My sister and I were in Seattle just to get together and wanted to stay someplace where we could cook if we wanted but also with tasty restaurants. Someplace walkable and quiet but within reach of interesting shops and near public transportation just in case. The Cozy Ballard Cottage was exactly what we needed. It's not large, but has everything you need for cooking basic meals (we had breakfast twice and dinner once), including knives that actually cut (!) and muffin tins. Coffee and tea were waiting and Kelly asked ahead of time whether he should pick up cream for us. The beds were very comfortable, the towels are plushy, and the gas fireplace heats the Cottage beautifully. We really enjoyed eating at The Blue Glass on Kelly's recommendation - but there are plenty of other restaurants in walking distance and also a Trader Joe's. Buses are just blocks away (and the blocks don't seem that big) to whisk you downtown, but it is a quiet and cute residential neighborhood. I didn't ask Kelly whether this was for guests' benefit, but there are distinctive lights in the front yard that make it easy to find the house in the evening, and yet fit the rest of the neighborhood aesthetic. For the two of us sisters, this was an ideal place to stay and we are already dreaming about next year.