Staying in the urban treehouse was the foundation for a fun and unique first-time trip to Seattle. Communicating with Jessica the host was very easy and, once I arrived, she gave me an extensive tour of the treehouse, garden, and main house. She was also an excellent source of information about the area - providing info about local eateries, hiking and trail running and live music options, more tourist-y options, and public transportation. The treehouse itself was even better than advertised - what they don' t tell you is how delicious short afternoon refreshers between adventures feel up there, what it's like to be lulled to sleep by the gentle sound of the wind through the trees at night, or the peace that can come from just a few minutes of watching the bees leaving the hives (located plenty far away from the treehouse!) for their morning commute. Or even the simple joy of having a still-warm-from-having-been-under-the-chicken egg for breakfast. Access to the light rail, which is a short 20-minute ride right to downtown and all the major tourist stuff, was a pleasant half-mile walk from the treehouse and only $5 for an all-day pass. I also did a fair amount of driving during my visit and I appreciated being close enough - tho not so close that traffic noise was an issue - to the major north-south surface streets and highways to make navigating in this new city very easy.
In short, I loved staying in the treehouse and will try like the devil to stay here again for every future trip to Seattle.