First and foremost, the host was incredibly unresponsive for the entirety of our trip. We sent messages at the time booking, one month ahead of the trip, as well as other messages right ahead to confirm dropping our bags off ahead of check in, with no response to any. As we didn't hear back, we went ahead and dropped off our items and to our dismay, the place was nowhere near clean, even 45 minutes ahead of our check in time. There is a basic supply of kitchenware and utensils, no cutting board or mugs, which was fine as we didn't really cook. The bathroom toilet started to break a bit the longer we stayed, until it finally stopped flushing on our last day. It is unclear if the building and door code get changed, which was concerning as far as safety goes.
On our second night (Oct. 6, 2022), we returned to the apartment with notices taped to the door indicating that the rent has not been paid in 8 months, since March 2022 and that the premises will be vacated within 14 days if payment is not made. Unfortunately, this review won't post for another two weeks and though we reported it to AirBnB it is unclear what they will do about it. If you have booked a reservation at the downtown listing in the near future be warned that you may run into issues getting into the space if Randi fails to pay rent. I wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't as she has charges over $12,000 posted on the notice.
Other than this, this location was very ideal and central to the downtown area. We were able to walk almost everywhere we needed to go that was on our list of destinations (Space Needle, Pike Place Market, Aquarium, boat tour, etc.). Places we couldn't walk to were a very quick commute by bus/Link/monorail, which only cost us $20 for the 5 days we were in town, even from the airport. Generally, the Seattle area was a bit pricey and food options, while plentiful, weren't always that great. The nightlife is quiet and there is quite a large homeless population in the area. While they are harmless, it is notable.