I stayed at the studio apartment for 3 weeks while looking for a long-term lease. It was exactly what I was hoping for. The pictures and description do not misrepresent anything. And, in fact, it seems that the hosts have made deliberate improvements based on Airbnb reviews (e.g. the bed now has a pillowtop cover so it's much more comfortable than people said it was a while back). Check-in was easy, Andre and Joel were very responsive, and Adrian (who lives in Elektra) was available over the course of my stay for anything that came up.
Pros:
- Love the kitchen. Favorite room in the apartment! It's well-equipped, and roomier than it initially looks.
- Limited noise from the outside of the building (building is next to the highway, but the studio faces a quiet street on the other side)
- Internet is fast and reliable
- Great water pressure in the shower, water stays hot
- Plenty (I mean PLENTY) of towels, sheets, paper goods, pillows
- Proximal to both Capitol Hill and Downtown (12 min walk to QFC, 20 min walk to Pike Place, 4 min walk to Starbucks Roastery, 2 min walk to Convention Center)
Cons:
- VERY thin walls. I can sleep through a lot, so I wasn't really bothered, but you can hear everything around you. Amateur rapping upstairs, people watching 'The Office' next door, conversations...
- The studio is non-smoking, but the apartment building doesn't seem to be, and someone in one of the nearby apartments lights it up frequently.