Shannon was a wonderful host. She was easy to contact and very accommodating. She even let my boyfriend drop off all of his things before the check-in time. Everything you could ever need was supplied in the apartment and there wasn't anything superfluous, which I loved. She even supplied us with a coffee grinder when we asked and let us hang out in the backyard on the day we checked out while we waited for our taxi. The apartment is in a great location. If you don't mind walking you can walk to downtown Ballard, but there are also plenty of other great things within walking distance. Her recommendations for restaurants in the area were wonderful. We went to 3 that were on her list and all of them exceeded our expectations. We will definitely stay here again when we visit Seattle.