Thornton Creek Lodging5.060 reviews · 60 AirbnbCreek in the backyard

Thornton Creek Lodging is one brick house in Victory Heights, North Seattle, with the creek running through the trees below its fenced backyard. Stay upstairs, downstairs or in the whole house. Every stay shares the fire pit, the woodland steps down to the water and the yoga platform under the trees, and the Northgate light rail is about a mile away.

Thornton Creek

A creek at the bottom of the garden

Most Seattle rentals have a patio. This one has a forest. Thornton Creek runs over mossy rocks just below the backyard, and wooden steps lead from the yard down to its banks. Up top is a gravel yard ringed by red Adirondack chairs, a gas fire pit, string lights and a fence all the way round, so kids and dogs can roam.

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Every stay includes

The homes

One house, five ways to book it.

The Birdsong

Upper floor · 2 bedrooms · sleeps 6. A fireplace, a record player and a covered deck over the evergreens.

Red Chair House

Whole house · 5 bedrooms · sleeps 12. Both floors, two full kitchens, a fireplace and the yard to yourselves.

Wood & Tree

Lower floor · 2 bedrooms · sleeps 4. The Wood Room, the Tree Room, a soaking tub and a BBQ patio by the door.

Mossbank

Lower floor · 3 bedrooms · sleeps 6. Three queen rooms, each with its own Smart TV and locking door.

The Dendrophile

Lower floor · 3 bedrooms · sleeps 6. A desk, fast Wi-Fi, laundry and parking for extended stays.

Supper on the patio

A grill, a picnic table and two umbrellas outside the lower floor's own door.

How the house works

Upstairs, downstairs or both

The Birdsong is the upper floor: two bedrooms, a fireplace and a covered deck. The lower floor is its own home with a private entrance, offered as Wood & Tree (two bedrooms, sleeps 4), Mossbank (three bedrooms, sleeps 6) or The Dendrophile (three bedrooms, set up for longer stays). Book Red Chair House and both floors are yours: five bedrooms and two kitchens for up to 12.

Out the back door

What a gorgeous creekside stay! Kathy's place was peaceful, clean, and comfortable for our family of four. And so beautiful as well. A true forest getaway within the city! Plus, every amenity imaginable in the house. Great communication with our host!

Dina, June 2024

What guests say about the creek

Hosted by Kathy

Kathy set the house up for the trips guests actually take: families with toddlers, dogs on the road, parents visiting UW or a hospital, people relocating for work. It shows in the details reviewers keep naming, from kid-sized dishes and a stocked coffee bar to a dog's welcome basket. She answers fast, too: more than one guest booked at the last minute and found Kathy already on the phone.

Kathy

Your host at Thornton Creek

Around Victory Heights

Where the house is

Victory Heights in North Seattle: about a mile to I-5 and the Northgate light rail, 10 to 15 minutes by car to downtown and the major hospitals.