Robert was a great host. His house is all remodeled and our room & bathroom were quite nice and very clean inside. We had use of the kitchen & dining room. There are lots of convenience stores in the area and we did also walk down to Pike Market from the house - pretty good distance though, and took the city bus right back to within a block of the house. Parking on the street can be a hassle to find spaces, but Robert does provide you with a local area parking pass once you find a place. Seattle traffic is quite congested and you are better off using the city bus if you can. The house is up from the street, so there are quite a few stairways to deal with. But even being at 69, it wasn't a big deal once we got settled in.