Our four night stay at the Earl Carriage house was possibly our best airbnb experience to date!
The carriage house is simply stunning with beautiful, high end decor both inside and out. We arrived to our own private driveway, very easy digital access to the cottage, which was heated and ready for our arrival along with classical music playing. A welcome note, bottle of Washington Rose wine and a huge array of snacks including bagels, cheese, chocolate, orange juice and yoghurt was a very nice surprise and way more than we even ate or would have even expected.
The decor throughout the cottage is warm, solid and classy, just like out of a magazine. The bed was very comfortable and we loved the choice of pillows from soft, to medium to firm. What a brilliant idea! A skylight over the bed let in natural light which we really liked in the morning, although you can easily darken the room with a screen.
The bathroom was large and my husband particularly loved the spacious shower since he is 6' 5". There is also a washer and dryer available, hairdryer, plenty of plush towels, shampoo and conditioner, which saved us both on packing extra items or having to go to the store.
It is very clear that Virginia and Brian and have put a great deal of time and effort into creating this beautiful space. We had a very hard time even leaving the cottage every day as it was so quiet and cozy. I can't imagine ever staying anywhere else when we visit the Seattle area, so will be sure to book way ahead, as I think this is going to become a very popular spot indeed!
Some of the places we visited and ate at, which we recommend are: Cafe Bresalu in Ballard for incredible French pastries, the Ballard Pizza Company for really good thin crust pizza and salads, RockCreek Seafood & Spirits for excellent seafood in Fremont and the Queen Anne Beerhall for great food and brews in a large renovated warehouse. Of course the Dahlia Lounge is an iconic, must visit restaurant in downtown Seattle. We also spent a day on Bainbridge Island and had breakfast at the Madison Diner. Finally, we visited the University of Washington and the beautiful Suzzallo Library, in addition to the rowing house down on the lake, where the gold medal won by the U of W rowing team in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin is displayed and inspiration for the best selling book "Boys in the Boat".