Are you going to have a car? Seattle's public transportation is below average for a metropolis of its size & density. The famous monorail exists mainly for show/historical artifact, their light rail is still in its infancy, and the buses are, well... buses. Individual neighborhoods aside, its not a very walkable city (AKA Boston) in general. There are several nice neighborhoods in the city- I like the Phinney Ridge neighborhood, FWIW.
Seattle likes to think of itself as the capital-of-everything of the Northwest, so the restaurant scene is halfway decent by default. Plenty of bars, cool concert venues. There are also ferries to scenic places like Whidbey Island, which I've heard are cool.
Nothing too original (especially coming from San Francisco, geez- tough road to follow), but better than most cities all the same. Even a half-assed Vancouver, BC is better than pretty much anywhere else!
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