Very pleasant basement apartment that we three sisters found very comfortable. Janet has everything we could want for living in her apartment. We were in Seattle for a family wedding (which went on for three days) so we did not get to cook and spend time there during the day but it would have been very comfortable to do that. We are dog-lovers and there is a nice backyard but we didn't have time to enjoy it and so, I don't know how often the dogs enjoyed it. Everything we needed was supplied for us. Two of us slept on the king-sized futon and it was comfortable and in an area that became another bedroom for us. Seattle and the Ballard area are beautiful, we loved our stay. Janet is a superb hostess.