Stan and Carrie were great, very sweet. They picked me up from the bus stop and when it came time to go to the airport, they gladly dropped me off at the Light Rail station. The boat is cute and exactly what you expect a sailboat to be, ha! It's a short distance from the beach, which was great for sitting out and reading. It's about a 45 minute walk into Ballard proper, which I did each morning I was there. The room is small but I found it cozy. The only thing is that I do wish the mattress were a little thicker--I found my hip hurting a couple of mornings after sleeping on my side. Rocky, the dog, is very sweet and will greet you immediately. Do know that he lives on the upper deck and, being so popular with the neighbors, he will run around quite a bit in the space right above your room as he greets passersby. On my last morning, Carrie made breakfast and I got to meet a friend of theirs who told stories about escaping Haiti, so while I did not have the pirate tales that others have mentioned, these were great and very inspiring. Overall I had a great stay!!