I received truly excellent customer service when I came in to take my Knowledge Test the other day…read more I have not taken a test in decades, literally, and the person who administered the tests in Maryland was blatantly cruel to the young people in the room who were there to get their first DL. Your test lady was soft-spoken, but got right to it. She treated the very young girl, who was also taking the test, with professionalism and kindness, and me, an old lady of 63, with the same, even though I was nervous and my weak left leg kept going numb and caused me to bump into her desks. I am very grateful for a smooth process and peaceful environment.

I'm not going to lie, I took a little while to learn how to drive because my anxiety used to be so…read morebad around driving and even being in cars at all sometimes- and my parents didn't want to be bothered to teach me. So a decade after most of my peers, I decided that it's time to bite the bullet and get on the road now that I have a car of my own and access to lessons! I knew that I was lucky to have found this school after having a not-so-great experience with another driving school in the area, but I didn't realize how fortunate I was until I actually started driving around and experiencing how helpful the skills that Malaika teaches in her lessons are! As an adult student, it's very easy to get discouraged when you're learning how to drive later than some others. But Malaika makes her lessons to be as practical and easy to understand as possible and that's a quality that is not only helpful to have in a driving instructor, but also very *necessary* when you're learning such an important skill. The reason that this driving school is so much more helpful than many others is because the instructor is both patient and engaged, walking you through important things that you need to know while you're driving without freaking out or getting frustrated when it takes a few tries to pick up the skill. I would describe her teaching style as "attentive but mostly along to enjoy the ride and make sure you don't end up dead" which is PERFECT for me. Overall, I'm just irritated that I wasted time trying to learn without proper instruction before I found this school! I passed my test and felt more prepared for it than I could've ever hoped. Not only do I recommend this driving school, but I'm going to risk being considered dramatic for a moment and say that I definitely consider it to be a life changing experience for me.

I've read some of the not positive reviews for this school, I'm sorry for the bad experience you…read moreall had. My experience with this school was superb, took the knowledge test with a group of other first timers, the instructor was awesome (passed). Took my road test with Marty (who I see was bashed in a couple of reviews) he was not only a great instructor but very knowledgeable and patient with me, he even came in 1/2hr early so I wouldn't have to wait a couple of days for the next slot to open for my road test, after I PASSED (90%) he had some time before his next test and submitted my score, I'm now at the DMV writing this review and couldn't be more ecstatic.

Currently signed up and no behind the wheel driving lessons available until December. Classes for…read morethis group began at the end of September. If you want to pay this company over $700 only for you to teach your own student how to drive yourself then sign up! They sign up LOTS of students for their Zoom classes and then cannot provide driving lessons to these students until 2 months after they complete the Zoom class and tell kids to drive 2-3 hours with their parents a week during the Zoom classes and do not offer nearly enough driving classes to go along with the Zoom classes. Quite the business model to make the $. Insulting to customers and students. I suggest going to Burien or King Driving. This is unreal. Very frustrating and extremely dangerous.

My daughter started playing guitar here and has learned so much while having fun at the same time…read more Having teachers that are passionate about their craft is so helpful with teaching kids. Everyone is super friendly, loves engaging kids in playing their instruments and working together. These are not just music teachers, they are artists, musicians, people who want to share their love of music with others.

This place rocks! (Too dad joke-ish?)…read more I have been an adult student for about 9 months here and I have learned a lot. The staff is incredibly friendly and knowledgable but more importantly they have patience and positivity. I look forward to continuing lessons here and will definitely recommend this place to friends in the area. Rock on!

Coco is great! My son is finally swimming the full length of the pool and really loves every classread more

We started at British Swim School after both of my kids spent nearly a year without moving up to a…read morenew level elsewhere. For my older child, who was already swimming a little but needed to build endurance and stroke skills, it's been AMAZING - she has learned and grown so quickly. For my younger one, who was still struggling to put her face in the water, the growth has been slower, but still more than we were seeing at the other place. In addition, we really appreciate the flexibility to cancel, re-schedule, and move up when the kids are ready, rather than trying to guess 2-3 months in advance how they will be swimming. Office staff and pool staff are communicative, kind, and friendly. It's a little pricey, but well worth it.

Massages are great but wow... it's a loud place…read more I just want to say the massages are great here. Without question. And the staff are wonderful. HOWEVER, this is one of the loudest massage facilities I've ever been to. I've been here 3 times now and the last 2 times the room I was in has a sliding door to what I assume is another massage room. This time, while I was getting a massage, I could clearly listen to the conversation going on in the other room and I don't believe those people were being overly loud. There is just NO soundproofing between their walls. In addition, I'm assuming there is a break room or something just around the corner and at one point I could hear a group of people laughing and talking loudly while they were on break or something. So just know that if you like to have a quiet environment while getting your massage, this may not be the place for you.

Fool me once, shame on me; fool me once, shame on you?…read more I went to Northwest Academy for a massage once in January 2013. It was a good massage, it was actually my (student) massage therapist's first day of clinic, so I was her very first massage client. For a first timer, she was very good, and I could imagine she would only get better. My only critique for her was that she seemed a bit nervous and asked me constantly if this was ok and if that was ok, but I supposed it's better to check in too frequently than not at all. As others have mentioned, there was only a curtain separating my table from other clients, so I could hear their conversations quite clearly. (One Yelper said "this new location has individual rooms" and that review was dated December 2012, but that wasn't the case when I was there in January 2013.) The woman getting a massage next to me was a massage therapist herself, so she and her student massage therapist had quite a bit of conversation about the profession, techniques, muscle groups and whatnot. You really can't beat the low price of $35 for a one hour massage. I don't live in West Seattle so the location isn't exactly convenient for me, but I figured the price made up for the trip a little bit. I had a friend coming out to visit for a long weekend from the East Coast in February, so I made appointments for the two of us so she could have a massage before we went to the airport on her last day in town. I made the appointment online and there was no easy way to mark that I wanted a massage for 2 people, so I logged in, made one appointment, and then made another appointment in my name again. I didn't give my friend's name because I figured I was the one handling the schedule for her visit and I wasn't even planning on telling her until she got out here what we were doing because she was handling a lot at work before flying out here. A few days before my friend's visit, someone called me from Northwest Academy for the Healing Arts and asked me if I had meant to make two appointments or if that was an error. I explained that I had made one for me and one for a friend, and she asked my friend's name and said that she would change the appointment to my friend's name so that if anyone else looked at the appointment schedule, they wouldn't have the same confusion. I gave her my friend's name and spelled it for her and confirmed that we would both be there on Monday. On the last day of her trip, my friend and I went out to West Seattle for our massages, and when we walked in, the man behind the desk looked instantly confused that there were two of us. I said we had two appointments, and he said "Oh, we figured one was a duplicate in the computer, so we deleted it." They offered to reschedule us, but as my friend was flying out the same day, I let her take the massage. The man behind the desk offered to give her massage for free and reschedule me for a free massage for my inconvenience. I went to a nearby coffee shop to hang out for an hour while my friend got her massage. When I came back an hour later I asked if I could choose a time for my massage then, and the man replied, no, our computer is down, you'll have to do it online. In hindsight, I wonder if the same computer system that was "down" was the one that showed the duplicate that they deleted? A few days later, I went online and made an appointment for myself. I drove out to West Seattle in the morning, and when I went to check in for my massage, a different man was there. "Oh, I tried to call you," he said, "We had to cancel because our student was sick." I showed him my phone, that I didn't have any voicemails, any missed calls, any recent calls that day. Then he said "I emailed you." I opened my email right there on my phone, updated it, and showed him that I didn't have any emails either. (Aside from the fact that email isn't the best way to get in touch with someone with a last minute update - like your appointment for an hour for now is cancelled.) I explained that this was my second time showing up for an appointment just to find it wasn't happening, and I don't live nearby, and clearly they have my phone number since they had called me before, and he just kind of said "Oh well, sorry." I left there annoyed that day and haven't tried to go back since. Interestingly, I got an email a few hours LATER that said that the appointment was cancelled. At the same time, I also got an email thanking me for coming in and saying they hope I had a great massage! It's probably automated, but even so, it doesn't reflect that they cancelled on me? That takes some nerve. As I wrote at the beginning of this review, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. I won't be going back. The way I figure, $35 for a one hour massage might be a good deal, but not when you factor in driving out there two more times for no reason!

I wrote a rev for WorldKids Admiral a year ago that our experience has been good, but I want to…read morereport it keeps getting better! the school recently went under major updates thanks to the director Jessica, including new outdoor play area and all new furniture and stimulation toys and projects inside. My daughter is happier than ever and thriving! our teachers Yineth R and Maria P have been with her since the beginning as well as Chef Ninoska S and feel like part of our family, and recently teacher Itzel D has joined and is such a kind and positive addition to the classroom. We feel very lucky to be part of this community and recommend it highly.

Our son is at WK Admiral and loves his teachers Lucero and Yuna. We appreciate their care and…read morekindness. The director Jessica is also very kind and responsive.

Jen came to our preschool every Thursday for 5 weeks and it was the highlight of our kids' day!…read moreThey couldn't wait to learn what bug we were going to be learning about next and just loved her energy, activities, and songs! I HIGHLY recommend booking with her for your child's class or next birthday party!

I can't say enough good about Tiny Science / Jen's classes. Engaging and fun! My older daughter…read moretook in-person and younger one now online. Jen has taken her magic of getting on their level and made it amazing for online learning. I don't know how she has managed to do it, but I am impressed. My girls sing her songs, and ask me to print out the coloring pages, and have request to sign up for the next session. They are learning and retaining the information. They feel heard and are eager to learn because of Jen's knowledge and how she presents it. It's fascinating for them (and me). I never knew I could learn so much from bugs until I met Jen.

I spent some amazing time learning and cooking with Mary. I'm a trained chef and still learned so…read moremuch from her insights. what a great idea for an activity with your friends or a cool date idea! I highly recommend Mary and all her classes.

Mary's class is SO much fun! We learned a lot and laughed even more. Mary's insight and guidance is…read moreinvaluable, so based on that alone her classes are definitely worth the price of admission. Not to mention all the yummy food we made during class and the money we'll save now that we can make our own treats in the future! We'll be recommending Mary's class to everyone we can moving forward. Three cheers for Hugo J. Treadwell, Mary's adorable cat!

Babies and Tots is the best! I am so thankful I found Mayra and John. I remember the first morning…read moreI dropped off my son when he was 6 months old and had suddenly developed a bottle aversion. Mayra calmly reassured me everything would be OK, and it was! My son drank all his milk and came home a happy and full baby. Fast forward 3 years and my son is thriving! He loves going to Daycare, is learning pre-K education, actively practices Spanish, is singing so many fun songs, and is learning how to socialize with his peers. Thank you Babies and Tots for creating such a compassionate, safe, fun, and educational environment!

Sending our infant to daycare was a big step for us, and Babies & Tots made it such a positive…read moreexperience. Mayra truly cared about our baby and our family, and that meant everything. We always felt supported and at ease.

Walked in for tasting as we happened to be in west Seattle. Melissa was great. A wonderful host and…read morevery knowledge about the wines. No food but great wines and good ambiance. We'll be back.

The wine was good, however we were a little disappointed in our service. We asked to split a…read moretasting, however when we went to pay we were quite surprised that our bill was double what was anticipated - the server admitted that she poured two tastings & we were charged for 2. The couple that we were with were shocked as they heard us order a split tasting. Seemed a little sneaky & uncertain we will return.