Pros: Very stylish and renovated accommodations. Great furnishings including bed and pillows, fully furnished kitchen. Abundance of towels (though with overly strong bleach smell). Beautiful wooden floors and accents throughout. Wide windows and awesome window coverings. Felt that the pricing was very good for location, cleanliness, furnishings.
Cons: Main floor (with a 2nd BR up one more flight) had NO windows to open (except in the bathroom). That's a biggie for me and one major reason I choose private homes to sealed hotel rooms: I felt claustrophobic by lack of access to fresh Seattle air! In future bookings of homes, I will now ask beforehand! Lots of steps here - those with bad knees or other steps issues should not choose this place. Heating was uneven; esp. cold in entrance foyer downstairs. Don't go barefoot! I caught a huge splinter from the floor in my foot!
Pros: Nice to be personally greeted by host and shown around the apartment. Many amenities, including a bottle of wine (I don't drink).
Cons: Host had to use his flashlight to show me how to read the thermostat but didn't provide one for guests or leave instructions on how to best control. Host also failed to provide milk that I had requested in writing in advance (not cool for an avid tea drinker arriving late in the evening and needing her beverage before bed/first thing in the am). In correspondence, host had offered "snacks" which turned out to be a few bags of BBQ chips. LImited print materials on local dining areas, bus schedules of the routes that served the immediate neighborhood. Never saw host again; he made no effort to initiate contact. Didn't feel I was given a sense of what was in the area beyond a few nearby cafes and two restaurants. On my own, I found an active neighborhood centre with a supermarket, Trader Joes and more restaurants to try within walking distance.
One might say I am overly critical because many of these tourist information needs are now met by using a phone for directions, suggestions, etc. Then I admit to being a technical dinosaur as far as travel goes!! Use your own judgement on how best to meet your needs. For the future, for solo travel, I will choose to stay at B&Bs in homes where there is more interaction with a host. Those have been much more rewarding experiences than this was.
Extra tip: Do not miss the host's written suggestion to see the sunset view from nearby Kerry Park and the walk from there through the neighborhood of amazing homes and more views!!