Seattle is a great town to spend the weekend for a football game. The airport is centrally located to the stadium and downtown and easy to find reasonable transportation. South Lake Union is a few miles north of the airport and four miles north of the stadium. We found it a nice place to stay with great restaurants and bars within walking distance of the hotel. A new park was recently opened with a farmers market on Saturday and plenty of activities to keep you busy.

The downtown shopping area is about two miles south of Lake Union area and the public trolley is easy to ride. If you’re going straight to the stadium, you need to take the trolley (Seattle Streetcar) to its endpoint, walk a few blocks, then take the underground buses another mile, or so, to the stadium. You can travel on the public transportation for two hours on the same $2.25 fare. Otherwise taxis are very reasonable and much quicker.

The stadium area is nice with parking available right around the field. Plenty of tailgaters are setup, having a great time. If you don’t want to tailgate, several restaurants and bars are right across the street. Of course they are pretty crowded but fun, nonetheless. Everyone is very friendly, even though there was an occasional Boo given for the opposing team.

Inside the stadium it’s very easy to get around and plenty of places to take a ‘break’ and get refreshments. You are limited to two alcoholic beverages in your hands at one time, so don’t plan on brining up a full round for your entire party.