The Hummingbird Hide-away is a delightful basement apartment in a great location. It is close enough to walk to the commercial area of Ballard but just far enough to make street parking reliably easy. Ballard has much to recommend it (shops, restaurants and the Sunday farmers' market) but you don't need to walk all the way to town for coffee--there is a nice new coffee shop (Royal Drummer) less than 2 blocks away. Nicole's background as an interior designer is obvious in all of the lovely touches. The apartment is spacious, the bed is very comfortable, and there are lots of interesting lights to brighten the space. Communication was easy both before and during our stay. Kurt welcomed us and showed us all of the features of the place. We had an opportunity to meet and talk with both Nicole and Kurt later in our visit. They are wonderful people who really excel at showing hospitality. We would love to return.