Samantha was an excellent communicator, very welcoming and accommodating. The studio is beautifully and tastefully decorated in sage green and rust hues--very relaxing. The location was wonderful, about 15 minutes to downtown Seattle and the same distance to Edmonds, where we were attending a day of Rick Steves travel classes. No need to use the freeway either, so we avoided much traffic and had an easy commute to our southerly and northerly destinations. Strongly recommend Samantha as host and the studio as a great place to stay in the Seattle area.