This hotel is a 1-minute drive from the center of Bellevue with its shops, square, botanical garden and park. There are only a few steps to the nearest restaurant and a 7 minute drive to Lake Washington. It offers guests easy access from Interstate 90 and 405 and is only minutes away from the 200 shops and boutiques of Bellevue Square, the business district and the Meydenbauer Convention Center. Also nearby are local attractions and activities that include golf, skiing, sailing, tennis, and jogging trails. Downtown Seattle is just nine miles from the hotel, making it very easy to visit such attractions as the Space Needle, Pike Place Market and the Pioneer Square neighborhood or enjoy American football with the Seahawks and baseball with Mariners. The hotel is also conveniently located only three miles from Bellevue Community College, eight miles east of the University of Washington and the University of Seattle and 17 miles north of Seattle Tacoma International Airport. This family-friendly city hotel offers a northwest-style lobby with a river-rock fireplace in the center. It is a full service establishment and comprises a total of 181 rooms decorated in boutique style with fluffy pillows, bedspreads and maple furniture. Facilities on offer to guests at this air-conditioned establishment include a lobby area with a 24-hour reception, a hotel safe, a newspaper stand and a restaurant. The hotel offers a car rental office and free parking for those arriving by car.