Get away without going away. Here are real prices* for a special night for two on the town — with a sleepover.
Your room: The swank Westin Bellevue [0] puts you in the vortex of modern shopping in Seattle's most urban suburb. Swim the lap pool, then cool off on the outdoor deck and watch for millionaires. $169 for a Saturday in mid-July.
Dinner: Just downstairs, sample Bellevue's recently foaled Palomino [0]. Dinner for two: Roasted garlic with cambozola ($10), seafood louie ($18), pistachio-crusted cod ($24), two glasses of Oregon pinot gris ($20): $72. Then catch a movie next door at Lincoln Square Cinemas [0], where the rocking leather seats and wide rows earn it a nod as one of Puget Sound's best multiplexes.
Breakfast: You've seen "New Bellevue." So drive a few blocks to sample old Bellevue at Chace's Pancake Corral [0], marking 50 years in business this year. Strawberry pancakes ($5.95), pigs in a blanket ($6.95), side of hash browns ($2.95) and coffee for two ($1.80 each): $19.45 for the whole pigout.
Before checkout: Shopping! Walk over the skybridge to Crate and Barrel at Bellevue Square [0] and replace all the wine glasses you've broken in the past year.
The damage: $260.45 + taxes, tips and whatever you spend at the mall.
*Prices may vary by date of stay and date booked. These are current prices found on the Web, by phone or in a recent visit.
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