What a gem of a house!
First, the location! We could be downtown in Seattle in 15 min via car, 10 by water taxi and we also had the option of the bus too!!! Our kids loved the water taxi the most! We found it so convenient for exploring the city! We also went to Tacoma which wasn’t too far and took us 30min. And every night, we would end up at Alki Beach which was a 5min drive - we would get ice cream and walk along the water, catching the sunset! I loved that we were usually against traffic and if we went into the city during rush hour, the water taxi was the very best bet. So close to everything! Oh and it’s walkable to Luna Park Cafe, which we frequented for breakfast quite a bit!
The area - West Seattle is great for families! We had plenty of mornings at Alki or Alki Playground, or hitting Olympic Coffee, and I even got a workout in at Barre3 which was awesome. It’s by a Safeway and Trader Jo’s too which was AWESOME for stocking the fridge!!!
The house - the house is adorable! You walk in to a living room with a good size dining area and then a kitchen, stocked with all the things you’d need. A hallway takes you to two good size bedrooms and a bathroom. Upstairs has a day bed, two additional beds and another bathroom. We are a family of 4 - with two kids - and had plenty of space to fit our crib and our toddler and have room for all our stuff! The toys on site were a great added bonus too!
One of the things we loved best was a cute little backyard which looked like a secret garden of sorts. If you wonder thru, they have a picnic table out back and we enjoyed many dinners out back. Our kids kept saying “we have two backyards!” It’s a little gem of a yard! They also loved the murals in the basement too!
We stayed here for a long visit - almost two weeks - we had plenty of space and amenities for our stay and had a great time doing everything Seattle had to offer!