First of all, Sam and Heather are local business owners and live in the neighborhood. This important to me as a consumer on this site in particular--they have substantially invested both professionally and personally in Columbia City, and they aren't your typical Airbnb "flippers"; they care a lot about this neighborhood.
Second, this place is very well-located, just around the corner from the heart of Columbia City, and a few blocks from the light rail (so very easy to get to from the airport).
Third, my mother-in-law and sister-in-law stayed here for a week to be with us (and really--let's be real--to be with our two-year-old daughter) during Thanksgiving. They have very exacting standards (for cleanliness in particular, where Airbnbs can be hit-or-miss in my experience), and if the apartment hadn't been spotless and comfortable, we would have heard about it. But as I'd hoped, they loved it!
Bonus: they were so impressed with the state of the art TVs in the apartment, that they decided the 10 year old Samsung in our living room had to go and be replaced with something more on par with what they experienced at Sam and Heather's place. So we got an early Christmas present out of the deal!
Last, a note for families with little ones, our toddler spent a lot of time over the last week in the apartment with grandma and auntie, including a girls' night sleepover, and the place was perfectly safe for her to do her (supervised) toddler thing there.
If you are in need of a great, family-friendly place to stay with all the basics covered and then-some, and in a part of Seattle that feels like a true (if rapidly changing) neighborhood and is also within (actual and for real) walking distance to restaurants, parks, as well as a movie theater and several live music venues--look no further!