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has a friendly front desk and a prime location. If that doesn't swing you, the price should.
There's a cute little cafe on the premises and the dive-y Nitelite Lounge next door. You
can practically hold your breath and walk to Pike Place Market from here.

City Hostel Seattle HOSTEL$
( 206-706-3255; www.hostelseattle.com ; 2327 2nd Ave; 6-/4-bed dm $28/32, d $73, all incl
breakfast; ; Rapid Ride D-Line) Sleep in an art gallery for peanuts - in Bell-
town, no less. That's the reality in this new 'art hostel,' which will make your parents'
hostelling days seem positively spartan by comparison. Aside from arty dorms, expect a
common room, hot tub, in-house movie theater (with free DVDs) and all-you-can-eat
breakfast.

Hotel Five BOUTIQUE HOTEL$$$
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( 206-441-9785; www.hotelfiveseattle.com ; 2200 5th Ave; r from $165; ; 13) This
wonderful reincarnation of the old Ramada Inn mixes retro-'70s furniture with sharp col-
or accents to produce something that is dazzlingly modern. And it's functional too. The
ultracomfortable beds could be nominated as a valid cure for insomnia, while the large
reception area invites lingering, especially when they lay out the complementary cup-
cakes and coffee in the late afternoon.
There's an on-site gym and a decent restaurant.

Ace Hotel HOTEL$$$
( 206-448-4721; www.acehotel.com ; 2423 1st Ave; r with shared/private bath $109/199; ;
13) Emulating (almost) its hip Portland cousin, the Ace sports minimal, futuristic de-
cor (everything's white or stainless steel, even the TV), antique French army blankets,
condoms instead of pillow mints and a copy of the Kama Sutra instead of the Bible.
Parking costs $15.

Hotel Andra BOUTIQUE HOTEL$$$

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( 206-448-8600; www.hotelandra.com ; 2000 4th Ave; r from $289; ; Westlake) It's
in Belltown (so it's trendy), and it's Scandinavian-influenced (so it has lashings of min-
imalist style), plus the Andra's fine location is complemented by leopard-skin fabrics,
color accents, well-stocked bookcases, fluffy bathrobes, Egyptian-cotton bed linen and a
complimentary shoe-shine. The Lola restaurant next door does room service. Say no
more.