In my opinion, this house is neither suitable nor safe for paying visitors. My 70 year old mother and I stayed for about under an hour then left. The house does look cozy and charming from the photo. In person, however, is a different story. Walking to the house, I couldn't believe my eyes -- it looked a bit like a scrap yard (likely due to the renos that are supposedly taking place). There are two key Seattle residential building code violations that suggest a danger to any visitor's safety: 1) A large open French door in the living room with no landing outside. This is unsafe for a child, senior, or someone who forgets the warning to "not step beyond the door." There is no posted sign, just a verbal warning from Sheryl (Violation of Code R312). 2) There is no full hand rail going up the winding staircase to the 2nd floor. For anyone slightly unstable or needing support, this makes going downstairs a big difficulty and unsafe (Violation of Code R311.7.8).

Also, when my mother and I first arrived, we laid down to rest our feet for about 15 mins. During that time, the bed shook several times for unknown reasons (planes overhead? cars outside? No idea why). It made laying down quite uncomfortable, and added to the realization that this place was both impossible and unsafe to sleep in.

Although it is indicated that the house is undergoing changes, I doubt that there is any serious work happening with a deadline in mind. The guest bedroom was meager, with neither the door nor windows finished. Some small things you can deal with - they're not the end of the world. But putting together an unsafe building (what other danger did we not see?), and make-shift/unfinished nature of the room, and the condition of the front yard, we pulled out.

I left a message for Sheryl on Airbnb about an hour after leaving and finding a new accommodation at the Moore Hotel downtown (which I recommend), which is copied verbatim below, but I never received a response (see msg below).

After years of travelling around the world by back-back, train, bus, plane in Europe, North America and South America, this has been the worst place I have ever stayed in (disappointment, surprise, stress).

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Hi Sheryl,

Please note that we left your place with the keys on the table. You are very friendly, but we find the house not suitable to stay in, especially with no railings going upstairs. We were concerned about my mothers safety. In addition the fact that the bed shakes very frequently (planes?) made it impossible for us to stay . Best regards,

Lisa