Overall, this is a great little apartment in a fabulous location in Belltown.
The location is great, with a 10-15 minute walk to all the major sites in town. There are several great coffee shops and restaurants nearby. The Italian place (La Vita E Bella) right next door was great casual Italian, and there’s a coffee shop (Macrena Bakery) on the backside of the building (we camped out there when we arrived before check-in; they were very accommodating of all our luggage).
The building itself is also very nice. The public areas are well maintained, and the heated indoor pool, spa (which didn’t work one day but was quickly fixed), and gym facility are nice additions. Public wifi in the common room was handy when our apartment didn’t have internet (see below), although we realized that very late in the stay. You’re in the city, so there is some street noise at night but the windows in the apartment were better than most at keeping the noise to a minimal level. I know some reviewers commented on the rules, but they are mostly common sense - don’t let others in the building, quiet hours at night, etc. They help make the building a safe and positive experience for everyone.
The apartment is nice, well decorated, and clean. It’s a little snug, with the second bedroom immediately off the living room. There are pocket doors, but they don’t really block any noise from the living room and there is no floor space in that room for luggage. The kitchen is compact yet well fitted with everything you need for basic cooking. I always appreciate when staples are available, which here included salt and pepper, oil, vinegar, sugar, and hot sauce. We didn’t need it, but note that the AC is not central air but an added unit in the main area (so bedrooms would be difficult to cool in a hot spell I suspect).
Our one significant issue is that we didn’t have internet (and hence TV) for the entire four day stay. When we reached out to Vince, he was immediately responsive every time. That said, no one fixed the problem or offered any alternative solutions to us. We both work remotely so it was an expensive solution for us to utilize our data plans for hotspot usage the entire stay (until I discovered the internet in the public area, but that was still inconvenient). If that had been corrected, this would have been a really great stay with 5 stars.