I stayed at the Urban Cottage for about 2.5 weeks, it's such a nice place to stay. I didn't have a car, but that was no problem at all - it's in walking distance to a grocery store, the bus lines to head downtown are really easy to reach (I picked up an ORCA card from the QFC grocery store up the road), and there are many restaurants nearby too. In the place there's isn't a thermostat but the baseboard heaters can be manually adjusted as the outside temperature varies to keep it comfortable inside. Based on the listing's pictures I was thinking I'd get by with a refrigerator & small microwave, but since I was there a bit longer Regina & Merardo also added a hot plate and a small pot & pan which was a much welcome surprise for me!