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Meet in Seattle: Mother Nature's City 

When groups choose to meet in Seattle, they’re choosing Mother Nature’s City. Nestled between water and mountains, Seattle’s iconic landmarks like Pike Place Market and the Space Needle are immersed in natural wonder. Plus, the city’s meeting venues are within walking distance to world-class restaurants, hotels, and the quiet inspiration of lush parks and the waterfront.

Summit and Arch: Room to Flex—and Breathe.  
Seattle Convention Center has two architecturally distinct buildings—Summit and Arch—on one campus in the heart of downtown. Together, they offer unparalleled flexibility, with the option to book each building on its own or combined for larger groups. 

Seattle Convention Center’s newest addition, the Summit building, blends pioneering, intentional design with natural beauty, with up to 70 meeting rooms and over 570,000 square feet of event space. Its sustainable, airy, and light-filled spaces mirror the natural surroundings that make Seattle unlike any other host city. Just a block and a half away, the Arch building offers another 78 meeting rooms and nearly 435,000 square feet of event space. Its soaring atrium spills out into Freeway Park—a leafy escape in the middle of downtown.  

Convene, Unconventionally. 
Beyond a myriad of meeting venues in Seattle’s downtown, the city also offers opportunities to gather like nowhere else. For offsite receptions, consider surrounding your team with the serenity of Puget Sound at the Seattle Aquarium, or with snowy mountain views at the PACCAR Pavilion in the Olympic Sculpture Park. Climate Pledge Arena can also host groups at seven unique event spaces, while keeping sustainability top of mind as the world’s first net-zero-carbon certified arena.  

Rooms to Recharge. 
After a busy day, Seattle’s nearly 17,000 downtown hotel rooms are a relaxing refuge, just steps from meeting venues and natural wonder. Your attendees are bound to find their ideal stay, whether it’s overlooking the peaceful tides of Elliott Bay at The Edgewater Hotel or amid downtown’s urban energy at the Hyatt Regency Seattle.  

Shaped by nature, Seattle offers boundless inspiration for teams of any size. Let the team at Visit Seattle Mother Nature’s City help you create unforgettable attendee experiences.  

Seattle Facts: 

• Up to 1 million square feet of combined event space at Seattle Convention Center

• Just 1-1/2 blocks between Summit and Arch

• 17,000 hotel rooms downtown—7,000 within walking distance of Seattle Convention Center

• #1 most walkable city in the U.S.

• Over 6,000 acres of parks in the urban center 

• 42% of business at Seattle Convention Center is from corporate groups