Located just one mile from the University of Washington main campus, Silver Cloud Inn boasts more than 180 rooms, 100 percent of which are nonsmoking. The hotel also features conference room facilities, continental breakfast, an indoor pool and spa, local shuttle service, high-speed Internet access, fitness center, and refrigerators and microwaves in every room. Founded in 1980, Silver Cloud Inns & Hotels operates 10 properties in Seattle, Belleview, Tacoma, Redmond and Mukilteo, Wash., and Portland, Ore. The company employs more than 500 people.