Second Friday of every month, best art walk in Seattle. I love it here. Every room looks different…read morewith local artists decorating them as they please to display their work.

A bunch of AWESOME independent galleries, operating together. Each gallery has a vibe completely…read moreits own. The artists are super fun and friendly! They're usually only open 2nd Friday of the month, but one artist said they do special openings sometimes too. I even got to meet several artists whose work I have seen in prominent places around town! Oh yeah, def bring a mask

A really nice rental space in a Greenwood Avenue-facing location. The brick exterior hides the…read moreinterior space, which is vast and extends to an unexpected and lovely ballroom. The ballroom also comes equipped with a kitchen for use during rentals. Chairs, rectangular/banquet and round tables are available for set up. A projector can be accessed and hooked up to a laptop for presentations, movies, videos, etc. It's quite an unassuming space from the outside, but definitely worth a look if you're on the search for a reasonably priced venue for a gathering of 100+ in the Greenwood neighborhood.

This lodge building is one of the many local gems still operating in the same neighborhood since…read more1923 and in the same building since 1924. Many other local lodges also use this building for their meetings. The building is available to rent for weddings, receptions, classes, and other community activities. Rental spaces include a 1500 ft sq. dining area complete with a commercial kitchen. Upstairs the lodge's 2000 ft. sq. meeting room is also available for use. The decor is staid, but very user friendly. It's also handicapped accessable. One of the many lodges that meets here is St. Johns' #9 which has been working in Seattle since 1860. You'll find they're often in the background of such events as the Freemont fair, Seattle Youth symphony, Dr. Maynard's grave restoration, elementary school reading programs and a small project long ago... the location of the University of Washington here in Seattle. (The four columns by the HUB were carved by one of the brothers around 1869 - a guy named Denny.) Probably the most enjoyable and entertaining lodge that meets at Greenwood is Daylight Lodge 232. A lodge formed for entertainers and others who worked nights. They've been meeting in Seattle since 1920 and are still centered around the arts community. Look at their web page and you'll understand.

The stay began with us being informed at checkin for a 2-night stay that we had recieved an…read more"upgrade" (to the exact room-type we booked - but apparently above the first floor?). I kicked myself when I replied "thank you" out of polite habit. Our room smelled like stale curry. We settled in and opened a bottle of wine only to discover no wine glasses - which are typically present in every other extended-stay hotel. We called down asking for two. We were informed this hotel didn't have wine glasses. Strange, but we figured we could make due with the thicker water glasses this time. Before we had a chance to pour, though, the reak of marijuana started coming through the vent high up on the wall. It got so bad you could see the haze. We called down to ask for a different room and were told they had no other rooms of the type we booked (basic). In the meantime a manager came up and knocked on doors. The only response he got was barking dogs, and he kind of shrugged his shoulders - at a loss at how to resolve the issue. Only after we INSISTED on a different room (regardless of type), did one magically materialize (yes, same basic type we booked). After we got everything moved & settled we got back to the wine - only to discover this new room *had* wine glasses. It didn't have paper towels or facial tissues - but I figured if we called the front desk we would probably be told this hotel didn't have either of those items either (even though our pot-room had them). Two other items: 1) The noise from the elevated light rail (right accross the street) is *loud*. They supply earplugs but the sound also causes the building to vibrate so if you are a light sleeper you will have issues. 2) breakfast is supposed to go until 9am - but if you can't get down there before 8:30 don't bother. Don't spend your money here. They don't appreciate customers.

Very nice hotel. Clean, smells good, easy to park. This hotel is pretty close to everything. Room…read morewas nice, clean and spacious. Didn't hear the train at all and our room was close to it. Breakfast was decent, your typical buffet breakfast at hotels. I will say parking is expensive $30 per day adds up Also the food/drinks in lobby are a bit overpriced. Other than that, great place stay. Staff was nice and accommodating.

Half Off Wednesdays for Burgers!!! Can't be beat. Super…read moregreat burgers. Fresh Wagyu beef. Great staff (same crew from New Year's Eve). It's the old Debby's Drift On Inn!!! Great location. We will be back!!

Friends had a birthday party here in the lower level. There is a private room for parties. We…read moreenjoyed the band that played 90's music. Fun photo prop station. Good food and drinks, service at the bar.

The play gym here is awesome! I brought my almost one year old, crawling little boy, here…read more Currently, it's open 10-2 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There are plenty of cars and play areas with big blocks and little play stands and areas for all ages, from first starting to sit up to toddling to enjoy. He really enjoyed watching the other kids and crawling around, discovering neat things to play with. It is a huge space in the community center with a nicely sized parking lot. I don't put my son in day care so it is great to have convenient, indoor, free spaces like this in Seattle. Highly recommended for parents to little ones!

My daughter was not welcomed at the ballet dancing class for 5-7 years old. There were no music, no…read moreinstructor's smile or friendliness although my daughter stepped into the class and we were waiting there inside the class more than 5 minutes looking at them starting the class as if we were invisible. My daughter was too shy and scared to go to the instructor's place because even tho we were only several steps away from her, she ignored us. I could not change another class for her because I was told that it is considered refund and they could not refund me anything. But I would not dare to take my daughter to that cold class again to "try" as the front desk staff recommended us to do it. Perhaps some sort of racism, but it's fine, keep going your way.

top notch ingredients, made with skill and love . U will love everything. I could have hung out all…read moreday just to try different things. Felt like a cozy spot where u want to go every day.

Since I missed the yelp elite event, this place has been on my mind occasionally. My bus stop…read morehappened to be here one day so I decided to go in. The cafe area is spacious and it had a nice display of chocolate that you could sample and choose from to be used in your drink. I had the mocha with Colombia chocolate. The drink tasted too strong and bitter for my taste, though. I don't think you could make it any less strong because Colombia chocolate seemed to be on the lower side of cacao percentage among other selections here. The bitterness could've also come from the espresso shots too. I prefer Spinnaker's mocha to the one here because Spinnaker's is not as bitter and more smooth. But if you prefer your chocolate more bitter and espresso stronger, you might like Cocoa Legato's mocha better. The place was giving good vibes, so I'd be happy to take friends and hang out and maybe I'll get a different kind of drink next time I'm here.

A horticultural gem ... with a rich history to the designers. Beautiful and quiet green , well…read moretended and textured gardens, art installations and events. Perfect get-away from everything going on in the city... you feel worlds away in this garden within a residential area called the Shire. Be respectful of the surrounding neighborhood homes and blocked off parking areas. The lane to the park does have a small parking area the could fill up quickly. The park has a $10 entrance fee for non-members ; NO DOGS ALLOWED on premises.

What a terrible memory to end a beautiful day in a beautiful space. This is a beautiful and…read morepeaceful garden, I hope you get to visit it someday! I would not recommend renting it for any purpose, especially if you are queer. My partner and I just rented the garden last weekend for our joint birthday party and relationship celebration. We booked the garden a year in advance and clearly told the staff member who helped us about our party and why we were celebrating. On the day of the event, at the very end of the celebration, the manager briskly strode up to me and, clearly upset, said to me, "So you're the bride huh?" I am a trans nonbinary person who has has top surgery and I do not appear feminine. I was confused why she was forcibly gendering me and insisting on calling me a bride and imagined she must not understand our event if she thought we were getting married. I answer with an unsure, "I guess you could call me that." She said, "I need to see you in the office," then turned and walked away. I found my partner and we went to the office. She remained visibly upset and launched into a lecture in which she explained to us that people spend much more money to get married at the gardens and that we should have paid more since we were having a wedding. We assured her we in fact did not get married and had been completely up front with the staff member we worked with about our plans. She continued to be suspicious and angry, answering that she had overheard one of our guests calling the event a wedding. We assured her again that we were celebrating both of us turning 40 and our relationship, not having a wedding, but that some of our friends had been joking it was our "not wedding." We suggested that staff member may need to be more clear in the future if relationship celebrations are not allowed. She responded that the staff member had since left and had recorded our event as, she said this smirking and making meaningful eye contact with us, "a birthday party." It was clear that she didn't believe us and was going to continue with her assumption that we were actively trying to lie to her and her staff. We left the office shaken with a terrible memory after a celebration we had spent the last year planning to create loving memories. While I understand that she may have been confused, she could have approached us with any amount of curiosity or grace. This was a confusion caused by a garden staff member recording our party in a way she didn't understand. I would expect to be treated better by anyone, but it was especially sad to be so poorly treated by someone we were paying to use their space on a special occasion. She had no qualms infusing the meaningful day with anger, conflict, suspicion, and bias right at the finishing moment. Manager, whoever you are, you didn't even take time to introduce yourself before laying into us, if you get to read this, I hope you can understand what a lasting impact your behavior had on our day. You work in the event industry, I hope your communication can increase enough for that to keep being a good idea for the people you will serve in the future.

We had my sons baby shower here . I was truly impressed. They paid very close attention to every…read moredetail. They where amazing hosts . I will definitely have my next big gathering there .

I would give Pacific Northwest Catering 10 stars if I could for catering our recent work event…read more There were challenging factors with logistics including parking, navigating stairs, setting up in a houseboat. PNC's execution was flawless from beginning to end! Coordinating with Al went smoothly. Carl set up the food and the presentation was beautiful. And of course, the food was delicious! Our guests were impressed! I would not hesitate to use them again!

They catered our corporate lunch and everything was so homemade tasting and delicious!…read more -Vegetables -Bowtie Pasta -Swedish Meatballs -Chicken Marsala -Salad and Balsamic Dressing -Foccacia Especially that cream sauce on the chicken and meatballs was - omg!