Troll’s Hideaway is a one room (plus bathroom and tiny reading nook) in Fremont. Walking down the alley on the side of the house (which has movement lighting), you enter a small courtyard through a tall privacy gate. A sliding glass door locks and is opened with a key kept in a password protected lockbox. The VRBO is absolutely beautifully decorated, with muted tones of green and neutral colors. While small, it is perfect for single visitors and couples who travel well together (think European hotel rooms). There’s an excellent Keurig, supplied with K-pods, sugar, Splenda, and creamer and a small refrigerator. Our host, Vlad, was excellent at communicating with us before and during our stay and arranged for delivery of K-pods when I let him know that we were running low. There is another, larger unit, above this one. We happened to be there when a family with a toddler was staying upstairs. Naturally, there were running footsteps and the occasional outburst, but, since we are parents and can well remember those years, it didn’t bother us much! The walk to downtown Fremont is 10-15 minutes downhill. I will confess that I lobbied for an Uber after dinner rather than walk back up! The neighborhood is lovely and very safe. Our daughter lives in Fremont, and we will definitely stay here again. Thanks, Vlad, for being the perfect host!

It was very clean and comfortable and also quiet. I definitely would stay here again. It was a little tricky checking in, but if you read Vlad’s directions carefully it worked perfectly. Also very conveniently located which a big plus.

The place was very clean and quaint. Quiet neighborhood for the most part. Streets get very busy when school is out. It was a fairly small unit so I’d recommend for a short visit only. We found ourselves unsure of where to sit and hang out in between our adventures since there’s only an ottoman, office chair desk, or the reading corner. Believe they rent out the top unit as well which unfortunately, ruined a bit of our stay since they had kids running around at 7am multiple mornings and the walls are very thin. We also had an issue where we were locked out of the unit at 10:30pm the first night because of a wood block that’s used for extra security, fell down in the door tracks. The owner responded 45mins after the fact but we had already used the broom on the patio to maneuver it out through the tiny slit from the door. Overall, good neighborhood with great food nearby and the bus stops nearby as well.

Vlad's apartment was exactly what we were looking for for pur short stay in Seattle. Great location, easily walkable to all the things we were lookkng to do, as well as bus stops. The space was small, but plenty of character, and clean. It got a little warm during peak hours of the day, but otherwise was just right.

Very enjoyable stay Good location and accommodation Would recommend

Very nice. Clean, only complaint was the cell /Wi-Fi reception was hit or miss. Didn't work as well in the evening. Over all we loved it!

Overall great stay for my solo trip to Seattle. Close to downtown so everything was easily accessible but in a more residential area that felt safe. Vlad was extremely responsive as well - would recommend!

Overall great stay for my solo trip to Seattle. Close to downtown so everything was easily accessible but in a more residential area that felt safe. Vlad was extremely responsive as well - would recommend!