Stuck at the Airport is headquartered in Seattle and this week we’re spending a couple of days working out of a charming two-bedroom (!) suite at Level South Lake Union.

Part of a growing chain of upscale short and extended-stay, pet-friendly properties with additional locations in Los Angeles, Chicago and Steveston, a fishing village near Vancouver, British Columbia, Level offers apartment-style suites with a full kitchen, in-suite laundry, a patio and plenty of space.

The Seattle property is co-located with residential towers and the hotel’s amenity fee offer guests access to a snazzy array of amenities, including indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna and steam room, and an expansive and fully-equipped fitness facility that includes a yoga studio and a spin studio with Peloton bikes.

There’s also an indoor basketball court, an indoor climbing wall, game rooms, a music studio with a piano and a drum set, a karaoke studio, an indoor/outdoor play space for kids and multiple other entertainment and hangout spaces.

The property was described as a “cruise ship on land” and an urban resort. And the descriptions fit.

Food tour of Seattle’s Pike Place Market

During our Seattle staycation, we took a tasting tour of the famed Seattle’s Pike Place Market with Savor Seattle.

We’d seen tourists on these tours and wondered what those tour guides were really telling visitors about our town.

But no need to worry.

We are delighted with how much insider information our tour guide, Matthew, could share and how much we jaded but proud locals learned.

We were impressed with how much love our guide showered on the food, flower and craft vendors who are truly the heart of the market.

And, of course, we loved all the food samples we ate.

We even had a just-for-us performance from the guys who throw the fish.

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