Good for shorter stays under 2 weeks, not great for longer stays like ours. My husband and I stayed for 5 weeks and worked remotely from the apartment.
The good things: The wifi is fast and the balcony is a nice additional space to work from. The apartment itself is also fairly large, as depicted. The kitchen has some basic equipment and is a little light on the number of plates, bowls, etc. but it was enough for us. We were on the second floor, so no views, but there was a large shady tree which helped during the heatwave and had a friendly crow living in it.
Issues we had:
1. AC - There is actually no AC that cools the majority of this apartment, which was disappointing because when we booked it was listed as having AC. There is a portable unit haphazardly installed in the bedroom, but it only cools that room. Overall it wasn't too much of a problem because we could still sleep. But if you are going in the Summer, this is definitely something to consider.
2. Laundry - This is an old walk up building, so the only thing modern is the decor in the apartment. Because of this there is only coin operated laundry downstairs. It is very difficult to find coins in this neighborhood. We tried the bank several times but they were always out, and the grocery store wouldn't give out quarters either. We finally found a little corner store that had quarters but we had to scrounge them over weeks to get enough to do laundry. As you can imagine this can be very annoying if you are staying longer than a couple of weeks.
3. Mail - We had a large package stolen (from within the building) and mail undelivered, so I wouldn't recommend this place if you are going to be needing anything delivered to you.
4. Manager - Our biggest issue was actually with the local manager Miles, who is the only point of contact. This was surprising because everyone had reviewed him so highly. Before we checked in he was very friendly and actually held onto one of my packages that arrived early. But after I checked in and mentioned the AC not being listed properly as well as anything already broken (which I always do when I check into an airbnb) he became defensive. Afterwards he became dismissive and sometimes rude about any future issues I had (the issues I listed above). I even tried to call the owner to speak about Miles, but she is out of the country. We were able to connect over Airbnb chat and she basically told me to leave if I wasn't happy with the manager (she did offer me a refund if I left). The communication with Miles was probably the most unpleasant part of our stay. Maybe he misunderstood my directness or maybe he doesn't expect to be asked for help, but hopefully he will be nicer to future guests.
5. Location - It is not as close to the main strip of stores and shops as it seems on the map because you have to walk up a very large hill to get there. This wasn't conducive for a quick lunch break if you don't have a car. The area is overall pretty residential with not much foot traffic and we were hoping it was going to be a little more lively. If you are just visiting Seattle and not working remotely though, it is pretty much within 15 min driving distance to most everything you will visit.