6 Hotels Near Seattle’s Most Beautiful Gardens and Parks
The Puget Sound's temperate climate lends itself to beautiful landscapes. Seattle has plenty, from carefully cultivated rose gardens to forested trails that wind down from a scenic bluff to the beach below. Even urban pocket parks are packed with greenery. We've rounded up hotels that are easy walking or driving distance to some of the Seattle area's prettiest spots (for example: Golden Gardens Park).
Hotel Ballard
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From the historic part of the Ballard neighborhood, you can stroll to the Ballard Locks (20-minute walk), though it's much quicker to drive or hop on one of the city's rideshare bikes. A popular tourist destination, the complex of locks sits in the middle of Salmon Bay and are part of Seattle's Lake Washington Ship Canal. The grounds include the Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Garden, originally designed in 1917. Inspired by the romantic English landscape style, the flower-dotted garden features more than 570 species and 1,500 varieties from around the world. Further down, Golden Gardens is a public park that includes wetlands, beaches, hiking trails, and picnic and playground areas. Or take a short drive to Discovery Park. The 534-acre park on the shores of Puget Sound features 11 miles of walking trails that wind through dense forest on a blufftop down to a driftwood-covered beach with a historic lighthouse and panoramic views--on a nice day, anyway--of both Mt. Rainier and the Olympic Mountains.
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