Overall the newness of the unit was great and we were attracted to the photos of the space and the design. Loved the paintings in the house and the style!
The location is great if you love NW and tucked away into the neighborhood. I had lived a block away from the location in my 20s so very familiar with the area already and the proximity to forest park. The on-site parking right in front of the unit was great. Having laundry onsite was great as well as were there for 5 nights.
A few things that were surprising about the unit was the size of the bathroom and bedroom. The cottage was smaller than it seemed in the photos, which made working from home for the week a challenge since we were actually staying in quite a bit that week. If it was a normal visit and we were just looking for a crash pad it would totally fine.
The other surprising thing was the bed and couch not being as comfortable as we expected, but overall the furniture and the way she arranged the house was great.
There were multiple outdoor spaces we were hoping to use based on photos, but they felt very open/not private, and we felt that we would have been a disturbance to the other Airbnb renters (there were other renters on the property in another unit when we were there) if we used them, so we didn’t.
I do think the value of the cottage is good and overall one of the best units you could rent in the area, but if I could do it over I would have looked for a larger unit in a different area to accommodate working from home and our desire to have a more private outdoor space.