Elena’s place is great. I stayed for three weeks and her place got the job done very well. Clean, spacious, great location (convenient and very safe area), easy to get into, free street parking, has everything you need to live like you would anywhere else, and is directly across the street from a Whole Foods which was very convenient. It seems like the unit was probably built/renovated somewhat recently because it all seems fairly new and updated.
The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five is because the unit doesn’t have AC. I have a feeling that this typically wouldn’t be a big problem, but I went right after the big PNW heat wave when it was in the 80s and 90s everyday, so it sometimes got a little hot in there, especially when cooking. At night it would cool down though. It was terribly hot though; I was surprised it wasn’t much hotter in the unit given how hot it was outside. Maybe that’s because it’s in the basement.
Other than that, though, it was a great stay and I would definitely recommend to anyone else.