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Hostel Details

We are pleased to serve groups. Please contact us at groups@americanhotelseattle.com or 206-622-5443 to plan your group travels.
 
Our recently renovated facility offers a great value-oriented stay and a convenient location in the International District of downtown Seattle, just one block east of Union Station - the transit hub for Seattle.

Prices from

Group pricing is similar to the private room pricing for HI members. Please contact us at groups@americanhotelseattle.com or 206-622-5443 to plan for your specific needs.

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Hostel bed capacity

Beds per room:				Total beds
Number of rooms:	22	58	6	320

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Opening times

Opening times (daily/weekly):	We are open 24 hours a day. Check-in begins at 3 pm and check out occurs by 11 am. Although your room may not be available before our official check-in time, you are welcome to check-in earlier, store your bags, and enjoy our common room amenities.
Opening times (over the year):	We are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year!

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Directions

Bus:	Greyhound Bus Lines provides inter-city bus travel throughout the USA. It is located 1.5 miles north of the American Hotel at: 811 Stewart St. Seattle, WA 98101 206-628-5526 www.greyhound.com To get to the American Hotel from the Greyhound Station: Walk east on 9th Avenue for 2 blocks until you get to the Metro Bus Tunnel. Walk down to the southbound station (Bay C) and hop on any bus. The bus is free between 6am and 7pm, otherwise the bus will cost $1.75 (change is not given on the bus). Get off at the International District/Chinatown stop. Walk one block east on S King St. (toward the large red Chinese gate). We are at 520 S King St.
Metro:	Public transit is provided by King County Metro Transit (http://transit.metrokc.gov/). Most buses originate a block or two away from our building on S. Jackson St. In addition, riding Metro Transit is free between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily in Downtown Seattle. The Ride Free Area (RFA) extends from the north at Battery St. to S. Jackson St. on the south, and east at 6th Avenue to the waterfront on the west.
Parking:	Metered pay parking for up to two hours is available on the street from 8 am to 6 pm. From 6 pm to 8 am (and also all day on Sunday), street parking is free. There are also several pay parking lots in the neighborhood, including one directly across the street.
Sea port:	We are located within walking distance from the docks on the waterfront, including the cruise terminal port and the local ferries.
Location:	We are located at 520 S. King St., which is one block east of Union Station in the International District of Downtown Seattle.
Rail:	Amtrak stops two blocks away at King Street Station (www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Station/Station_Page&code=SEA). Trains from Seattle go north to Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada), south to Portland (Oregon) and California, and east to Spokane (and then on through Montana to Chicago and the East Coast).
Airport:	Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac) is located approximately twelve miles south of downtown Seattle. Their address is: Main Terminal Building 17801 International Blvd. (Pacific Highway S.) SeaTac, WA 98158-1202 Check out their website for transportation options (www.portseattle.org/seatac/ground/publictransit.shtml). Sound Transit runs their Light Rail directly from the SeaTac Airport to Union Station in the International District, which is one block west of the HI-Seattle at the American Hotel. Check out their schedule directly at www.soundtransit.org/x11204.xml. By car from the Airport to the American Hotel, go as follows: Follow signs towards I-5 North Take I-5 North for approximately 11 miles Take the Dearborn St./James St. exit (#164A) toward Madison St. Turn Left onto S. Dearborn St./WA-167. Continue to follow S. Dearborn St. for approximately 0.4 miles Turn Right onto 6th Ave. S. for 0.2 miles Stop at S. King St. American Hotel is on the Northwest corner. Unloading zone in the front of the building. Parking (2-hour) is available on the street. Longer-term parking available in the lot across the street.