With the goal of having an intensely Seattle weekend, the location was perfect! It was a 12-minute walk to: go to a Kraken game at Climate Pledge Arena; visit the Space Needle and Chihuly Garden; eat at fabulous restaurants; and, to be able to walk in the rainy mist of Seattle in February. The early morning Uber took 18 minutes to the airport and the light rail to Westlake (a 12-minute walk from the apartment) took twice that during rush hour.
The apartment faces onto the building courtyard and is very quiet - we heard more birds than people, despite being next to the elevator. The apartment is spacious with two bathrooms (the en-suite for the master and the second off the living room). The pullout couch is big enough for two.
Around the corner on 1st, there is a convenience store and a tasty bakery cafe (Macrina), while Buckley’s on 2nd has a surprisingly good, full eggy breakfast behind its sports bar facade. Joyce met us for check-in.