This basement space could use a thorough cleaning inside and out. The inside is grungy. We found dirty windows that looked like they hadn't been cleaned in years, a stained oven door, cheap outdated carpeting (torn in places), an old and mildewy shower curtain, and a bathroom towel with dog hair on it. Oddly, the bathroom sink had paint splotches on it and the toilet paper roll holder was missing -- not a big deal, but one of the bathroom photos on the owners' Airbnb page looks different and so may be out of date.
The outside isn't very inviting, either. The first things we saw when we arrived were overflowing garbage bins only a couple of feet from the door to the apartment and a container of lighter fluid sitting at the door sitting in a pile of dirty leaves.
Although the owners said they'd try to be quiet and would only be heard "from time to time," it is impossible not to hear them walking, talking, and watching TV above the basement apartment, sometimes quite late at night and sometimes quite loudly. Moreover, parking was a challenge due to three factors: there's no parking on the street in front of the rental, there's construction on the side streets near the rental with many "no parking" signs, and it's inconvenient to park on the side streets across from the rental due to both the very high traffic speeds (it's like a mini freeway) and the fact that the one relatively safe place to cross is out of the way.
We asked for an extra set of sheets, and while Amanda eventually did respond to our request for an extra set of sheets, we didn't use them because we found a clump of hair on them. We were also surprised that while there's a coffee maker in the kitchen, the owners don't provide coffee filters. Apparently, travelers are supposed to arrive with their own coffee filters or buy a package of filters when they arrive.
On the positive side, the owners did a nice job of remodeling the kitchen. Also, although Airbnb renters aren't allowed to park on the driveway in front of the rental (even though there's space), the owners didn't object to us pulling into the driveway for a few minutes upon arrival and departure in order to get our luggage into and out of the car without having to walk several blocks to/from the car with our bags in tow.
Seattle is an expensive city and this apartment is on the lower end in terms of cost, but we expected a clean apartment even at this price point.