Fir Trees, View, and Private Luxury... so close!

(This house is available for 30+ days or for shorter stays. Please contact host :)

Large open-plan home tucked in the fir trees with a beautiful view of the golf course. So close to Downtown Bellevue and a short walk to Kelsey Creek and Wilburton Hill Parks. Gourmet kitchen, lots of windows and dbl doors that open on to a beautiful deck overlooking hole #12 of Glendale Country Club. Hot tub on property for guest use.

The space:
As a professor at the University of Washington, I attend several conferences and travel throughout the year. While I am away, I thought it would be nice to offer my house for rent. I'll leave some of my books and articles around the house for your reading pleasure (or if you can't sleep :)

The living room, dining room, and kitchen area is a large open space with vaulted ceilings and impressive territorial views. For more space, on warm days/nights the double back doors swing outward to allow easy access to the deck. The master bedroom, guest bedroom, and office/3rd bedroom have been recently remodeled with refinished floors, new ceilings, and updated furnishings. Both bathrooms upstairs have been totally remodeled and updated. The 4th and 5th bedrooms downstairs have also been refreshed and updated.

Guest access:

Guests will have access to the entire main level and the downstairs (2700 sq feet). The main level includes: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a mud-room, and a garage/gym. The 3rd bedroom upstairs is actually an office that can be used as bedroom (an extra twin roll-away bed are stored in the guest bedroom closet). Downstairs includes: a family room, 2 more bedrooms, and a bathroom. There is available parking in the driveway and on the street.

There is a large deck in the back and covered front porch seating as well. Use of the grill and hot tub (lower patio) are included. Stairs down to the hot tub are located off of the back deck. The hot tub can also be accessed via the back door off of the downstairs family room.

Front door access has no steps. Entering through the garage has 2 steps. Table tennis (ping pong) can be set up and played in the garage. Currently, due to the closure of our local gym we have set up a workout room in the garage . . . bench press, squat rack, GHD machine, dumbbells, etc. Guests are welcome to use the workout room.

There is wifi and a Sonos system (music/Pandora/etc.). Over the fireplace in the living room, there is a 55 inch Sony flat screen TV (Comcast). For lovers of vinyl records, the living room includes a turntable and a selection of records. Downstairs there is a 65 inch Sony TV in the family room. Grab a drink, open the back doors, put on an album, and experience the pacific northwest.

There is no central AC in the house. We do have portable AC units that we use upstairs in the summer. With the trees and the cooler PNW temperatures, fans and portable AC units have worked fine.

House rules

Check-in: After 4:00 PM

Checkout: 10:00 AM

Self check-in with keypad

Quiet Time after 10pm: This is a sleepy/quiet subdivision . . . please keep the noise down after 10pm. The neighbors love to complain, if there is noise.

Smoking/vaping: No smoking or vaping in the house. Please step outside (front porch, deck, patio) to smoke or vape.

Security Cameras: The front of the house and the back of the house are being monitored by security cameras (the hot tub area is not monitored). We have had renters attempt to have parties, smuggle in pets, take household items, etc. Footage will be viewed only in cases where we suspect the rental agreement has been violated (e.g. neighbors complaining, etc.).

Parties: Small dinner parties are fine (e.g. renters plus 4 guests). Anything larger is prohibited. This is not a party house.

**No Pets: As noted on the rental platform, no pets of any kind (including service animals and emotional support animals) are allowed in this house. Common areas in the house will be used by our family or other guests with bad pet allergies after your departure, so it is not safe to accommodate these animals at this house.

Parking: Please park in the driveway or in front of the house. Please don't park the wrong direction, block the driveway, or block the street.

Trash Day: Friday morning (please set the trash cans out Thursday evening).

Food/Drinks: Feel free to help yourself to any food/drinks/condiments found in the house.

Hot Tub: it’s an old hot tub, so please be gentle.

Garage/Workout area/Dart Board: It has almost everything for a good workout. Use at your own risk. At the bottom of the steps is a dart board. Use at your own risk.

Ping Pong Table: Feel free to set up the ping pong table in the garage. The net and paddles are on the shelf in the garage.

Chimenea: Feel free to use the chimenea on the back deck. Wood/fire logs are in the tub outside on the porch.

Games: The hutch in the living room contains board games etc.

Sonons System: The Sonos system is easy to use and allows guests to stream their own music to various rooms in the house. For example, the guest in the master bedroom can listen to different music from what is playing in the dining room, etc.

Rooms: Each bedroom (except the office) is equipped with a fan, noise machine (falling water etc.), luggage rack, USB/electric port, and extra pillows/blankets. There is a roll-away bed stored in the upstairs guest bed closet.

Tidying Up: Please don’t use abrasives on the soapstone counters in the kitchen . . . a washcloth works fine. Please do the dishes/run the dish washer when you leave.


Other things to note
Some of my favorite places to eat here in Bellevue (just do a web search)

Italian: Firenze Restaurant in Crossroads Mall

Indian: Kaniska in Redmond

Mexican: Tapitao in Factoria

Lebanese: Mediterranean Kitchen, downtown Bellevue

For a good meal and live music in downtown Bellevue: Bake's Place

For a good meal and live music in Seattle: Jazz Alley or the Triple Door