Teeny Tiny Guestyhouse!

Entire guesthouse in Seattle, Washington

  1. 3 guests
  2. 2 bedrooms
  3. 2 beds
  4. 1 bath
Hosted by Hal
  1. Superhost
  2. 15 years hosting

Listing highlights

Top 5% of homes

This home is highly ranked based on ratings, reviews, and reliability.

Great check-in experience

Recent guests loved the smooth start to this stay.

Extra spacious

Guests love this home’s spaciousness for a comfortable stay.
It's a Teeny Tiny Guesthouse! Enter the words "tiny guesthouse tour" in your search engine or follow the instructions in the 2nd photo to see the video. Trust me, it's totally worth it! Also, click on the photo for more photos. :)
The price is the price. No hidden extra "cleaning" charges! Those are for the hosts who want to scam you. But that's not really my thing. Trust me, have I ever lied to you?

The space
I built a teeny tiny guesthouse in my backyard, between the Garage Majal and the old millworkers house in the middle of Seattle's exciting Fremont neighborhood! It's 68 sq' and can sleep 3 (if two of the three are a couple) using the sleeping loft that lets out onto the rooftop view lawn or, my not yet patented, "Garage Door Murphy Bed". There's a teeny tiny full bath (toilet, sink, shower) and a secret bathtub beneath the floor. It is private from the other living areas on the property although, being right in town, stepping outside may put you in contact with (gasp!) actual other people. There are times when people hang out to chat, BBQ, sing and laugh downstairs, as it should be. Remeber, this is in the city. It's not a quiet retreat for the noise sensitive. That said, I've gotten very few complaints about noise. There is no TV but good fast wifi for your laptop and a cool old radio with iPod plug in! (just set the selector dial to "aux" and plug the little wire into your headphone jack) I built it primarily for guests and my roomates guests but there are lots of times when it just sits empty so I put it up here on airbnb! If you'd like to stay in a truly unique little place 1 block from the Centre of the Universe then this might be for you!
I strongly encourage you to watch the video to get a really good sense of just how tiny the space is and if it would function well for you. I know, now it's a pain in the ass to type in the URL and I'm hopping mad at airbnb for taking down the hyperlink but there it is. The fact is, they're a good service but also, marketing aside, just another giant multinational corporation trying to snuggle up and look like your best friend while protecting themselves from imagined threats on all sides. You and I have to work with and around them as best we can to make sure that each of us ends up having a good experience. So far, so good.
I've filled out their neighborhood guide up there with lots of my recommendations for places to eat, drink, shop, or just play. Take a little time and see what's up here in Fremont.
I've also provided detailed directions that become viewable to you when you book (as well as my phone number). Since I prefer if guests come in the back way to avoid disturbing the tenants in my front house it would be great if, just this once, you could put your GPS away, go old school, and print up the directions. I promise it's actually easier to find me this way!

I now have 4 loaner bicycles! Bring your own helmet, I've got a lock. (It's free to use, but $100-175 bucks if you lose one or get it stolen. That's the deal to use them. See "house rules" below.) They're old and cool and reliable with at least 3 speeds each! My personal favourite is Blackie, the Austrian built Sears bike from the 1960s!

Just in! Please read the "House Rules" section. There's some stuff there that will help us all get along like hippies in a freshly landscaped city park!

One last thing because this is becoming a bit of a problem for me. Communicate - with - me - please - for - the - love - of - god. I strive to greet each guest and make you feel at home both in The Pad and in the neighborhood. But I'm not just sitting at the concierge desk all day and, when you don't communicate with me about your arrival time what you're actually communicating to me is that you don't value my time at all because I have been unable to make any other plans of get anything else done that day beyond waiting for you. Don't be that guy/gal, please. I know you're not. I mean the other guy. You know who you are...

Guest access
There's a small "grotto lawn" outside the guesthouse that's nice to hang out on in good weather. Below that is a private residence and I usually ask folks not to go down there unless invited by the tenants.

Other things to note
I have several loaner bikes that your're welcome to use. In Seattle you're "supposed" to wear a helmet so bring one if you like to follow the rules...

Registration Details
STR-OPLI-19-000772

Where you’ll sleep

Bedroom
1 double bed
Living room
1 single bed

What this place offers

Garden view
Valley view
Wifi
Dedicated workspace
Free street parking

Select check-in date

Add your travel dates for exact pricing

Rated 4.94 out of 5 from 603 reviews.

Guest favorite
This home is in the top 5% of eligible listings based on ratings, reviews, and reliability
0 of 0 items showing

Overall rating

  1. 5 stars, 95% of reviews
  2. 4 stars, 5% of reviews
  3. 3 stars, 0% of reviews
  4. 2 stars, 0% of reviews
  5. 1 stars, 0% of reviews

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for cleanliness

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for accuracy

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for check-in

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for communication

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for value

Where you’ll be

Seattle, Washington, United States
This listing's location is verified and the exact location will be provided after booking.

Neighborhood highlights

Fremont is about a 10 minute bus ride from downtown. Seattle lives in its neighborhoods and this is one of it's best ones. From my place you can walk 2 blocks into the center of things where you can find enough to entertain you for days on end. Want to go up to Ballard, over to Gasworks Park, or downtown? Grab a bike and be anywhere in 10-15 minutes!

Meet your host

Superhost
982 reviews
4.95 out of 5 average rating
15 years of hosting
My work: Millionaire, astronaut, playboy
Lives in Seattle, Washington
Airbnb, it seems, is changing, but I'm not. In a time when the prevailing model seems to be anonymous key drops and hosts you never meet I shall continue to be a relic, making sure to greet you personally if at all possible, tell you a bit about the neighborhood, and just generally make a human connection. I've been doing this 10 years or so now and I feel like I've got a pretty good handle on how to be a good host. I build, furnish, and clean both my units myself so I know exactly what you'll see when you arrive and I know that it will be done right. I build spaces that I would want to (and frequently do) hang out in myself. My units are unique, comfortable, and well located just a couple of blocks from the centre of one of the best neighborhoods to visit in Seattle. So, if you're looking for an anonymous experience where you let yourself into someone's IKEA furnished basement that you can bring home hookers to with no one noticing or caring you might want to consider one of the many other offerings on Airbnb that will better cater to your needs... This is not to say I will be a constant presence during your stay. I generally welcome my guests and then leave them alone to enjoy their visit. Some folks are more gregarious and I've also made many new friends over the past decade whom I enjoy staying in touch with. That's really entirely up to you. I will ask one, to me, very important thing of you as a guest, which is to communicate your arrival plans to me and to respond in a timely fashion when I ask about them. I will send you carefully timed texts messages with things like directions, parking tips should you have a car, and so on. I will go out of my way to get you in early if that is what you need and if it is at all possible. I will store your bags for the day if you're checking out and want to enjoy your day without dragging them around. I will offer suggestions and be available by text most of each day to help you out and make sure you have the best visit possible But I'm not a trained monkey in a pill box hat sitting at the concierge desk all day waiting around on your mysterious arrival time. I have a life, of sorts, and I arrange it around your schedule so that your travel days are smooth. I will probably ask you for you flight info if that's how you're coming in. It's really not a big mystery and is super helpful to me in tracking early/late arrivals so I can be sure to be here when you arrive while also scheduling my "life". I very much enjoy hosting. I like meeting my guests and sharing my knowledge of my city with them. This is not something I do because I screwed up and got in over my head on a bad mortgage. Yes, I make part of my living this way. No, I don't really need to. My motivation is the hundreds of great reviews that you see here that are a reflection of all the wonderful people I've been lucky enough to meet and to pass a short time with over the years. I would like you to be one of them. People invariably ask me about bad experiences I've had. I honestly have trouble thinking of any. A few moments have been challenging (I still haven't found all the glitter from that wedding...) but most people are great when you meet them and, in my experience, none have any malice in their hearts or intentions when they arrive. Perhaps some hosts bring that out in folks. I don't. We're totally going to get along. You'll see...

Hal is a Superhost

Superhosts are experienced, highly rated hosts who are committed to providing great stays for guests.

Host details

Response rate: 100%
Responds within a few hours
To help protect your payment, always use Airbnb to send money and communicate with hosts.

Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in: 3:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Checkout before 12:00 PM
3 guests maximum
Safety & property
Heights without rails or protection
Carbon monoxide alarm
Smoke alarm