Charming, small apartment with beautiful gardens and good view of Puget Sound (and the Olympic Mountains when they are not hiding). Well stocked, complete kitchen; attractive living and dining area with eclectic pictures that work together amazingly well; dining table seats 4 easily, 6 possibly; view to the west starts with a pleasant patio with table and umbrella, and looks out over the very steep wooded and grassy slopes behind Alki Beach northwest onto Puget Sound with its busy marine traffic and the mountains beyond. Good for sunsets, eating a meal, just sitting. Alki Beach itself is not visible due to the shape of the bluffs.

Bedroom is small, has adequate storage space, some of it built-in, and a medium size closet. Bathroom is small, with a shower, and ample storage space.

You park on the street then enter down a few steps and a flagstone path, surrounded on all sides with spectacular flowers. The plantings continue around the patio in back. Good for birding.

Although this in truth is a basement apartment, it does not exude its basement-ness as some rentals do. No odors and the view is not compromised.

Host is congenial and organized. Street and neighborhood is quiet. 0.6 miles steep downhill drive to Alki Beach. 0.7 miles or so to Admiral and California.

Drawbacks: No washer and dryer (no place for it really). There is a good coin-op laundry on California near Admiral. Entry path is not great for the mobility challenged.