August 2018: Very nicely-laid out, clean place in a convenient location. The apartment is on three levels. First level is the entry, with a bath, a bedroom, and a deck off the bedroom. Second level is the main living area, with an open kitchen-dining-living area and a balcony. Third level is the master bedroom with in-suite bath and a balcony. Although the total area is not big, the excellent layout makes it feel bigger. The excellent views of the Space Needle from every floor was a nice surprise.
The apartment is a five-minute walk to the Capitol Hill LINK (light rail) station in an interesting neighborhood that is convenient to many of the tourist locations in downtown Seattle. It was a really pleasant home base for our trip.
Getting in to the apartment was easy. There is a combination lock on the front door and we were given the code a couple of days before arriving, so we did not have the problem (that I've had with other AirBNBs) of not being able to get in immediately upon arrival.
Only two problems. The downstairs bed is not that comfortable. It's not terrible, but it's not good. And the upstairs bedroom gets too hot. It's not at all obvious why it gets hot upstairs at night, but if you are a person who does not like the sounds of the city at night, and thus won't sleep with the balcony door open, it's a problem. The owner's agent stated that they were aware of the upstairs getting hot. Hopefully, they will take some action to correct the situation soon.
I went back and forth on ranking this place 4-stars or 5-stars, but ultimately decided on 5-stars, concluding that the overall value of the place outweighed the bedroom problems. I hope Vaibhav will fix the problems discussed, as it would make this a perfect place to stay in Seattle.