Best Hotel near SeaTac or Cruise Terminal

Hi all,
We booked our Alaska Cruise, and are flying in the day before the Cruise and staying the day of disembarking the ship in a Hotel. Can anyone recommend a decent hotel near SeaTac ? Due to the non stop flight leaving at 10:30 am the day we get off the ship, we thought it best to stay the night, and make the non stop back to New Orleans the next day.

Back when I traveled for business I would stay at the Doubletree Seattle Airport right across Pacific Highway S from the terminal. At the time it had a very good bar and restaurant, along with free shuttle service to and from the Terminal.

Disclaimer - my last trip to Seattle was about five years ago, so check the latest reviews on the travel web sites...

Thanks Bill. I guess "Best Hotel" was too much to ask in the title. From what I have read on reviews, the hotels near the Cruise Pier are very nice, but very $$$$. The ones near the airport are all trashy with comments like being propositioned by hookers in the lobby, or a drunk running off with their suitcase while checking in, or people urinating in the hotel parking lot, drug deals in the stairwells, etc. Not much to making a decision, pay for a decent place (around $300.00 per night), or stay near the airport and feel like I'm in the French Quarter in New Orleans.

For our Alaskan cruise we wanted a few days after the cruise as we never have been to Seattle. We were looking for a little upscale and had a fabulous stay at the Pan Pacific. Wonderful seafood restaurant, walk to Pike's Market, and outstanding service in the hotel.

Thanks sail2wind, I will check it out.