Karen and her daughter were awesome host. I'm a travel nurse and Karen's basement apartment had everything I needed for my stay. If your going to stay during the summer, the basement apartment stays nice and cool. While my friends at work were complaining about the heat I was smiling. I always worry about parking my vehicle on the street but not this time. I was able to park right in front of the gate and there were only a couple of times that anyone parked across from me, leaving plenty of room for through traffic. I will plan on staying with Karen again if I decide to return to Seattle.