Bellevue- Seattle Sports Venues

Seattle Sports & Entertainment Venues Near Bellevue Hilton . . .

While Bellevue has no profes-sional sports teams of its own, the city is located only a few miles away from Seattle, a mecca for profes-sional sporting events.

The NFL's Seattle Seahawks and the Seattle Sounders soccer teams play at Qwest Field near Pioneer Square in Seattle, and the Seattle Mariners play Major League Baseball at Safeco Field in in the SoDo district of downtown Seattle. Both are less than 10 miles from the Bellevue Hilton.

Another favorite sports and entertainment venue is the KeyArena at Seattle Center in Seattle. Home to the NBA Seattle SuperSonics and WNBA Seattle Storm, KeyArena also hosts many concerts and family shows. For more information on these sports and entertainment venues near the Bellevue Hilton hotel, scan our list below.

Bellevue- Seattle sports & entertainment venues listed by distance from hotel:

Qwest Field   •   9.7 mi

800 Occidental Ave S. Ste 100, Seattle, WA   (206) 381-7555
Located south of historic Pioneer Square in Seattle, with views of snow-capped mountains and Puget Sound, Qwest Field is home to the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and the Seattle Sounders Soccer men's and women's soccer teams. Only 9.7 miles from the Bellevue Hilton, the facility is designed with a 67,000 seat capacity, with 5,000 additional seats available for special events, and 1,400 seats for fans with disabilities. With a roof covering 70 percent of the seating area, fans will enjoy wide, comfortable seats with sideline seating only 52 feet from the playing field and end-zone seats just 40 feet from the action, plus outstanding dining options. The facility also features a dozen elevators and large public areas with plenty of concessions stands and restrooms.
Websites:
http://www.qwestfield.com/
http://www.seattleseahawks.com
http://www.seattlesounders.net

Safeco Field   •   9.6 mi
Home of the Seattle Mariners

1250 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA    (206) 346-4001
Home to the Seattle Mariners, Safeco Field "The Safe" is known locally, regionally and nationally as a terrific setting for baseball and a great place for baseball fans. The ballpark has a retractable roof, sweeping views of Seattle's downtown skyline, breathtaking sunsets over Puget Sound, and excellent views of game action from all angles. The ballpark seats 47,116 for baseball. It was the host for the 2001 MLB All-Star Game. Safeco Field is located in the SoDo district of downtown Seattle, only 9.6 miles from the Bellevue Hilton.
Website: http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/sea/ballpark/index.jsp

KeyArena   •   11.8 mi

305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA    (206) 684-7200
Home to Seattle's own NBA Seattle SuperSonics and WNBA Seattle Storm, the award winning KeyArena at Seattle Center is Seattle's premier venue for sports, concerts and family entertainment. The state-of-the-art facility is one of the safest, most advanced and comfortable arenas in the world. Its unique design provides sports and concert fans an intimate entertainment experience with spectacular sightlines and acoustics, uncommon in arenas of similar size. Amenities include convenient concession and merchandise areas and a nearby five-story parking garage for more than 600 vehicles.
KeyArena at Seattle Center also hosts acclaimed talent from music's biggest stars to popular family shows. Since its opening in 1995, KeyArena has hosted music's biggest names such as Aerosmith, Jose Carreras, Pearl Jam, Celine Dion, Elton John, Garth Brooks, George Strait and Simon & Garfunkel. Also family shows such as Disney On Ice, Champions On Ice, WWE, NCAA and the 1995-1996 NBA Finals have performed at KeyArena.
Websites:
http://www.seattlecenter.com
http://www.nba.com/sonics/
http://www.wnba.com/storm/