Karin was a great host. He was very prompt in responding to issues and very accommodating. The house was in a great, very quiet residential location. It was about 5-10 min walk to the sky train station which could bring you to downtown. The street had ample parking out front, enough for 2 vehicles directly out front of the home. The layout of the home was fine, with a very large bedroom upstairs and very small bedroom, along with a 3/4 bath. The heated floors in the upstairs bathroom were awesome! The downstairs has a moderate sized bedroom, large closet with the main floor full bathroom. The kitchen was fully equipped, as well as a full dining room with a 6 top table. Great for eating meals and gathering for games, plenty of room and space. There's also a shared laundry room with the tenant below which you have access to. The living room was great, had a nice sectional couch which could seat 5+ people and a chair as well. The large TV was great, which had local cable service with the essential channels, including Seattle news.
Lastly to note, this unit has a tenant living below, similar to an apartment with separate entrance. We were aware of this prior to making the reservation. We had seen previous reviews talking about this, but brushed off a little because maybe previous guests were being too critical in their reviews. With that said, you will hear the tenant living below quite clearly. They had friends over on a weekend night, which they were playing games and socializing until past midnight. Also, you will smell the food they cook as well. When we arrived, the house smelled of frying oil, then the next night was a very strong garlic odor. We are a fairly easy going family which travel quite extensively, but we feel it's only fair to review accurately for the sake of future guests. We stayed 4 nights, of which was mostly enjoyed shy of the issues stated above.