Two of my friends and I stayed in Desdemona's lovely Craftsman home on our Seattle visit in August as an affordable alternative to a hotel.

The house is located in the relaxed neighbourhood of Fremont and met all our requirements and more. It comfortably slept three adults with each of us having a separate bed (one bedroom, two sofa beds), a huge kitchen with lots of appliances should you want to cook, and a spacious living room and dining room.

Shops, bars and restaurants were a 10-15 minute walk down the hill from the house, as well as many local Fremont attractions like the Fremont Troll, Lenin statue, brewery, chocolate factory and vintage mall.

Downtown Seattle was only a 15-20 minute taxi ride (around $20) to see various tourist attractions like the Space Needle, EMP Museum, Pike Place market and the Aquarium.

As a host Desdemona was excellent. Before we arrived she had emailed all the house info and rules and explained every little detail. We didn't need to contact her once except to ask about where to go drinking in Fremont (Brouwer's Cafe - best select of beer ever!) :p

I would recommend Desdemona's Craftsman home to anyone looking to stay in Seattle.