Wow! My husband and I had been to the downtown Seattle area a few times in the past. As a result, I was drawn to look for a new location to spend some time after we returned from our Alaskan Cruise. West Seattle seemed intriguing. THEN, I discovered this beautiful home that was originally the home of famed Doc Maynard, the man who proposed the city be called Seattle and was a key founder of its development. The history of the man and the home is fascinating. Upon arrival, the location was even better than we expected. Who knew West Seattle has the vibe of a beach town? Two different beaches are within walking distance. Plus, the West Seattle eateries were splendid. We loved Marination Mai Kai which has the best view of downtown Seattle across Elliot Bay and the best food and drink, too! We had hopes to take the water taxi into the city. However, we enjoyed being in West Seattle so much, we decided to spend as much time in Doc Maynard's home and along the beach area as we could. Mardy and Kate were the best hosts and had thought of everything to enhance our stay! I mean EVERYTHING! As seasoned travelers, I don't think we'd ever had so many ammenities provided for us as we did here. We loved the balcony and enjoyed our coffee and donuts we had purchased at Pike Place for our breakfast. Then, we ordered our pizza from Moto Pizza and brought it back to eat on the balcony on our last night there. As always, we left wishing we had booked a few more nights. There is just never enough time when you find a place with which you fall in love and that's what happened at Mardy and Kate's place. I'm so thankful for the love they have for preserving history and their willingness to share it with others. I hope our paths lead us back here in the future. Until then, I encourage anyone to add this location to their "must stay" bucket list.