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cheese. The portion was large but I was left wanting more. While the restaurant has a ﬁne dining feel the dress code was somewhat casual. For offsite experiences, the famous Space Needle is the biggest draw. Right around the corner, EMP Museum was opened in 2000 by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The museum is an interactive Shangri-La dedicated to the history of music and science ﬁction. This is a perfect place for groups to come and rock out to Hendrix in one of the ﬁve meeting places including a large movie theater. It's located in the middle of The Seattle Center where groups can also visit the Paciﬁc Science Center, Seattle Opera, Northwest Ballet and the Seattle Repertory Theatre. The Columbia Center is also an amazing spot to host a party. Its Sky View Observatory is over 900 feet in the air with 360-degree views. Pike Place Market is another Seattle gem. This is one of America's oldest markets and the home of the very ﬁrst Starbucks. The good people of Seattle Food Tours can take your group on a walking tour of the market where you will learn all about the rich history and why there's an entire alley wall ﬁlled with chewing gum. In the underground you will ﬁnd some cool old shops where you can buy ﬁne art and fun trinkets. On the shores of Elliott bay, the newly opened Seattle Great Wheel lifts people 200 feet into the air for a spectacular sunset view of East Seattle across the water. Nearby, The Waterfront Arcade is one of the oldest arcades in America, perfect for teambuilding over a game of Ms. Pacman. A little further south along the bay, the Seattle Aquarium has some options to get groups out on the water. You can take a luxurious dinner cruise with Argosy Cruises or take a skippered sailing excursion with Lets Go Sailing. Or, Kenmore Air offers seaplane tours around Seattle. They also do special package excursions including sportﬁshing and whale watching. For offsite dining, The 5 Spot is a cool seaport diner at the top of the Queen Ann Hill. Try the Memphis Blues smokey BBQ pork sandwich and save room for the tequila-spiked key lime pie. Bell Deli is a block away from The Edgewater and serves one of the best French dip sandwiches in Seattle. Siren Song was recommended as a "perfect" wine tasting room, available for private rental. Savor Seattle offers a 2-hour "Booze n' Bites" tour of Seattle's bohemian Capitol Hill area where your group can visit some of Seattle's hippest spots. THE EDGEWATER Seattle hotel combines urban/eco vibes [ON LOCATION] JAY CATLETT P erched over Elliott Bay in Puget Sound at Pier 67 in Seattle, The Edgewater hotel celebrates Northwestern woodsy chic the moment you step in the lobby below an enormous deer antler chandelier. A ﬁre in the massive stone ﬁreplace is burning throughout much of the year. The rich black leather chairs surround a polished Douglas Fir coffee table, and the enormous panel window facing out to sea lights up beautifully at sunset. Together, all of that creates a kind of upscale ﬁshing lodge ambiance. In fact, when The Beatles stayed here in the 1960s, they ﬁshed out of their guest room windows. Meanwhile, the 223-room Edgewater is located in the very heart of Seattle just a few minutes from the Bell Harbor International Convention Center. The 100,000-sf waterfront facility has 180-degree views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. In-house, The Edgewater is perfect for groups looking to have a quiet yet elegant retreat, or for groups looking for comfortable and peaceful meeting spaces. There are eight meeting rooms totaling 10,000 sf, with much of them facing Elliott Bay. The largest of the rooms is The Circular Olympic ballroom for 300 people. The cabin-style guest rooms are hard to leave. There's an electric ﬁreplace, great views of Puget Sound or the city, and a giant bear claw bathtub that comes with a rubber ducky. Each room also has HD TV, WiFi access and a fuzzy bear seat. The European-style spa bathroom with glass-encased shower is something to be experienced. You'll love the Six Seven hotel restaurant helmed by Chef John Roberts, who created a menu highlighting organic and naturally-raised ingredients. Seafood is purchased from local markets daily, and the wine list includes mostly regional wineries. Try the Simple Salmon with a side of amazing lobster mac and edgewaterhotel.com; visitseattle.org 62 | prevue magazine 62-63_Seattle-Leadership.indd 62 1/8/14 8:52 AM http://www.edgewaterhotel.com http://www.visitseattle.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Prevue January-February 2014

Planner's Pick: Boston
Fresh Meets: Hyatt All-Inclusive
Bureau Buzz: Branson
Good Business: Baha Mar, Bahamas
Sea Shores: Celebrity Cruises
The Art of Roi
Corporate Retreats
Scotland
Florida Special Section
On Location: La Cantera, San Antonio
Convention Centers
On Location: Edgewater, Seatle
On Location: RIU Rivera Maya
On Location: Secrets Vallarta Bay, Mexico
Colombia
Check Out: Hilton Bomonti, Istanbul

Prevue January-February 2014