I really enjoyed my stay at Eric's house. It was my first time renting a bedroom and sharing common areas in a house. It could hardly have been better.
The Pros:
+ The other residents were all friendly and interesting people from a variety of places. I enjoyed meeting them.
+ The room was exactly as described with a comfortable bed and CLEAN!
+ The whole house (all the common areas) were kept very clean. We did our own dishes, and the host had a cleaner do all of the common areas several times a week. For example, I always had access to a fresh/clean towel.
+ Our rooms were our rooms and nobody entered them while we were there. Eric requested a numeric code from me before I arrived, and I then used that code for the door, so nobody could enter that I didn't give the code to or invite in personally.
+ There are chickens (which I never heard, no rooster) so when they lay, free eggs are available (something that makes this AirBnB different than most).
+ A washer and dryer, they also provided the laundry detergent and there were dryer sheets.
+ Affordable.
+ The neighborhood was friendly (I had a small dog I was walking twice daily so I talked with a number of them).
+ Location, location, location. On the Columbia City side of Beacon Hill, in central Seattle. Only three blocks from the Light Rail Station (if you take the stairs through a couple of blocks, longer if you go around). Also buses on the same street.
Neutral: For the first couple of days I parked outside the gated area, but when another resident left I could park inside the gated area. This is not a high crime area, I just worried because I had a new car.
Cons:
None, I will happily stay here again.