Hotel Deca is far enough from downtown that you can avoid the tourist traffic (especially heavy this time of year), but close enough that you can relish a real Seattle experience. Don't miss the University District hotel's Sky High Too package, which treats guests to a premium room, dinner atop the Space Needle, tickets to the Museum of Flight and room-service freebies like martini makings. Even if you choose to skip the themed offerings, you'll enjoy the recently remodeled hotel's vibrant, Art Deco-inspired interior, and dinner and live music at the downstairs District Lounge. More details

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