St. John's is a perfect place to stay in Seattle. You can easily walk downtown (Pike Place, the Seattle Art Museum, etc.), and public transportation is super-easy to get to -- including the new Capitol Hill LINK station (to the airport for $3). The neighborhood has all kinds of restaurants and bars (try the Lost Lake Cafe & Lounge for a 24/7 diner) and the best bookstore in the city (Elliott Bay Book Co.), and there's a grocery store next to the apartments. Uber drivers are always swarming, literally 1 minute away. The vibe here is pure Seattle: young, progressive, lots of black clothes and dyed hair -- and, in our experience, universally friendly and helpful and, best of all, not so much in a hurry that people in the neighborhood won't stop and chat with you if you have a question about directions or whatever. Be aware: that changes a bit on weekends, when non-residents come to the neighborhood in large numbers for the nightlife, but most of the time you feel like the people around you are the locals. The Capitol Hill neighborhood is gentrifying rapidly, for sure -- the signs are everywhere, and it will be a different place in 20 years -- but for the time being it still seems to belong to the folks who live here, and if you're looking for a relaxed place to stay and still be right in the middle of Seattle, I don't see how you could do much better. As for the St. John Apartments themselves, our experience was flawless. The host, Christine, is warm, friendly and helpful; the building is well-maintained and secure; and the particular apartment we stayed in was clean, comfortable, and well-appointed. I'll certainly stay at St. John's again when I return to Seattle. So nice to walk downtown in the morning and do my conference thing for the day before returning "home" to Capitol Hill in the afternoon. Ditch the soulless Sheraton and Westin, and stay here. Highly recommended!