I happen to live in Seattle. For a fellow musician from outside the U.S., I needed to find something fast, that would be inexpensive, reasonably close to the city proper, and with a nice artsy vibe. Downtown is generally pricey, so my thought was to look in the Georgetown neighborhood. It's an older neighborhood that over the last 20 years has been slowly transformed into a very happening place by artists and other creative folk. I wasn't on Air BnB longer than a couple minutes, when I came across a really nicely done, spare but clean room on the top floor of a 100-year-old building, with coffee shop and bar below. The owner, Angielena, rents out not only BnB rooms in the building but artist studios as well (and has her own there, complete with a couple cute pooches!). A flight delay meant we ended up arriving later in the evening but Rick, her wonderfully friendly night manager was right there to get us set up, and give the little tour. In addition to the giant shower/bathroom everyone rightly raves about there are two other bathrooms, so getting one to wash up or relieve yourself is pretty darn easy. There's a cozy communal room and a small but full kitchen, so you can make anything from a microwave, to coffee/tea to an entire meal. Not that there's much need, as the street they're on is loaded with both excellent food and drink. The rooms and hallways are filled with great local art and curiously fine objects and knick-knacks. There's free lot parking for guests; it's a quick 10-minute drive downtown, or 20 from the bus stop just across the street. One price to pay for being in such a young, DIY neighborhood smack dab in the middle of industrial Seattle, is a certain amount of noise. Certain events and crowds can be noisy, as can the aircraft making their landing approach to Boeing Field just next door. But my friend said she slept beautifully with a couple earplugs and one of the best mattresses she'd ever encountered. Angielena went above and beyond the call of simple hostess; in the end we became fast friends. While I wouldn't expect someone who's used to standard-issue hotel rooms to be very happy, we both were totally charmed by the place and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to a fellow adventurous spirit. You won't just be visiting; you'll be LIVING in the city.