The apartment was very clean and modern . Your about a block from Pikes place market so the location can't be beat. Theres a well stocked market on the same block as the residence where you'll find about anything youll need for your stay and a coffee shop directly below. I didn't see any large numbers of homeless around and felt pretty safe even after dark walking around. I had my own vehicle so parking is always an issue in a city, but found metered spots right around the corner to unload our luggage and keep the car nearby for use getting around. Once I downloaded the park to pay app i found it very easy to manage my parking spots throughout the city. Your gonna need long term parking over the night and I found the Pikes place parking garage right below the market to be more secure than the ones that they recommend. Its 30$ for ten to twenty four hours and security gates go down to keep people from wandering in after hours. Its supposed to shut down at 2am, but i tried to go to my car around 12:30 and i was locked out. Its definitely noisy there, like anywhere else in a big city. Bring your own earplugs if you need quiet to sleep. All the reviews stated the room came with earplugs, but mine did not. The room gets fairly dark. It has quality blinds, but some light does sneak past them so if you need a totally dark environment to sleep be prepared. All and all your gonna get the full city experience in a fairly well stocked room with nice thick walls where you aren't gonna hear the neighbors , but the inevitable sounds of the city, people racing their cars around and an occasional siren. Its also just a few blocks from the monorail staion that takes you to everything around the space needle and I'm sure there's many other forms of transportation near by. Id definitely recommend this spot if you want to be in the heart of the city.