Unless you are the kind of person who stays out until 2:00 a.m., this particular apartment might be too noisy for you.
First, the pros! The location is amazing, the building itself is fascinating, the room is beautiful and clean, and it's in the heart of Pioneer square next to a bunch of wonderful attractions, cafes, restaurants, and main hubs of transportation.
However, there is a huge problem with noise at this location. The first four nights I was sleeping there I assumed the loud Bass music was coming from the nightclub next door. However, on Monday nights at 2:00 a.m. (technically Tuesday)it occurred to me that nightclubs aren't open on mondays. I trace the music down stairs to the merchant bar and cafe, which according to them had been closed since 12:00 a.m. It was now 2 hours after closing time and they were still blasting music.
The first time I asked them to turn down the noise they said they would but 5 minutes later there had been no change. The second time I called and asked, they did turn the music down... and then turned it back up again 30 minutes later just as I was about to fall asleep, then turned it back down. That happened again about 10 or 15 minutes later. I don't know if they were just very forgetful, or this was an "F- you" to me for asking them to turn the noise down.
I didn't realize that the host also own the cafe and bar below. If I had known I would have contacted her sooner. When I did eventually contact her and confirm that she did own both the hotel and the bar and cafe, at first she said the noise must be coming from next door at the club. I confirmed with her I had traced the noise to downstairs at the bar.
Whether the noise is coming for the bar downstairs or from the club next door, it doesn't change the fact that this is a really really noisy apartment at night and I got maybe two night sleep out of the five.
If you're the kind of person who's out late anyway, this is the best location in Seattle for you. But if you have insomnia like me, or are sensitive to noises like me, this is not a good location.