Ian's place is a fantastic home base, and I regularly walked downtown and up to Capitol Hill. I found everything I needed within a half hour's walk; if you're a coffee fan, I recommend Broadcast Coffee just a few blocks west. The place was clean and functional when I arrived, and Ian was very responsive whenever I contacted him about any issues. The kitchen is pretty well equipped and I really appreciated the tech setup: the internet speed was better than I needed and the TV is set up with a Chromecast. If you're visiting in winter and you're very sensitive to the cold, beware that the heating is somewhat limited (a wall-mounted heater in the bedroom and a baseboard heater in the bathroom), which is made up for by portable space heaters and plenty of blankets to curl up under. I found this worked out quite well for me in November so I wouldn't be too worried, but if you like turning your heat up to 80 this might not be the place for you. Besides that small caveat, I highly recommend!