Kumail is a good host, great with communicating and was able to assist us with a couple issues we had during our stay.
The apartment is a cute studio apartment equipped with the necessities for our stay - refrigerator, microwave, stove, pots, pans, dishes, utensils, soap, sanitizer, paper towels, toilet paper, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, & towels. However, because this building is 100 years old, there is no vent system, and our AC was a standing fan and a desk fan.
There was 6 of us, which is the max for the Kumail’s listing but I feel that was pushing it. With the air bed blown up for everyone to have a place to sleep, there wasn’t any walking space. This is just my opinion, but I feel to be comfortable, 4 max is good here.
I will say, the location is convenient. It’s in the middle of the main attractions Seattle is known for. It’s a 15ish minutes walk to Pike Place Market and it’s also a 15ish minutes walk to the Space Needle. There’s a CVS 2 blocks away, 7/11 about 5 minutes walk away, and a popular donut shop right next to the apartment building.
The downsides to this listing:
1. There is no ventilation, the window is our source of any ventilation but with all the windows opened and the fans on max, the room was still very hot and stuffy.
2. The bathroom leaks? It was very strange but a couple times, there was a bunch of water leaking from the bathroom door but the odd part is there’s no water on the ground in the bathroom. It did not come from the toilet, the shower, or the ceiling, and there is no pipe in the bathroom by the door. We have no idea where the water came from but there was visibly a leak and water on the floor…. as if the bathroom was crying.
3. The kitchen area has a smell, kind of sewer-like.
4. The noise. All the windows that have blinds, we left open because of how stuffy the room is, but whether the windows are open or closed, there is a lot of noise outside and that’s expected as it is downtown. You will hear seagulls and other birds squawking outside, big trucks, cars honking, people shouting, and on our last day at 6AM on the dot, the whole building and other surrounding buildings were awoken to someone blasting their radio. And when I say blasting, I mean blasting. It came from a professional sound system, as if you’re at a concert. We don’t know where exactly the sound came from, but to us, it sounded like the roof of our building. We will never know but that happened for a good 20 minutes with people screaming to that person to turn it off. Again, this was at 6AM and on a Saturday morning.
Overall, it was an okay stay for my group and I. Some things are out of Kumail’s control and we understand that. We appreciate his hospitality and that his apartment is definitely convenient with eateries and stores within walking distance. Will also add that the water pressure from the shower was amazing.