Adorable Tiny Home in Beautiful Ballard, Walkable Cottage Close to Transit! WiFi, Cable, Full Kitchen, Private Entry!

The location in Ballard is great- under a 10 minute walk to coffee/small grocery, bar. 15 min. Walk to all the bars, shops, etc. on Market and Ballard avenues. However, the property really needs some attention. The bathroom/shower setup is a little treacherous, shower at your own risk. There's dirt, food splatters on the walls. found hair stuck to the bathroom wall on check-in- the whole place could use a good deep clean and paint. It's too small to cook, but even if I wanted to, it was too unclean for me to consider. If you're looking for a place to crash after partying, this is a great place. If you want comfort and cleanliness, I wouldn't recommend this location.

I am shocked this property received 5 star reviews. I should have known that something was up by the phony pics--they do not show this property realistically. They make this place look clean and new but it's more like a camp shack patched together and dressed up with pretty paint colors. The bathroom ceiling has pink mildew, as well as a spider smashed into the wall and a hole that was spackled over with what looks like a big blob of dried toothpaste. Only one window in the rental had a screen so I couldn't open any others without letting bugs in. The patio was a mess; the pretty wood barrel with the flowers that you see in the pics was actually falling apart with nothing but a pile of dirt in it. Behind the house was a junk yard--literally--with trash strewn about and endless clay pots filled with dirt, ugly garden gnomes, and basically just crap lying around. Even the flatscreen TV picture quality was horrendous--blurry and out of focus. The bottom shelf of the fridge was duct taped in place. A previous reviewer said she made Thanksgiving dinner here--I don't know how that is possible, with the tiny range and total of about 4 square feet of counter space. Last, Ballard is nothing to speak of. The main strip is a 15-minute walk from the house, and the few places close to the house (grocery store, coffee shop) close at 8 PM. The cleaning fee is more than I pay my housekeeper every other week for my house which is literally 3 times the size of this house, and in the Washington DC area, which is not cheap. To add insult to injury, they make you bring out your own trash/recycling/composting. Trust me--if you have any standards at all you do not want to stay here. Like they say, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still just a pig.

Perfectly located charming cottage. Within walking distance of old Ballard and many restaurants. Well appointed and quite comfortable!

Like your own private hotel suite! The street is peaceful and the house feels secure. We stayed for a week and enjoyed eating our way Ballard Ave. As other reviews have said, beware the foot of the bed frame - it is a destroyer of toes. Otherwise everything was lovely. Recommend renting a car if staying longer than a few days to reach other parts of the city.

Rating Details:

The property manager was very helpful.

The vacation rental was spotless.

I was very happy with the location.

I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.

Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.

Reviewer Comments:

Very homey