwarding. If anyone wants to go the hostel route, the Green Tortoise Seattle is closer than City Hostel. http://www.greentortoise.net/ I have stayed there twice in a private room and both times it was an amazing experience. Met lots of cool people and saw interesting parts of Seattle with them that I wouldn't have otherwise visited. If you've ever stayed at Green Tortoise San Francisco, rest assured the Seattle location is much much more clean & modern. Laura On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Michael J. Giarlo <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Also, FYI, there are three Kimpton hotels nearby with reasonable rates. > > -Mike > > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 12:17, Ann Lally <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> If you're not already familiar with walkscore.com I highly recommend >> looking at it. You can find various amenities [coffee/ book? bars?] near >> the conference hotel and if you go to the More Amenities page, you can add >> "hotels" as an amenity and get a good overview of the hotels in the area >> and their relative location to the conference hotel. >> >> Enjoy! >> Ann Lally >> >> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Derek Merleaux <[log in to unmask]>wrote: >> >>> The City Hostel http://www.cityhostelseattle.com/ looks pretty >>> interesting and not too far away for the more adventurous or >>> budgetarily challenged. >>> -Derek >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Elizabeth Duell <[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>> > I am working with the hotel now. There WILL be rooms. I'm not sure what >>> the >>> > glitch is, but I am working on it now. >>> > >>> > - E >>> > >>> > >>> > Elizabeth Duell >>> > Orbis Cascade Alliance >>> > [log in to unmask] >>> > (541) 346-1883 >>> > >>> > On 11/16/2011 8:43 AM, Laura Smart wrote: >>> >> >>> >> It appears that the Renaissance Seattle has no rooms available Feb 5-9 >>> >> 2012, using the link from the conference registration page. One can >>> >> go directly to the hotel web site and make a reservation at a higher >>> >> rate, however. >>> >> Any recs for nearby lodging at comparable rates? >>> >> >>> >> Laura >>> >> >>> > >>> >> >