The apartment is huge and comfortable. When in Seattle I like staying in the University District because there is a wide variety of good but relatively inexpensive restaurants to eat at. This apartment is right in the middle of it, so the location was perfect for me. The apartment and kitchen were well-stocked, there was even a good supply of coffee. The neighborhood is also well connected to the city’s mass transit, though the light rail station is a long walk there are plenty of buses nearby (if you are using the buses, you can use google maps to plan routes then download the mobile app OneBusAway for real-time reports of bus arrivals).

Sheldon was an easy-going host, there to take care of concerns but also respectful of my privacy.

The laundry and washing machine are $1.50 each, which is relatively cheap. There is one washer/dryer for the 3 story building but I never saw many people around and the machines were always available.

On the downsides to consider. I did have problems with the wifi, the building wifi didn’t work for me so I ended up borrowing wifi from the brewery below. I think this will work for most people. It wasn’t ideal for me since I rely heavily on Skype with screen sharing as I travel, and Skype would be laggy at times. Sheldon did provide me with an alternative hotspot I could use when I had problems connecting for a couple hours, but I didn’t really need it after that. I was there for a month, so just 2 hours of downtime does not seem that bad. There was also quite a bit of construction noise from next door as early as 7 AM for some of my stay. Its hard to escape construction noise in Seattle though it seems like new buildings are going up everywhere.

All in all, I would still recommend the apartment and the host for those staying in Seattle.