My friend and I flew in for a half marathon but wanted to be able to get a good feeling for the city since it was my first time in Seattle. Matt's place in Wallingford was perfect for many reasons:
1) House and neighborhood was quiet and charming
2) Right around the corner from the town center. Has amazing, coffee, restaurants, shopping, and a couple of fun bars. Wallingford is a laid back, easygoing community, cool community. Loved it!
3) Running distance from Green Lake where we did our shake out run. Beautiful!
4) 5 to 15min drive to other areas: University, Ballard, Queen Anne, Downtown.
5) The basement apartment was exactly what we needed. Super clean and spacious enough for 4 people.
6) Matt is a great host. Gave us pointers on the area and available for questions and requests although we didn't have too many because we had everything we needed from the get go.

Would stay here again at the drop of a hat. Thanks Matt!