When we arrived we spoke to James, Roland's assistant. He gave us a tour of the house--just as beautiful as the pictures--and then showed us to our room. We loved the little extra nook / closet and that there were lots of shelves for storing our things.

Roland's home is a few miles from downtown, but we were in Seattle for a wedding at the UW campus, so the location worked really well for us. The neighborhood is quiet and has a lot of beautiful homes. We were a 10-15 minutes' walk away from a couple of areas where we found a handful of restaurants and shops. A bus going over to Ballard is also nearby.