We love downtown Ballard as one of Seattle's most walkable and charming neighborhoods offering a Farmer's market, pubs, jazz music on weekend nights, gelato, and a well equipped local Ballard grocery store. Alan and Katence's house is about a mile from my favorite Ballard pub. The upper floor where we stayed for 3 nights, was clean and decorated tastefully with an eye for detail, local artifacts and catering to the needs of visitors. I was thrilled to find local beer in the fridge which I could either restock at the market or pay for at pretty much the same price.
Alan and Katence checked up on us the day after we arrived to make sure we had all we needed.
Highly recommended!