We had such a wonderful stay at the Tiger Room! I personally don't feel that the pictures do the space justice. When you walk in and experience it, you begin to notice all the details that make it truly unique: the hardwood counter tops that used to be bowling lanes, the corrugated metal motif and the murals on the walls. It is such a cool place! Remember, this is a basement with concrete floors and it can be a bit humid, but we opened the windows and it aired out nicely (and we were visiting when Seattle was having an unusually hot spell, also) We did not mind the concrete floors, but bring flip flops if you want. For a basement, it also gets a surprising amount of natural light so it doesn't feel dark.

We were there for 4 days with our two kids and it was perfect. I read some previous reviews that his house was "shabby" on the outside. I would like to say that his house is so cute and the yard is beautiful, it was being redone when we were there. I wish I could incorporate some of this design in my home in Thousand Oaks.

It has a refrigerator, hot plate and microwave. It does not have a full kitchen but I don't cook on vacation anyway. It's walking distance to about 10 breweries and that was a huge plus. Make sure you go to the Ballard Locks while you are there, we really enjoyed the fish ladder. Also, Cafe Besalu has the best handmade pastries, croissants and quiche outside of Pais. They are made fresh everyday all day until closing. Don't worry about the long line, it moves fast and it's so worth it.

We loved the little town feel of Ballard and Freemont. Take an Uber to Freemont and Fremont Brewery, parking is awful.