NANOG 40

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NANOG 40, Bellevue, Washington, June 3-6, 2007

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General Meeting Information

Airport, Ground Transportation

  • Information on Seatac Int'l airport
  • The Hyatt (the official guest room overflow hotel for this meeting, right across the street from the Westin) operates a shuttle service between Seatac Int'l airport and its front door. This can be used by anyone, and costs $19.50 per person one way. Call 425-981-7000 to get schedule information. I believe it makes the run every 40 minutes or so during peak hours.
  • A cab from Seatac Int'l airport to the Westin generally runs between $35 and $50.
  • A towncar/limo from Imperial, 206 660 5509, will cost you the same.
  • Sound Transit operates at least one route between Seatac Int'l airport and Bellevue downtown.

Conference Hotel, Nearby Accomodations

  • The Westin Bellevue is the primary meeting hotel, with a large guest room block and all of the conference space for NANOG. The rooms are available at a subsidized $199 per night rate. This group rate is sold out for all days of the conference. Ask for the AAA rate. You should be able to get a $279 a night rate with that.
  • The Hyatt Regency Bellevue has a large guest room block for NANOG, at the same subsidized $199 per night rate. There are no NANOG conference activities planned at this hotel, but it is directly across the street from the complex which houses the Westin Bellevue.
  • Nearby accomodations:
Venue Phone Distance Approx Price (please edit as needed)
The Coast (425) 455-9444 1.6 miles $139
Courtyard (425) 454-5888 0.5 miles Sold out?
Sheraton (425) 235-4458 0.8 miles $224
Hilton/DoubleTree (425) 455-1300 1.1 miles $191
Paragon (425) 455-1515 0.9 miles $115
Silver Cloud (425) 637-7000 0.5 miles $159
Red Lion (425) 455-5240 0.9 miles $187
Bellevue Club (425) 454-4424 1.3 miles $225

Area Information

Visitor Information

Restaurants

  • Great Asian restaurant near Microsoft campus...Teapot Restaurant @ 15230 NE 24th St. Redmond or 345 15th Ave. E. Seattle.
  • For a Very Good Steak Restaurant, go to Daniel's Broiler on top of the Hyatt.
  • Tap House Grill. Good restaurant food. Great Happy Hour (bar only): Mon-Fri 3:30-6:30 pm, Mon-Thur 10:00-Close, Sun 4:00-Close
  • Ruth's Chris Steak House. Amazing happy hour after 9:00 pm (bar only). But Ruth's Chris is quite over-rated and quite expensive for the mediocre food one gets.
  • Terrific Chinese food, Kosher and near the Space Needle: Bamboo Gardens Restaurant @ 364 Roy Street • Seattle. My first choice in places to eat when visiting the NW!
  • The best dim sum in Eastern Washington (as Seattle folk and other Puget Sound dwellers think of that suburban sprawl on the East side of the lake) is Noble Court, which also has pretty good Cantonese cuisine.
  • Top Gun, an old favorite dim sum restaurant closed in Seattle, but is now open in the Factoria area of Bellevue, almost at the intersection of I-405 and I-90.
  • Gilbert's Main Street Bagel Deli is also notable map
  • Manzana Rotisserie Grill is the main restaurant of the Westin Hotel. From their website: "At the core of Manzana’s menu is fire roasted rotisserie Oregon-raised chicken, seasoned with a special blend of 30 spices."
  • Joeys Bellevue Place is located across the NE 8th Street from the conference hotel and features "new world cuisine with a broad spectrum of regional entrée selections". If the new sky bridge over NE 8th St opens in time you can get there from the second floor of Lincoln Square.
  • Z Tejas Southwestern Grill is across Bellevue Way from the conference hotel. Cross the street using the existing sky bridge on the second floor of Lincoln Square and turn right. It's a regional chain featuring Tex Mex food.
  • PF Chang's, Red Robin, Cheesecake Factory - all well known chain restaurants can be found along Bellevue Way right across the street from Lincoln Square and the conference hotel.
  • La Cocina del Puerco is located on Main street about 4 blocks from the conference. It a small place and the food is ok, but the decor is most interesting.
  • Cafe Pogacha at 10885 NE 4th St is located about 4 blocks from the conference. It's a local chain (2 restaurants) that feature Mediterranean fare. The Pogacha bread is very good as are the Pogacha's (they look a lot like pizzas)
  • Broiler Bay at 10636 Main St is another block past east of Pogacha's on Main St. It's kind of hard to find but it's in the same building as the Parker Paint Store. It's a burger joint that all the kids from Bellevue High patronize. The grilled chicken burgers are very good and assuming you can bring yourself to actually step into the building and order you'll enjoy it.

Coffee

  • Its Seattle!! Starbucks is in Every Building :) And friends do not let friends drink FourBucks.
  • Seattle's Best has been bought by FourBucks, but at least the beans are not burned.
  • There is the occasional Tully's and Mr. Peete's, though I am not sure the latter is in Hellview, but there is definitelty one up in Redmond, should you be heading up there.
  • The best thing to do is to find a local micro-roaster who is private and does their own.

Entertainment

  • Get the hell out of the concrete, glass, and plastic burbs and go over to Seattle.
  • If you're in the mood for a little culture, the building just South of the Westin is the Bellevue Arts Museum. The exhibits rotate regularly. Admission is $7 for adults. Closed Mondays.
  • Need to get out and stretch your legs? Gorgeous, sunny day? Two blocks southwest of the Westin is the Bellevue Downtown Park. 20 acres and a half mile circular path make this park perfect for a little exercise and/or a picnic lunch.

Bars & Clubs

  • The Parlor - Billiards & Spirits located on the top floor of the Lincoln Square building (next door to the Westin) boasts 42 pool tables and two bars. Open Sunday until midnight, the rest of the week until 2am. General Info

Kulchur

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