STEVE RINGMAN / STEVE RINGMAN
Pioneer Square, with its restaurants and galleries in historic brick buildings, is a good destination for strolling.
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Digg itGet away without going away. Here are real prices* for a special night for two on the town — with a sleepover.
Your room: Pioneer Square Hotel. Circa 1914 — now part of the Best Western chain, with 75 renovated rooms furnished in Victorian style. Art galleries out the door; historic Pioneer Square close by; stadiums an easy walk. $169 for mid-June Saturday.
Dinner: Stroll a few blocks to F.X. McRory's. Steak and fish in the linen-table dining room (or burgers in the sports bar). Prawn cocktail, grilled salmon and top sirloin steak: $58.85.
Breakfast: The hotel offers a free continental breakfast. Or indulge in a Bacon Egg Bolo at the Grand Central Baking Co., $5.75 each.
Before checkout: Cruise the bookshelves at Elliott Bay Book Co.; window-shop along First Avenue.
The damage: $239.35 plus taxes, tip (and whatever you drink).
*Prices may vary by date of stay and date booked. These are current prices found on the Web, by phone or in a recent visit.
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