My mother and I stayed in the garden cottage for five days while i was in town looking for apartments. It was so nice to come back every evening to a homey place! The cottage gets a lot of light and the garden area is beautiful. Julie made sure we were comfortable the whole time, giving us tips on places to check-out and even putting in an air conditioner when we got very un-Seattle temperatures of 90 degrees. The cottage is in a great location, as it is an easy walk up to the main restaurants in Columbia City and to the light rail (we returned out rental car early because it was so easy to get around on the light rail) which is 20 minutes to both downtown and the airport. Additionally, if you like to run- or take a nice walk, it is also very close to Lake Washington, which is beautiful. I definitely recommend staying here to have a comfortable visit while you are in Seattle!