Seattle skyline with the Space Needle and Mount Rainier
WA, USA • City guide

Seattle

Airports: SEA

A tight, transit-friendly sports core — Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park sit side by side in SoDo, with Climate Pledge Arena a monorail ride away at Seattle Center.

Stay areas

Seattle skyline with the Space Needle and Mount Rainier
Best overall for a Seattle sports weekend

Downtown / Pioneer Square

Seattle's central base — walk to Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park in SoDo and ride the monorail to Climate Pledge Arena.

Pros
  • • Walk to Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park
  • • Link light rail from the airport
  • • Monorail to Climate Pledge Arena
Cons
  • • Busy on double-event days
Nightlife 8/10 Mid-to-upper Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) ~13 mi.
Hotelstrips take

The best all-round base: walk to the SoDo venues and monorail to the Kraken.

Seattle skyline with the Space Needle and Mount Rainier
Best for a Kraken game and nightlife

Belltown / Seattle Center

Beneath the Space Needle beside Climate Pledge Arena, with Belltown's bars and restaurants and a monorail to downtown.

Pros
  • • Walk to Climate Pledge Arena
  • • Belltown nightlife
  • • Monorail to downtown/SoDo
Cons
  • • A bit further from the SoDo venues
Nightlife 8/10 Mid-to-upper Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) ~15 mi.
Hotelstrips take

Stay here for a Kraken game and Belltown's night out, monorail to everything else.

Seattle skyline with the Space Needle and Mount Rainier
Best for nightlife

Capitol Hill

Seattle's nightlife and music heart, a short ride from the stadiums and connected to downtown by Link light rail.

Pros
  • • Best bar and music scene in the city
  • • Link light rail to the stadiums
  • • Great food
Cons
  • • Not walkable to the venues
Nightlife 9/10 Mid Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) ~14 mi.
Hotelstrips take

Stay on Capitol Hill for the best night out and hop the Link to the game.

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