Hotel · near Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach
The Maxwell Hotel
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- 16minwalk to the beach
- 33mclimb from the beach
- 4minwalk to a bus stop
- 16minSeattle-Tacoma International Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Lively evenings nearby
At a glance
The nearest beach (Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach) is about 16 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 33 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 4 minutes away and a supermarket about 5 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are 3 bars or clubs within 150 m, so expect some evening noise; light sleepers may want a room at the back.
Good for
- Works without a car: bus stop 4 min, supermarket 5 min on foot
Think twice if
- Beach 16 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 33 m
Each line rests on a number computed for this place.
How it compares
Compared with the 118 places we mapped in Seattle. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 16 min Closer than 44% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 4 min Closer than 8% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 5 min Closer than 48% of places
- Drive to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 16 min Closer than 37% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 33 m Less climbing than 54% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beachLake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach 16 min
- Bus stop5th Avenue North & Valley Street 4 min
- Tram stopLake Union Park 16 min
- SupermarketQFC 5 min
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy 7 min
- Cash machine 3 min
Sights and days out
- Space Needle On foot: 10 min
- Pike Place Market On foot: 30 min
- Fremont Troll On foot: 40 min
- Gas Works Park By car: 3 min
- Museum of Flight By car: 12 min
- Snoqualmie Falls (day trip) By car: 41 min
- Bainbridge Island (day trip) By car: 124 min
Getting here
- Seattle-Tacoma International AirportBy car: 16 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 37 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 33 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 2.6%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 3
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 6
Other places nearby
- Hampton Inn & Suites Seattle DowntownHotel · Beach 12 min walk 300 m away
- MarQueen HotelHotel · Beach 15 min walk 450 m away
- Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Seattle CenterHotel · Beach 13 min walk 450 m away
- Element by WestinHotel · Beach 13 min walk 500 m away
- Mediterranean InnHotel · Beach 11 min walk 550 m away
- Hyatt HouseHotel · Beach 14 min walk 650 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).
Not yet spot-checked by our editors.