My girlfriend and I stayed for just over a month, and we loved it. This place is perfect if you want to feel of having your own space in a beautiful suburb. So first the place, its great, its cute, kitchen is more than enough to use for meals. It was big enough for us for a month stay, and honestly has a real cute vibe to it. As far as the surrounding area, I didnt know madrona or Seattle, but it is really nice. On a clear day you can walk down the steps to the road, turn right and there is mount Rainier. There is a bus (number 2) that leaves from almost the front door that goes straight to the city plus other route options. Josh and Nicole we didnt see much, if we needed something they were around, otherwise we didnt really hear them or notice, the place has a street access to the opposite side to the main house, so you dont see eachother that much. All in all, great place, would totally come back if in Seattle again.