What to expect: In a contemporary Northwest style of brick, stonework, and dark wood, this suburban hotel is popular with business travelers visiting nearby high-tech companies. Adjacent to a large, open-air shopping center, the hotel also attracts leisure travelers with its proximity to the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, five miles away.

Amenity highlights: Recreation options include a fitness center with cardiovascular equipment and a year-round outdoor splash pool and spa tub. Casual fare is available in a lobby lounge, and the hotel's restaurant and wine bar serves Pacific Northwest cuisine with Mediterranean influences. A business center is open 24 hours, and high-speed wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel (surcharge).

Insider tip: The 120-acre, open-air Redmond Town Center offers 100 stores, a range of restaurants, a day spa, movie theater, and a live theater that is host to musicals, jazz and folk concerts, improvisational comedy, poetry readings, and other events throughout the year. Fresh produce, plants, arts and crafts, and specialty food items are available in a seasonal outdoor market, held Saturdays from early May through late October.