Amanda's Place is great. Amanda is a very nice and helpful host. On arrival a plate with self made very delicious brownies was waiting for us. she even drove us to downtown Ballard and to the Skytrain station when we left.
The apartment is as described. There are no eal cooking facilities but there is a fridge and a microwave.

The bed is very comfortable. The apartment is not that close to downtown but there is a bus station close by (5 minute walking distance) that goes straight to downtown in roughly 35 minutes. downtown Ballard is in walking distance (20 minutes).