The apartment was nice and right by the water. I have my own photos from the place that look just like the view in the room description. It is in a really good place to walk to the Space Needle and Pike Place Market (Tip: If you go to the space needle, just go to the restaurant and eat some awesome locally sourced food. Then, go up to the observatory for free afterwards. I liked the rotating view from the restaurant much better than the cramped, blocked, and loud view on the upper deck.).

We got food several times from Pikes and the apartment had everything (even spices) we needed to cook a delicious meal. There was a trash shoot down the hall, but we didn't know what to do with the recyclables (i think we were required to recycle). We brought our baby, and she did really well. While the rooms are not "Baby-Proof," we didn't really have any issues with her in the place. We just shifted the items that the baby might get in trouble with out of her way. Watched some TV after the baby went to bed, but the channel selection was pretty sparse. Probably a motivator to get out and do something! It got a bit rowdy outside on Fri and Sat night (there are several bars located on/around the block), but maybe that's only an issue if you aren't partying anymore (like us). There is a mini grocery store just on the corner. This was nice for the "oops, I forgot..." moments because bigger stores are a bit of a walk. Really nice weather. It felt like a Houston winter, but it was August.

We didn't get a chance to meet Alicia, but the cookies for the Macrina bakery she left us were probably some of the best I've ever had. The bakery is awesome and just outside the entrance of the building. We got coffee and breakfast there just about every morning on the trip (my wife was obsessed).