Desdemona has a great house. It's centrally located making quick trips to downtown (7 mins drive) or day trips outside the city a breeze. There's very easy access to a coffee shop (3 blocks), multiple restaurants (2-4 blocks) grocery shopping at a small market or organic shopping less than a mile away, two gas stations (5 blocks), the zoo (8-10 blocks). Also Green Lake park is a very short drive (about 5 mins) and offers a great playground, boat/paddle board/paddle boat rental, swimming, exercise trails, tennis courts, splash pad/wading pool, etc.

Our family of 4 stayed in her home for 11 days and were beyond pleased with the neighborhood. This was our first trip to Seattle so we were nervous about booking a house in an area in which we were unfamiliar. Desdemona offered open communication throughout the booking and rental processes and definitely eased our concerns before the trip.

The house is very comfortable with ample living area. The floor plan worked great for our family, although the bathroom is quite small. The house was very orderly and fairly clean, but the kitchen floors could've used a good mopping. I would've liked to have either ceiling fans or more oscillating fans since we like it cold when we sleep and this house (like most in the PNW) has no AC. We were there in Aug and some days the temp neared 90 degrees. On those days the house didn't really cool down until around 1 AM.

The kitchen is awesome and well-equipped, however we would've liked a traditional coffee pot instead of a press. The towels and linens were ample and very clean. The couch is comfortable and there's plenty of seating in the kitchen and dining room. The television is TINY and there's no cable or DVD player, so don't plan on relaxing in front of the television. She does have an Apple TV, so if you have Netflix, Hulu, etc. you're in luck. If you're like us, you'll be so busy exploring all the amazing things Seattle has to offer that you'll hardly notice.

Overall, we had an amazing trip. We would certainly stay in her home again of we travel back to Seattle!