We stayed at Pat's house for 8 days. Pat has the talent of being available while giving you your privacy without appearing aloof. This is a talent a lot of people do not have. It was a nice neighborhood of semi-older homes, with restaurants within walking distance, not too far from the marina. We had the whole downstairs to ourselves. A bedroom, with a very comfortable bed, a bathroom and a living room. The setup removed the stigma of "staying at somebody's house". We had a mini-fridge, coffee maker, hot water pot (for tee) and a TV. We didn't have a microwave, but Pat said we could use hers in her kitchen, which we found we didn't need. Half the room was filled with books of very interesting reading. Coffee, English muffins, butter, jelly and water (filtered and in the gallon size) was available on a daily basis. Warm blueberry muffins were available should we desire. Parking was sparse, but Pat offered to let us use her garage and she would park on the street, an offer we flatly refused.

Speaking of parking, the #26 bus line stopped right in front of her house. This bus line went straight to downtown Seattle. Because of this, in eight days we only drove the car four times, and that includes from and to the airport. The rest of the time we used the bus and save on parking fees and the stress of driving downtown. VERY CONVENIENT. If you choose to use the bus, download the "OneBusAway" app.

With that said, here are a couple of negatives (bear in mind, you can find negatives in any $500 a night four star hotel):
1) No printer access. The printer she had was not compatible with the iphones and ipads we had, so it was off to Kinko's to print our vouchers and airline tickets.
2) No clock in the bedroom. I know that sounds silly, but when you wake up in the middle of the night, you want to know what time it is. I'm sure Pat will have a clock in the room soon.
3) The room is in a basement, so not too many windows.

That's my experience. It's a great place to stay. All in all, I can't imagine staying at another location should I need to visit Seattle again.