Robert-
We stayed out at the Westin Hotel- downtown Seattle last summer before we got on the cruise to Alaska.
The hotel is located right downtown and by the monorail to take you out to the space needle. It was also with in a few blocks of Nordstorms, Macys, and the Fish Market was about a 15 minute walk.
We were there for the summer fest at the end of August and they closed down the downtown area and had sand on the streets- for volleyball, bands on each corner. It was great.
The hotel was very nice- beds perfect and views of the downtown area and the water was just perfect. We were there for 3 nights.
Jan