REVISED 1/14/2020:…read more ONLY OLD FARTS USE TRAVEL AGENTS! I wanted to go to on a cruise to Hawaii with the best deal I could get. Call me a lazy old fart if you must, but I prefer the convenience of a travel agent. It does not cost that much more. And I will not endure a massive monumental mind grind pay cut of frying my eyes out, spending hours investigating on the Internet, trying to get a cheap deal online! WHY KATHY SCANLAN? (AND NOT THE NEXT GUIDO DOWN THE ROAD) An acquaintance referred me to Cruise Planner's in Renton Washington, owned by Kathy Scanlan. She was a good choice because... 1...she always got back to me promptly once our business relationship was established. Though she was slow getting back to me when I left an initial inquiry message (out of town). 2...she met me at a location far closer to my Bellevue home, rather than require me to drive down to Renton. Though she also had other local clients to meet, I still appreciate the savings in time and gas. 3...but also she met me at least twice, because she knew that this was my first cruise, to give "first timer" advice and also to hand over documents. 4...she was easy and pleasant to work with. In fact, she told me that she "had my back" right up to just before the cruise as she knew I was nervous about it. 5...she was this good to me despite not being paid a commission on the 6 excursions I booked through Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). But I promised to, and did, upload videos of my submarine tour and helicopter flight on YouTube, as she has never gone on these before. These added 2nd and 5th reasons per my 1/14/2020 revision bumps it up from 4 to 5 stars! STILL WANNA BE YOUR OWN BOOKIE? In June 2019, she arranged my vacation from 11/15-23/2019. This included setting up the cruise, travel insurance, airfare, shuttles to/from the airport, 1 night's hotel stay, and booking the 1st land excursion. I booked the rest online, as it took me a while to decide. She told me that I needed to fly in one day early(11/15) in order to catch the "Call of Duty Pearl Harbor Tour" on 11/16. That was why I needed the hotel for 1 night, as the 7 day cruise started at 7 PM 11/16. The alternative would have been to wait one week and risk losing my flight back home. This is the mark of an experienced travel agent. If you try to do all this alone online, expect problems! CHEAP TRAVEL SCHMEAP SCHMAVEL! Do not believe those cheap cruise travel deals that you see advertised! Travel is always more expensive than advertised. $5409.86 (total insured trip cost) included 7 day cruise in a solo inside studio(glorified closet) on NCL, travel insurance, round-trip airfare (steerage class) on Hawaiian Airlines, one night at Ohana Waikiki East, 7 land excursions, + additional insurance for the excursions I booked, and 2 cruise add-ons. In the end, I believe I told her to keep the budget around $5000 for the whole shebang. But always figure that a travel budget is going to bust, especially since I booked 6 of the excursions myself (about $1060)and I had to pay additional insurance to cover them. Plus, booking through NCL, rather than directly through the tour agency, costs more, but is more convenient. And it guarantees that "NCL will hold the boat for you" IF the tour company is late in getting you back to the ship. AH THE MEMORIES (AND "THE NOW") Being this was my first cruise, I cannot say whether the total cost was a relative good deal or not. But the important thing was the memories I brought back in photos and videos, as well as "taking it in" while "in the now" during the vacation. But for me, it does not matter that much as I seldom go on vacation. I always figured that if I'm going to splurge, I would rather spend it on the vacation, then lose it in a bank run, which almost could've happened the last time I went on vacation in 2008, just before the economy nosedived!

Seattle Town Car and Paul are the greatest!! Flew in from Orange County this AM. Paul was there to…read moregreet us like we were family!! Whisked us away in a immaculate Mercedes AMG to our stay in Redmond. Will use them next Sunday for our return trip. A true 5 star experience! Timely, accurate and maintained great communication.

5+ Stars! Absolutely the BEST! Start and end your travel with peace of mind and forgo the hassle of…read moreairport parking. Paul is so kind and his company is top notch - the cars are immaculate and the customer service is not to be beat. For example, our flight was delayed four hours and he tracked its arrival so that we were not waiting around at baggage claim. From now on, all of our travel will start with Seattle Town Car!

Molly is the absolute BEST! I cannot recommend her enough. My now-husband and I leveraged her…read moreexpertise for our honeymoon to Saint Lucia and from our first email exchange, I knew we were in good hands. She's super knowledgeable on all of the accommodations on the island, and had great recommendations based on exactly what we were looking for. We ended up booking at Sandals Halcyon, and she made the booking process so seamless, secure, and straightforward. She also followed up with us throughout the process to get excursions booked, helped us book transportation from the airport, and gave us so many tips, tricks, and ideas to get the most out of our trip. After our wedding, we ultimately just showed up, with very little prep (if you've planned a wedding, you know that's where all brain power is allocated LOL), and with Molly's prep and background work, everything went PERFECTLY. We are already so excited to work with Molly again when we go back to the Carribean, and we'll be recommending her to anyone we know that's going in the future! 11/10!!!!

My wife and I booked our honeymoon to the Sandals Grande St.Lucia and we were extremely happy with…read morethe decision. She was able to give us information about the different resorts on St. Lucia and insights into the the various tours that were available to us. Originally we did not plan on using a travel agent to book our trip, but decided we should, just to make things went exactly as we wanted. Molly booked our resort, a helicopter transfer from the airport across the island, and our candlelight beach dinner on Christmas Day and all we had to do was ask. The service and knowledge were top notch and took a great deal of stress of our plate during a stressful time. After our experience, we will no doubt be returning to Sandals in the Caribbean and when we do, we will definitely use Molly to book it!

Last weekend was my first time to the Federal Way Transit Center. Well not actually my first time…read more The transit bus that goes to the airport (Sea-Tac) I have ridden the bus while stopping here but I never actually utilized it until the other weekend. There are lots of bus routes that go through here and while I am not deeply familiar with what buses go where there is a very nice, large parking garage here for commuters to use to go to Seattle. You can park in this garage and after a small walk you can make it to the newly operational light rail stop for the transit center here. There you can hop on and go straight to Seattle and go to neighborhoods that we enjoy like the International District, Downtown and Capitol Hill. When Steve and I go to Seattle we like going to Capitol Hill frequently so it makes a lot of sense to go on the train and not worry about the hassle of parking or traffic congestion. We can see ourselves utilizing this arrangement quite a bit in the future as it is a big reduction in stressful driving conditions. At least until the light rail extension opens up in Tacoma but that is going to be a ways out still and Federal Way is not far at all from Tacoma so on many occasions it's an easy drive on north I-5 as long as there isn't an accident or construction that would cause a back up. Looking forward to using this garage at the Federal Way Transit Center and the light rail hopefully on a more frequent basis!

John over at Cobalt storage has been amazing since day one! We were searching around for RV…read moreparking. (It is pretty hard this time of year to find any availability as most people are storing their RVs away until the weather gets nicer.) I happened to stumble upon them after doing some shopping. They are located in a great part of town. John is the best example of great customer service. He took all the time needed to answer all of my questions. He was also available to give my husband a tour of what he had available on his lot. They provide 24/7 security which was one of the main reasons why we chose to store with them. Sure, there are cheaper places to rent from, but no other lot out there could provide the type of service and security that John does over at Cobalt!

Whoever answered the phone was completely unprofessional and rude. 0/10 would not recommend anyone…read moreto this company. If you're gonna be rude don't even bother answering your phone!!

I bought a lovely linen dress that just didn't fit properly because I'm one size on top and another…read moreon the bottom. I went here because I know that she makes and alters Vietnamese Ao dai dresses for weddings, and if she can handle that, mine would be much easier. Sure enough she altered the shoulder strap/neck situation much more smoothly than I could have managed, and suddenly everything hung properly. Very nice work and it was done very soon at a reasonable price. Would definitely use her services again!

This business is owned and operated by Omar, who is originally from Ethiopia. My wife and I, and…read moreour family have used him often. He is now like a member of the family. He is very personable and a real professional. His Lincoln Town car is always shiny and spotless. I can't endorse him highly enough. Call him directly at 206 407 9009

The Sounder commuter train is the best thing since sliced bread. The parking options however, are…read morehorrible. If you don't catch the 1st or 2nd train in the morning, you will have to park on the street. And even the street parking is hard to come by due to all the 'no parking' zones. Finally, if you find yourself parking on the street, make sure you follow all the Sumner City parking rules. The meter maids are Nazis and they will right you a ticket faster than John Wayne can draw his 6-shooter. They left a ticket on my windshield once for parking too far away from the curb! It's ridiculous.

Why is it everything this state attempts to do something to benefit the citizens they get it wrong…read moreand spend too much money. Trains that are constantly delayed, late or on the wrong tracks. If there was another option and not the bus, I would use it