This is a great location for being a (first-time tourist). You can walk to the Seattle Center and a number of restaurants, as well as to a grocery store. Because the unit has parking, it is easy to go further afield as well. The apartment is very comfortable and Tommy is a very communicative host. There are two downsides I've got to mention although they won't bother everyone. Women especially should know that while the unit seems quite secure, the wood on the two outside doors to the building has deteriorated around the lock so that the doors rarely closed securely -- which meant they were unlocked. Second, the temperature during two of our six days in Seattle was in the 90s. There is no air conditioning in the living room, which made it quite uncomfortable. I recognize that for many Seattle-ites A/C is not cost-effective, but if you're from a place where everything is air-conditioned (the humid mid-Atlantic and the humid South), you could be uncomfortable. Nevertheless, I would definitely consider staying here again.