Yeah that's kind of how a forum works. Now when it gets indexed by google I imigine this thread will end up with thousands of views over the course of the next few years. Those people will be annoyed by the lack of the name being in the thread. While you might view this as a vehicle simply to have people answer your questions there will be thousands of others who while never post here, but will find this thread and need the same information.Good thinking. It's the American Hotel Hostel, 520 South King Street, International District, Seattle, WA 98104. I opted for a single room (not shared) but with a shared bathroom. There is a coin-op laundry on the premises so I'll be doing laundry there too.
Two nights cost a total of about $170, complete. I'm happy with that. I only need it for sleeping, showering, and doing laundry.
It's walking distance to the station.
Once I've stayed there, I'll try to remember to report back here on how it is.
Thank you for your valuable input to this thread. I would trust the advice of that one forum member of the the 270 strangers on TA as in this case I have met the member in question and have communicated with him online for years. I'd trust his opinion over 1000 strangers...Especially glad? Really?? So far only a single forum member has posted anything at all about the hostel at 520 S. King St. The other 7 posters have either talked about other hotels or hotels/hostels in general.I was especially glad to hear that folks in this particular forum have experience with this hostel.
But 269 reviews of that specific hostel are posted on TripAdvisor. Even though all 270 folks are unknown strangers on the interweb, I'd give some credence to what the other 269 reviewers said even though they may not be members of this forum.
Apologies for the misunderstanding. I didn't mean my reply at all the way you took it. I just meant that I've found this forum really helpful as I plan my upcoming trip, and I was relieved that the hostel I booked wasn't getting responses such as "Yuck! Don't stay THERE!"Especially glad? Really?? So far only a single forum member has posted anything at all about the hostel at 520 S. King St. The other 7 posters have either talked about other hotels or hotels/hostels in general.I was especially glad to hear that folks in this particular forum have experience with this hostel.
But 269 reviews of that specific hostel are posted on TripAdvisor. Even though all 270 folks are unknown strangers on the interweb, I'd give some credence to what the other 269 reviewers said even though they may not be members of this forum.
However, as I reread your answer, I don't see any mention of pillows. :blink: I'll assume "bedding" includes pillows.
That's what I figured, too. I'll have my own pillow with me anyway to use on the train.Good job, anuenue! Thanks for passing that info along! Saves me the effort of having to ask them myself.
I've got the hostel on King Street booked at $85.49 for one night. Depending on how I'm feeling, I'll either take uber or walk it. I can take uber or a taxi to whatever I want to do the day I arrive. My train leaves at around 9:30 a.m. so I don't want to be all the way across town when I wake up. I have no idea what rush hour traffic is like in Seattle, but being so close it won't be a concern.
I haven't tried squishing a pillow into my backpack yet (still actually deciding in which pack to get - but the one you mentioned is in my amazon wish-list for now). I use squishy pillows, so hopefully I can make one packable. If not, I'll probably either buy a smaller one or make one. I read the beach ball tip also, and have that on my list of things to purchase. I figure that'll be good for sitting up, but I don't think I'd feel comfortable sleeping with my face that close to what is essentially a large plastic bag.Same as you, anuenue. I paid about $170 for two nights, total. I'm totally happy with that, and it did seem like the cheapest place around anyway. The fact that it's in walking distance is a plus. I too would rather walk a bit and save the stress for something else.
I'm curious about how you're managing a pillow. I tried to space-bag a fluffy bed pillow here but so far I haven't mastered the technique. Ha!
EDIT: I'm pretty sure I'm just going to take someone's advice from this forum when they suggested bringing a small inflatable beach ball to put under any pillow that doesn't do the trick. I can then inflate it a little or a lot as necessary, and it won't take up much room while packing when it's deflated.
