Hotel Accommodations
The conference will be held at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel.
PLEASE NOTE: Hotel availability is limited throughout downtown Seattle. To reserve a discounted room at the Sheraton, please call the hotel by 5/5/2011 and identify yourself as an attendee of WAMI or Harborview. After this date, rooms will be released to the general public. Hotel room rates: Sheraton - $155/night for a king or double bed
1400 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
206.621.9000
800.325.3535
206.971.8441 (fax)
www.sheraton.com
Parking Information
Parking will NOT be validated by the WAMI conference planners or by the Sheraton. There are several parking garages close to the Sheraton. We strongly recommend carpooling or plan your trip via Metro or Sound Transit:
metro.kingcounty.gov or
www.soundtransit.org.
Directions from Sea-Tac International Airport North I-5
From the Airport, follow signs “To Freeways.” Travel Northbound on I-5 to downtown Seattle. Take Seneca Street (use the left lane off the exit ramp). Turn right onto Sixth Avenue. The hotel entrance is on the right between Union Street and Pike Street.
Directions from the North - Southbound I-5
Traveling Southbound on I-5, take Union Street Exit. Proceed for 1 block to Sixth Avenue and then take a right onto Sixth Avenue. Continue 1 block and the hotel will be on the right.
Seattle Attractions
The 2011 Trauma Conference will be held in downtown Seattle, a location central to the area’s many attractions and
transportation options.
Walk to an array of shops and restaurants, including the legendary Pike Place Market (see the original Starbucks coffee shop), or to the newly remolded Seattle Art Museum. Ride Seattle Metro buses in the “Ride Free” area to the historic Pioneer Square (home to galleries, shopping, nightlife and the Underground Tour), Waterfront (departure point for cruise tours, the Victoria Clipper, Washington State Ferries and the Olympic Sculpture Park), or International District (home to Wing Luke Asian Museum and the Northwest’s preeminent Asian grocery/retail store Uwajimaya).
Explore the Ballard Locks, Alki Beach, or one of Seattle’s many other unique neighborhoods. Visit the Space Needle and Experience Music Project at the Seattle Center. Spectacular views of the Puget Sound and Cascade Mountains will make this a truly special visit, from land or water, wherever you go.