Seattle has become very popular in the summer and hotel prices have increased accordingly.
In 2012 (dollar at par) we went to Seattle at the end of July. The Westin downtown was $240/night on Expedia and we got it for 3 nights for $120/night on Priceline's "name your own price" thing.
In 2015 (dollar definitely not at par), that same Westin hotel was showing for over $500/night on Expedia for the same late July timeframe. So not only did the CAD/USD exchange cause things to go up, the general prices of hotels went way up. We ended up booking airbnb (though there was hardly any availability as they booked up quick).
If you want to stay downtown you're going to pay quite a bit for a hotel. I wouldn't drive in this case as parking is very expensive. You can fly for cheap and train from the airport to the middle of downtown for cheap. Other option is to stay farther away from Seattle for cheaper and then drive or transit into the city.
Mariners tickets, definitely Stubhub. In 2012 I bought tickets 18 rows up behind home plate for about $45 each (under face value) for the Blue Jays game. I bought these tickets a couple weeks in advance. In 2015, we sat roughly in the same spot but because of the dollar, I think it was close to $70 or $80/ticket.
Enjoy the trip! Seattle is a wicked city. Check out some happy hours!
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