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2003. Its facade is not the grandest of Seattle's B&Bs, but you know what they say about
judging a book by its cover.
The inn has eight rooms, each with eclectic Victorian furnishings, Oriental rugs, hand-
some headboards and hand-pressed Egyptian-cotton sheets. You won't go hungry here:
breakfast is a full-course sit-down affair in the Victorian dining room, and you're invited
to help yourself to snacks and drinks throughout the day.
U District
College Inn HOTEL$
( 206-633-4441; www.collegeinnseattle.com ; 4000 University Way NE; s/d incl breakfast from
$65/75; ; 70) This pretty half-timbered building in the U District, left over from
the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, has 25 European-style guest rooms with
sinks and shared baths. There's no elevator.
University Inn HOTEL$$$
( 206-632-5055; www.universityinnseattle.com ; 4140 Roosevelt Way NE; r incl breakfast from
$189; ; 66) What pushes this spotless, modern, well-located place over
the edge into greatness is, believe it or not, the waffles served at breakfast. They're
amazing. The hotel is three blocks from campus, and its 102 rooms come in three levels
of plushness.
All of them offer such basics as a coffee-maker, a hair dryer and wi-fi; some have bal-
conies, sofas and CD players. There's a Jacuzzi, an outdoor pool, laundry facilities and a
guest computer in the lobby.
Chambered Nautilus B&B Inn B&B$$$
( 206-522-2536; www.chamberednautilus.com ; 5005 22nd Ave NE; d $109-194; ;
74) The 1915 Georgian-style Chambered Nautilus has six guest rooms that are decorated
with authentic British antiques, as well as an annex with one- and two-bedroom suites.
All B&B rooms here come with private bathrooms, down comforters, handmade soaps
and a teddy bear. The communal living room has a welcoming fireplace, and the full
gourmet breakfast is reason enough to stay.
Across the street it offers four kid-friendly, pet-friendly suites with kitchenettes ($124
to $214).
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