Nicole and Kurt’s mother-in-law apartment exceeded my expectations!! It’s a lovely walk to downtown Ballard where Nicole has a VERY cute shop, the Sunday Farmers Market, tons of cute shops and restaurants. They may be the most gracious hosts I’ve experienced. Nicole was so communicative, greeted me to show me around, even gated off a part of the yard for my 12lb mini-Doodle puppy that came with me. I stayed for 22-day’s and had no complaints. The house was fully stocked - bathroom was equipped with a great shower complete shampoo, conditioner and body wash...kitchen was stocked with my one life necessity - coffee. Nicole was also a gracious host checking in on me to be sure we had enough towels, clean sheets and everything we needed. And we did! She was so amazing she even brought treats for my dog, a washable dog bed, extra paper towels and TP. I was blown away by their kindness and attentiveness. This was a brilliant and perfect spot for me. As others have noted, there are upstairs neighbors/tenants. I could hear them at times and their small dog liked to bark at mine, but I didn’t find the noise from them too bothersome. As a solo traveler it was nice to know folks were upstairs as it made me feel a bit safer. The couple is also super nice and we kept opposite hours - I was as always up and out fairly early.
Can’t thank Nicole and Kurt enough for an amazing stay and hope they found me as lovely a guest as I found them as hosts. :)