This was our first time in Seattle and I have a feeling it wont be our last. If you missed it on my Instagram, I recently accepted an 100% remote IT recruiting job with Amazon, so they flew me out to Seattle for my first week of training at their headquarters! I know we went in the prime time to visit because it only rained once the entire time for a week and the weather was mid 70s. Apparently every other month of the year is typically rainy, so if you’re going to visit shoot for the summer months! The city felt fresher to me, unlike New York or Paris, but a crisp feel probably because it sits right on the water. Overall, we felt great about the trip and below I’ve highlighted a few of our favorite spots!
(your basic picture of pike place market, wearing all shop the mint)
What to do:
- Get the Seattle City Pass: Visit all the hot spots included.
Admission Includes - Go to the Beach: We were recommended Alki Beach Park the most but we never made it! There is also Goldens Garden Park & Enatai Beach Park & Boathouse.
- Take the kids to all the Museums & Parks! Downtown Bellevue Park playground is a new area. During the summer they show free movies in the park for the kids! Also heard great things about Kid’s Quest Childrens Museum, but we never made it.
- Go to Pike Place Market: Shop the farmers market, walk around on the pier or grab local sushi!
(Kids at the Zoo wearing Emu Shoes!)
(on the Ferris wheel, included on city pass)
Where to eat: (so many spots we didnt get to check out!)
- Breakfast: Biscuit Bitch, All Water Seafood & Oyster Bar, Room service from either of the hotels mentioned!
- Lunch: Lola’s, Mbar, Wataru, Serious Pie Pizza
- Dinner: Canlis, The Nest, Sushi Kashiba, The pink Door, Bateau, Walrus & the Carpenter, Shuckers, Spinasse, Stateside
- Dessert: Cinnaholic, Chocolate factory (pike place market), Salt & Straw Ice cream, Molly Moons Ice Cream.
(View from the Nest bar & restaurant)
Where to Stay:
- Downtown Seattle: This is where we stayed the entire time with the kids & I loved how close all the attractions were and amazing restaurants. We checked out to amazing hotels while in town, our first night we spent it at Loews Hotel 1000 (read my full review here) and the rest of the week we stayed at The Fairmont Olympic (read my full review here)! Both were amazing 4/5 star hotel spots, click on each review to see exactly what we loved about each!
- Capitol Hill
- Bellevue: The Eastside of Seattle, several restaurants and things to do with kids here!
- Ballard Area: Where a lot of locals live! This is a hip waterfront neighborhood that would be cute to rent an airbnb for a weekend!
(view from the space needle: also available via city pass, dress is tiare hawaii)*As always, you can shop all my outfits here from all my trips!
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