What a wonderful place to make home for a few days, or in our case a few weeks.
If you’re visiting Seattle for the first time, or the fifth time, you owe it to yourself to spend the night in this lovely apartment “on the Ave”, above the best French bakery in the city.
The location just couldn’t be better. Everything is within walking distance: Trader Joe’s, Safeway, tons of great restaurants and bars, banks, doctor’s office...you honestly wouldn’t even need to leave the Ave. But it’s easy if you do: frequent buses to downtown or Seattle Center, or a quick Uber to CenturyLink or T-Mobile.
The apartment itself has wonderful, thoughtful amenities that are great for families and small groups. Great pots and pans with an inductive cooktop. Games and toys for littles. Fully stocked laundry closet. Smart TV and comfortable seating for a whole family. Super comfortable beds and linens.
Oh, and did we mention it’s above a French bakery? The smell of pastries and croissants wafts into the apartment just enough to make you hungry for breakfast, but isn’t overpowering (though outside, you’re just going to have to suffer through the smell of fresh baked goods).
We didn’t notice much, if any noise during our extended stay. The only times we noticed noise in the evenings, as the bakers occasionally played music while they worked. But it was never loud enough to keep anyone in the house from sleeping, and really wasn’t noticeable at all. Put simply, it was much quieter than I ever would have expected an apartment above a popular bakery to be.
All up, this is simply a great place to stay and soak up a beautiful area of Seattle. Whether you’re on vacation, or enjoying a weekend in the city, you just can’t go wrong with this home.