We’ve stayed at Anne and Peter’s lovely cottage for 9 full nights. The cottage itself looks like it was newly built or renovated. They supplied us with all of the necessary amenities as well as instructions and house rules (just like with any other Airbnb). There are three floors; main living room (which we barely used), kitchen/table/bed/bathroom and a loft upstairs for sleeping. It had personality/charm to it and was always a welcoming haven whenever we needed to getaway from the elements. There is a designated parking space behind - drivable alley. I drove a med size sedan. It fit perfectly, just took a couple of tries reversing in. You can park on the street though. The cottage is behind their main house but we hardly see them. Heating - on demand hot water (no joke, takes a few seconds for the room to steam up) and a easy turn on switch for the fire place.
The location is perfect. Walking distance to several shops, coffee joints, Trader Joe’s, Safeway, etc. We drove mostly given that November’s weather conditions are usually rainier. Driving into downtown is easy - just takes a few turns on side streets/main roads leading downhill. FYI, lots of All-Way STOP signs.
Overall, this was a pleasant/nice stay. Never been to the Pacific Northwest, apart from SeaTac Airport, but with the help of Anne and Peter, I was able to venture out daily knowing that I had a place to rest. Peter also stopped by to make some suggestions on hiking trails which I thought was really generous.
*Tips: bring your own IPad or computer for tv shows and movies. If you plan on cooking, buy oil. Otherwise, you can use their stove to heat up soup or their microwave. Wi-fi worked fine, you can tell the routers in their main house but we weren’t home most of the time. We left our shoes and boots near the front door.