This is a great location, close to downtown but not in it. It is near the Ballard Locks with great restaurants. There was ample street parking nearby, but most of it is only 1-2 hours, and you have to pay for parking lots for longer time periods. The one thing I would warn about is that you have to go through an alley to access the apartment (through a chain-link fence, half a story down). I didn't feel unsafe there, but was glad I wasn't staying alone because I wouldn't have wanted to walk down the alley alone at night. It is also very dark in the apartment because the windows just open out onto a small walkway halfway underground. But if you just need a comfortable, convenient place to stay then this should do the trick.