The Best Hotel in South Lake Union, Seattle

The South Lake Union area is going through a rather radical transformation. For years it was an industrial, forgotten part of town with few businesses or restaurants. With several high-profile companies moving in (including Amazon, which has such a major presence that the neighborhood is nicknamed Amazonia) SLU is rapidly becoming a hub of new condos, business high-rises, and amenity development. Though the variety of lodging options currently underwhelms, several new hotels are slated to be built in coming years. And while it bustles during the workweek with throngs of badged techies staring at their phones, parts of South Lake Union can seem like a ghost town during the evening and weekends. Stay here and you'll be close to both Downtown and Capitol Hill.