If you’re thinking of staying with me, here’s some basic information to help you decide.

Here’s the address:

I live in an 850 sqft 1-bedroom apartment. Single visitors will sleep on the comfortable twin-sized pull-out bed. Couples can share my comfy king-sized bed. I’m clean and relatively neat and have tons of bathroom counter space. I do have two dogs that shed terribly, so avoid wearing black in my apartment. I have in-unit laundry that you can use. I usually work around 7am-4pm in the building next door.

If you’re thinking of staying with me, check with me before booking your flight.

If you plan to stay with me while I’m home, download information about my apartment here:

If you plan to stay at my apartment while I’m away, download information about my apartment here:

If you’re staying in a hotel, make sure you do good research. I’ve heard rumors that bed bugs are pretty bad in Seattle. Also, location does matter. Because Seattle is on the side of a “hill” walking what appears to be short distances can be difficult, meaning that you’ll want to take a bus or ride-share. For convenience to transportation and good restaurants, I recommend that you stay near Pike Place Market or near Westlake Center.

I have not done any hotel research. Please pass on any research that you do.

Links:

• http://www.bedbugreports.com/city/wa-seattle

Here’s some extra information about getting around to and from your hotel:

I’ve gathered some information for sightseeing in Seattle.

Here’s a good article: HOW TO CONQUER SEATTLE IN AN HOUR OR LESS

My tips:

• Maps don’t give you an idea of how steep the hills in Seattle are. Generally speaking, moving towards the water is downhill and away is uphill.
• Walk around Pike Place Market. It gives you a good feel for the city.
• There are no buses down at Pike Place Market or the waterfront. Take an Uber or climb some hills to 3^rd Ave to get to a bus.
• The Ferris wheel is pretty cool if the line isn’t too long.
• Unless you HAVE to go up in the Space Needle because you do that in all cities, skip it.
• The aquarium isn’t worth the time.
• The underground tour is interesting, but time-consuming.
• You can take the 40 bus up to Fremont to see the Fremont Troll. (It’s about 25 minutes each way to get the selfie.)
• On a clear day, you can get the best possible view of the Space Needle, the city skyline, the water, and Mt. Rainier from Kerry Park (211 W Highland Dr). Take a selfie stick to get a good view over the trees. Go early morning for a sunrise photo, or in the afternoon or evening so that the sun is behind you.
• The Segway tour is fun.
• See my Trip Advisor page for Seattle: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Saves/49144633 (If you need access, send me your email address and I’ll add you.)

You can download this information in a Microsoft Word document so that you can edit it to add comments and other items for your personal use:

Here’s some extra information about getting around while being a tourist:

I did some grueling research just for you. 😉

You can download the Microsoft Word document that contains a list of restaurants that I recommend, and info about shopping in Seattle:

Here’s some extra information about getting around to get food: