This apartment was a fantastic find, and served as a great base for our too-brief two night stay in Seattle. We are a family of five, with three teenagers, and had more than enough space to spread out and have some moments of "apartness" in the midst of intense family togetherness! The apartment is clean, attractive, and well-furnished, with a lovely large table to eat at or play games, great family room with tv and balcony, big kitchen, and three different bedrooms. In fact, the most tense moment we had involved teens fighting over who got which room and bed because of the options! Luckily, the master bed and bath are on their own private floor so we could escape all teenage shenanigans! Lynne was FABULOUS with really thorough, personal communication by text and email, which made us new-to-AirBnB'ers feel safe, welcome and cared for. The location is an easy 10-15 minutes to downtown Seattle and the primary tourist attractions, and does not require getting on the freeway to get there - score! There is a close-by Safeway for groceries, and we enjoyed The Essential Baking Company for breakfast and LOVED an expensive but AMAZING Italian family feast at Aglio e Olio, both in close by walking distance. The provided personalized tourist guide put together by Lynne and Andrew was super helpful too!
Three small cautions: first, there are a LOT of stairs. A LOT. Not a problem for us, but could be a deal breaker for anyone with mobility issues or knee problems. Including the garage, the space is spread over four floors and a landing. Second, there is garage parking which is a SUPER bonus, because late at night street parking was hard to come by, but it's tricky. It's a shared garage, and you have to angle in just right and then fit within a certain rectangle so as not to block the neighbors. Drive a car? No problem. Drive a Honda Odyssey minivan? Just be really patient with your spouse as one of you does some tricky parking moves. We made it but it took a little maneuvering. Just a heads up. Third, and this is NOT any kind of knock on the hosts, the pillows are currently one style - firmish, nonmoldable foam pillows. There's nothing wrong with that at all. But if you have high pillow needs, bordering on pillow neurotic, as I do, just plan to bring your own so you know you're comfy. Because seriously, pillows are really personal, and EVERYTHING ELSE was just great - bedding, towels, everything. :) We loved it and will absolutely be back given the chance!!!