If planning to explore downtown, you will most likely need a car to do so conveniently as the rental is a little ways away from the main sights. There is no actual kitchen, but the fridge, microwave and coffee maker do just fine (there are plates, silverware etc.) It is a basement apartment which makes it a little dark and tight (if using a pull-out couch, it will practically take up the whole living room wall to wall), however, the bedroom and bathroom areas are spacious enough. Most of all, we loved all the little touches - shampoo, conditioner and soap in the bathroom, even laundry detergent was available for our use. A great selection of kids toys and books which made for a very easy packing in the morning as kids were too busy exploring the toys and did not bother us. We had mentioned to the host that we will be driving to Mt Rainier to hike and they had left us a basket of snacks for our hike along with some fresh fruit. A very nice and thoughtful gesture, which is what a true BnB is all about! Thank you so much Kathryn and Tom!