We stayed here with our young teen son for a few days. My husband worked during the day and me and my son where out exploring the town. The building is on the older side and slightly dated but it is spotlessly clean. The elevators run fast-no waiting around. The apartment is very bright, large windows throughout with solar shades to keep out the sun. There are laminate floors through out. The living area has a comfortable couch and is far enough away from the dining table to give you more space. The outdoor patio is perfect for morning coffee and wine later on. The view is of the city and is wide open. You will hear noise from the highway when the windows are open. We where not bothered by this- it's a constant hum. Both bedrooms where spacious and bright. The larger one had its own bathroom. If we where traveling with two teens the second bedroom would not have worked as there is just one bed. Being just 3 the space was perfect. There are more than enough towels. The kitchen is fine to cook in or eat take out or just for breakfast. The area surrounding the apartment was fantastic. A 12 minute walk to Pike Market, a longer but totally doable walk to the space needle (we walked there and back.) And, just up the block you have many restaurants, coffee shops, a great donut shop and so many interesting shops. After exploring the whole city we decided this was our favorite area. A bit on the edgier side and getting gentrified in the good kind of way (for any Brooklynites reading this think Bushwick.) All in all we had a great stay I would not hesitate to book this place for exploring Seattle.