Enhance travel information for Redmond 2026

Added hotel recommendations and link light transportation details for the Redmond 2026 event.

Author: alisonmaher

planning/redmond-2026/index.md

@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ title: "Redmond F2F April 2026"
 - Airports:
     - SEA - Seattle-Tacoma Airport (32km drive, **major hub and closest**)
     - PAE - Paine Field Airport (39km drive, **small airport**)
+- Hotel Recommendations:
+    - Hotels near 156th Ave NE are closest to campus. Some exmples:
+      - Aloft Seattle Redmnond (15220 NE Shen St #150, Redmond, WA 98052)
+      - Element Seattle Redmond (15220 NE Shen St Suite 100, Redmond, WA 98052)
+    - Hotels in downtown Redmond should be ~10min drive away. Some examples:
+      -  Seattle Marriott Redmond (7401 164th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052)
+      -  Archer Hotel Redmond (7200 164th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052)
+      -  Hilton Garden Inn Redmond Seattle (16630 Redmond Wy, Redmond, WA 98052)
+    - The building is ~10min walk from the Redmond Technology [link light](https://www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/routes-schedules/2-line?direction=0&at=1772611200000&view=table&route_tab=schedule&stops_0=40_N23%2C40_E31&stops_1=40_E31%2C40_N23) station (Seattle's local subway system):
+      <br><img width="278" height="92" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bf727368-7dcc-4d1f-be2a-d5de1a37fd10" />
+      - If you stay in downtown Redmond or downtown Bellevue, there are link light stops in those locations that connect to the Redmond Technology station on Microsoft campus:
+      <img width="352" height="454" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/eaad99af-c54b-4ea0-9542-c32848950638" />
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+      - The link light line 2 opens from Seattle to Redmond March 27, 2026 (right before the F2F) https://www.soundtransit.org/system-expansion/east-link-extension (however, there have been many delays so I wouldn't bet too much on this option)
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