Microsoft Build is Microsoft's annual developer conference, drawing 6,000+ software developers and cloud architects to Seattle's Washington State Convention Center each May for the latest on Azure, AI development tools, and the Microsoft development ecosystem. The event is where Microsoft makes its most significant developer-focused announcements, and sessions are watched by millions online. Seattle hotels near the convention center are the most convenient base for Microsoft Build attendees.
Our Picks — Seattle
Downtown
Seattle's most luxurious address occupies a prime position above the waterfront, with floor-to-ceiling views of Elliott Bay and the Olympic Mountains from nearly every room. The indoor pool with glass walls overlooking Puget Sound is one of the most spectacular hotel pool settings in the Pacific Northwest.
Pike Place / Waterfront
Built on a pier over Elliott Bay in 1962 for the World's Fair, The Edgewater is the only hotel where you can fish from your room window — a novelty that charmed The Beatles during their 1964 stay. The rugged Pacific Northwest lodge aesthetic, with stone fireplaces and tartan throws, feels genuinely romantic rather than contrived.
Downtown
A beautifully restored 1930 Beaux Arts building in the heart of downtown, with guest rooms that pay homage to Pacific Northwest naturalist Theodore Evermann through custom botanical illustrations and local artisan furnishings. The ground-floor Stoneburner restaurant is a neighborhood anchor for wood-fired Italian.
Belltown
Housed in the landmark 1910 Coburn Building, the Palladian blends Belltown's art-gallery energy with polished hotel hospitality — think exposed brick, curated vintage furniture, and the perpetually buzzing Shaker + Spear craft cocktail bar on the ground floor. Its location is ideal for Pike Place Market and waterfront access.
Downtown
A tech-forward boutique tower steps from Pike Place Market that deploys occupancy-sensing technology to avoid embarrassing housekeeping intrusions, with golf simulators and a spa using molecular-level skincare treatments. The BOKA Kitchen + Bar has become one of downtown's finest farm-to-table dining rooms.
Downtown
A Curio Collection property that channels the spirit of Seattle's pioneering explorer culture through custom maps, mountaineering art, and rooms with an explorer-cabin-meets-luxury-hotel sensibility. The Charter Bar's Pacific Northwest whiskey program is among the most serious in the city.
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