The condo was beautiful and we loved having the water view! Sharon was awesome in giving us exact directions with pictures on how to enter the condo. This was a safe neighborhood within walking distance to the beach....about a mile. We loved being able to walk along the water every day and having access to great restaurants overlooking the sound. There is a nice Starbucks close by and a great pizza place, chowder house and mexican restaurant on the beach. If you like fitness, it is a great place for jogging, walking, bike rentals and kayak rentals. It is an easy drive to downtown Seattle and the water taxi is close by. We drove into Seattle several days but we found that taking the water taxi was much easier and convenient. You will want to have a rental car if you want to visit Mount Rainier, Lake Union and other places in the area. There is so much to do in this beautiful area!