Sheldon's place was as described. I always read through the reviews thoroughly before booking a place and both agree and disagree with them. It's true, there is a lot of noise from the alley behind the apartment - both with the trash trucks and dumpsters and generally people just walking back there and talking. But I live in a city in an apartment that backs to an alley so it didn't really bother me. The apartment is very "woo college!" and took me back to my undergrad days. It's an old building with old furnishings. But I disagree with the other reviews that the apartment is dirty. Yes, the carpet has stains but I could tell that it had been recently vacuumed. Yes, the linens were old but I could tell they were clean. Yes, the shower is old but when you have an old, iron tub it's impossible to get it looking brand new. If you're looking for a nice, quiet place to spend your time indoors while in Seattle, this might not be the place for you. But I was on a work trip and the conference was at a nearby hotel and I just needed a place to crash and shower and Sheldon's place was great for that. There's no TV but the Wifi worked just fine for me to watch Netflix, listen to Spotify, and check email. I didn't use the kitchen at all so can't speak to that.

The only other "downsides" to the apartment were there weren't many three-prong plugs and the bathroom outlet wasn't working so I had to blow-dry my hair in the kitchen. Again, I didn't care but others might. I also had to keep my computer plugged in overnight in the kitchen because I worried the adapter in the bedroom would short my charger out. Also, I have sinus issues and have almost a constant runny nose and there weren't any tissues in the apartment. Not a big deal but I felt bad using paper towels so much.

The area is definitely a crowded, college strip. There were quite a few homeless people around but again, I come from St. Louis where there are lots of college kids and homeless people so I wasn't shocked. I never felt unsafe. It's not my kind of "scene" with all of the young kids and hole-in-the-wall restaurants but again, I wasn't staying in that neighborhood for pleasure. I did eat from the sub shop below the apartment twice and the food was really good and the service was very nice. There's also a Starbucks two doors down which was nice.

My flight got in late and Sheldon arranged for me to pick up the keys from the sub shop, which was easy enough.

Overall, this is a great place to crash if you need to stay in the University District and if I have another conference in the area I will definitely stay here again!