Accommodations

The 2010 AAMSE Annual Conference will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Seattle, WA. The AAMSE room block closed June 25, but there may still be rooms available. Please click here to make your reservations online, or call (206) 621-9000 to make your reservations.

Sheraton Seattle Hotel
1400 6th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101

Centrally located, the Sheraton Seattle Hotel is easily accessible from Seattle's Sea-Tac Airport and a wide variety of destinations. Getting here is simple with frequent airport shuttle service provided by Grayline of Seattle’s Downtown Airporter Service, various taxi services and car rental companies, and Seattle’s local transit system. Contact the hotel front desk staff for more information or to assist you in making reservations.

    Getting to Hotel

By Light Rail

Sound Transit operates a direct route between Sea-Tac Airport and Westlake Station, located approximately three blocks from the Sheraton Seattle Hotel. Trains depart every fifteen minutes or less. Travel time is 34 minutes from Sea-Tac Airport to Westlake Station. Cost is $2.50 one-way. For more information, check out the Sound Transit website.

By Airport Shuttle
Gray Line of Seattle Downtown Airporter operates between Sea-Tac Airport and the Sheraton Seattle Hotel. Shuttles depart every 30 minutes from the airport between 5:30am and 11pm. Travel time is 43 minutes from Sea-Tac Airport to the Sheraton Seattle Hotel. Cost is $11 one-way or $18 round-trip. For more information or to make reservations, check out the Downtown Airporter website, call Gray Line of Seattle, or contact the hotel front desk staff for assistance.

By Private Car Service
Sheraton Seattle can make arrangements for a limo, sedan, or van service for your arrival and departure. Rates are by hours, vehicle type, and number of passengers. There are a variety of rental car companies within close proximity of the hotel and of Sea-Tac Airport terminal.

By Taxi
Taxi service is readily available at Sea-Tac Airport on the third floor of the parking garage, at the Colman Dock ferry terminal, at cruise ship terminals, and at all major downtown Seattle hotels and fairways. Cost is $35 one-way from the airport.

 

    Getting Around

By Bus

Seattle's King County Metro Transit, Community Transit, Sound Transit and Grayhound Bus Lines run frequently throughout Seattle and its outlying areas. Please refer to the various transit company websites for route schedules or to purchase tickets.

By City Rail System

Amtrak trains arrive and depart at historic King Street Station (303 S Jackson St.), providing service to Vancouver, B.C., Tacoma, Portland, Spokane and other destinations. King Street Station is located between the International District and Pioneer Square, just north of Qwest Field. Tickets may be purchased online or at the station. Greyhound Bus tickets are also sold at the station.

By Foot

A destination landmark in itself, Seattle is a city where walking is the preferred mode of transportation and is best explored at a leisurely stroll. Take a trip around the world in just a few short blocks.

Saunter down to historic Pioneer Square, where you can walk down the stairway past restaurants and shops to the Seattle Waterfront and catch a ferry to Blake Island for a traditional native dinner and show. Walk back through Waterfront Park with its many unique art forms while enjoying the picturesque view of the Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains.

Stroll through the city to the downtown business and shopping district where you can catch the Monorail to the Seattle Center, site of the 1962 World’s Fair. Or take a bus ride just outside our doors to the various eclectic neighborhoods, the zoo, or to catch a sports game at one of 2 famous stadiums and the famous Ste. Michelle Winery. Even better, you can walk to the central train station and further your adventure with a trip to the Cascade Mountains.

By Taxi

Taxis are available from the front drive of the hotel 24 hours a day.