The Pad and Hal are wonderful! Fremont is a great neighborhood to be in. You don't need a car and you're close to everything. My husband and I stayed for four days this August and we can't wait to get back. We walked around Fremont, to Gasworks (breathtaking park), to the zoo, down to the locks in Ballard, and to Discovery Park (hiking & beach on Puget Sound). We took an Uber to go walk around downtown and do the Bainbridge Ferry, but really you could walk there, too. The Pad is in the perfect location with great views and comfortable and charming accommodations. You can hear the float planes coming in to land on the lake (not too early or late, though- they seem to have some sort of noise restriction so it's charming and not annoying). Hal took the time to tell us about the area and all of the best local restaurants, trails, and coffee shops when we checked in. He also left us a nice welcome basket with delicious pastries, fruit, and chocolate from the local chocolate factory. We didn't end up using the bikes because we just wanted to walk everywhere, but it's great to have the option! Overall we really really enjoyed our experience and discussed making Seattle a regular stop! We hope to stay at the Pad again in the future.