My boyfriend and I usually stay downtown when we visit Seattle. However, we wanted to break it up on this trip and explore a different part of the city. We loved how close it was to Discovery Park, restaurants, breweries, etc., in Ballard/Fremont area. Lisa’s basement apartment was comfortable. Being that it is a basement apartment, you can hear people walking around upstairs, but that is to be expected. We weren’t bothered by it. That said, this was a great value and ideally located. Cheers!