As many others have written, the apartment is located on one of the busiest street in Seattle. I didn’t think the noise would be that bad, but it did dampen the times I wanted to sit in silence, it’s just not possible here. Aside from the street noise, the neighbors are also loud. The apartment shares walls with neighbors on either side, though the noise from neighbors did not compare to the street noise. There’s this AC window unit in the living room that let in a ton of street noise. It’s not one of those small units either, it’s pretty large and sticks out of the window but quite a bit, so you definitely can’t remove it from the window. It’s unfortunate because that window AC unit let in a ton of street noise. You basically are forced to have a window open all the time in the living room, so you hear everything that goes on outside. It’d be great if that was removed for the non-summer months.
Speaking of neighbors, one of the neighbors you share a wall with is quite the chain smoker and has just thrown his left over cigarettes all over the outside of the property, from the driveway to the entryway of the triplex where everyone is subject to seeing & smelling them, that was pretty nasty tbh. Other than that, the neighbors were fine.
Now onto the actual apartment. It was pretty bare bones 2 bed 1 bath. The unit is spacious and has the bare minimum for guests I’d say. The kitchen has a lot of potential to be a great place to cook and hang but there’s so little in the way of cookware that it’d be very hard to cook a full meal. Better pots & pans, plates, cups, etc would have been nice for those of us who like to cook & eat in. Thankfully I travel with my own pan & pot in case of emergency, like this. The unit is also pretty run down, it’s not terrible, but if you look close enough you’ll see the photos show a nice veneer, but in real life things are kind of falling apart. It’s fine I guess, it’s still a decent place to stay in.
I originally had this Airbnb for 3 months, but had to change my reservation last minute to only have it for one week. I think I lost some money, but overall Onat was very kind, communicative, & understanding. Ultimately, I’m really glad I cut my stay short here, I would have been pretty unhappy to live here for so long for the reasons mentioned above. Oh also, this place isn’t really walkable to anything, so that kind of sucks too.
Overall, this is an ok Airbnb. I’ve basically lived off the platform for the last 2 years and have stayed in ALOT of airbnbs all over the country. Onat’s place ranks on the lower end of experiences I’ve had, but not the worst. He seems like a good host, but the unit itself and location were lackluster. I would not recommend this place for stays longer than a week, but for a few days, it’s fine. 3/5 stars from me.