Rent this place!! Joe's place is a great find and we hope to stay again in the future We have children and grandchildren in the neighborhood and have become well acquainted with Ballard but could never find a place to stay that was both close enough and worthy of the rental rates charged; this place fits the bill completely! The neighborhood is fantastic, the walk to Picolino's is short (and their coffee and muffins the best) and the views of the water and sunset from the upstairs bathroom made me never want to leave. The house is pristine, well constructed, private and quite roomy. The bathroom is state of the art and the shower scored 100 on our review of showers! Staying at Joe's place was like renting our own modern high end boutique cottage. We have already told the other grandparents that this is the place to stay when visiting in the area. I highly recommend that you rent Joe's place - except please when we want to rent it for ourselves.