My wife and I stayed here with our two dogs for over 6 weeks while my wife received brain tumor treatments at SCCA. This house is adorable and in a fabulous location! Right across the street from Alki beach, with tons of great restaurants to choose from right down the road (and even right next door!). It's definitely not a quiet neighborhood, with lots of activity and people walking/driving by (at least while we were there in May/June). It is definitely still a nice getaway compared to the downtown area, however. We appreciated feeling away from the "city" and loved walking on the beach and around the neighborhood with our dogs and trying the local restaurants. We also loved sitting in the chairs in the yard and looking at the ocean. The house was very comfortable and had just about everything we needed, including a pretty well-stocked kitchen, dishwasher, and shared washer and dryer.
Sarah was a very kind host and overall we were very happy with our stay.
A few things to note; not complaints really but things we would have wanted to know before booking so I'm sharing here.
First, there is only one outlet in the bathroom and it didn't work, which was a little inconvenient. There was also no fan in the bathroom that we could find, even though it looked like there was one in the ceiling we couldn't find a way to turn it on. The window in the bathroom also does not open. Possibly the switch for the fan was the one located next to the previously mentioned non-functional outlet. My wife asked the host about this a few times and didn't get a response. Showering without a fan, even though we left the door open every time, made the bathroom very hot and full of steam. It even looked like there were patches of mold all over the ceiling that definitely appeared to grow/spread over the course of our stay.
Second, the house is a tri-plex, with one unit upstairs directly above this unit. Not a big deal, we live in an apartment at home so we are used to having upstairs and downstairs neighbors. Except you can hear EVERYTHING from upstairs; the floors are very thin, the floorboards are creaky, and you can hear every single step and every word spoken. Most of the time this was okay and it wasn't terribly bothersome. Unfortunately there were frequently very noisy groups though, with small children or guests who partied until past 2 am on a weeknight. We know we can't get too upset because it's a vacation rental and people are just having fun and living their lives, and I'm sure the other units heard noise from our unit as well. Just know if you are looking for a place to rest, you may not get it depending on who stays in the upstairs unit. Even with normal activity up there, it still can be
extremely loud. Something to be aware of if you're sensitive to noise or a light sleeper like my wife.
Another problem we had was the WiFi stopped working for days and the host was not very responsive about getting this fixed. The router is not located in the unit so we couldn't even attempt to troubleshoot ourselves. Obviously WiFi isn't a necessity for life but it was frustrating to not be able to use streaming services or anything and I was also working remotely on my laptop during our time in Seattle and I was unable to do this while the WiFi was down.
Also, be aware there is no off-street parking and the house is located in a fairly busy street. During the day/evenings and on weekends parking can be a real pain. If you're from the city this may not bother you but it was definitely inconvenient at times, although luckily parking clears up quite a bit at night most days.