Walk-Everywhere 1-Bed Patio Suite + Fenced Parking
▪ Permit USE2025-0021
Tucked behind the iconic yellow 1897 cottage, your own private 1-bedroom apartment with separate entrance, dedicated fenced parking, and a sunny patio that feels like a secret garden. Perfect for couples, solo travelers, or WWU parents who want the best location without the fuss.
PRIVATE PATIO – YOUR OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM
Step straight from the living room onto a fenced patio with bistro table and two chairs. Morning coffee tastes better when the bay breeze drifts in and the only sound is birds arguing over breakfast.
ONE PLUSH KING BED – NO COMPROMISES
King bed dressed in hotel-crisp linens, black-out curtains. Sleeps two like they paid for the penthouse.
LIVING / KITCHEN – COMPACT BUT MIGHTY
Open-plan living with a full-size fridge, gas stove, microwave, Keurig + hot chocolate stash, Graza olive oil, and all the pots/pans you need for late-night quesadillas. 55” Fire Smart TV with every streaming app. 300 Mbps Wi-Fi that actually works on the patio.
BATHROOM
Shower, fluffy towels, hair dryer, and necessary toiletries included.
DEDICATED PARKING – THE BELLINGHAM MIRACLE
Your own gravel spot inside the fenced gate. Back in, unload 10 feet from your door, and forget street hunting exists.
LOCATION THAT SPOILS YOU ROTTEN
FARMERS’ MARKET (5 min walk)
Saturday only – fresh tamales, flowers, pottery, live music. Check the calendar and go early.
COFFEE (all < 6 min walk)
Otherside – 3 min (bagels worth the hype)
Hammer Coffee – 4 min (oat-milk lattes that slap)
Mt. Bakery – 5 min (croissants the size of your head)
BREAKFAST / BRUNCH
Little Cheerful – 10 min (scrambles = breakfast nirvana)
The Daisy Cafe – 15 min (Swedish pancakes = hug in pancake form)
LUNCH / DINNER
Leaf & Ladle – 4 min (salads so good you’ll text photos)
Cafe Rumba – 4 min (Choripollo sandwich = instant addiction)
Rock & Rye Oyster House – 5 min ($1.50 happy-hour oysters 3-5 PM)
Aslan Brewing – 7 min (organic beers + truffle fries)
DATE NIGHT
Starla’s – 5 min (natural wine + pizza that sparks joy)
D’Anna’s – 9 min (Italian comfort, bring stretchy pants)
Roe – 5 min drive (counter seats = chef’s table, reserve or arrive at 5)
SWEETS
Pure Bliss Desserts – 15 min (lemon bars that should be illegal)
Saltadena Bakery – 10 min (morning buns vanish by 10 AM)
GROCERIES
Community Food Co-op – 4 min walk (organic everything + hot-bar lunch)
Grocery Outlet – 3 min drive (where $2 wine tastes like $20)
GALBRAITH MOUNTAIN
10 min drive → Birch Street trailhead – ride till your legs forgive you.
LAKE WHATCOM
15 min drive → Bloedel Donovan (free parking + boat launch) or Hertz Trail (easy 5-mile waterfront stroll).
THE VIBE
Quiet enough to hear the bay lap at night, close enough to stumble home from Aslan with tacos in hand. Neighbors wave, kids bike past, and the patio feels like your own private cafe.
Perfect for
WWU parents who want to be “close but not too close”
Couples who believe date night starts on the patio
Solo travelers who want the best parking spot in town
Remote workers who need 300 Mbps and zero distractions
Anyone who thinks vacation should include morning buns and sunset wine
RULES (because the cottage is 128 years old and prefers chill vibes)
No parties
No smoking inside (patio is fine)
Max 2 guests
THE BORING BUT IMPORTANT STUFF
City of Bellingham Short-Term Rental Permit: USE2025-0021
Check-in 4 PM / Check-out 11 AM
We live 7 minutes away and answer texts faster than Cafe Rumba makes a Choripollo
Cleaning fee covers professional service – you just live your best life
Book now. Cancel the hotel. Tell your partner “I found the cutest place.”
Because one morning on that patio with Otherside bagels and Hammer coffee will ruin every other rental forever.
The patio chair is waiting.
See you in the sunshine!
Torrey & the Sunshine Cottage crew
