First off, the apartment was beautiful and had easy access to several delicious restaurants within a few blocks of the apartment building itself. The apartment itself is clean and comfortable upon arrival and the host was very responsive. It was a bit of a juggle making sure everyone who was staying with us in the apartment was able to get into the building due to having one FOB (which is fine, but it makes it extremely difficult between 6 adults with mildly varying plans night by night difficult without one person staying back/hyper-coordinating when everyone will arrive to all get up to the apartment to rest for the night). Getting the FOB was an interesting process that required coordination between the greeter and myself and my husband. If we were getting in at our original late-night time, I don't know if it would have been doable for the greeter to have met us at witching hour, so be aware that if you have a late/delayed flight very late into the night, it might make it difficult to procure the FOB. The apartment also only has one assigned parking space for one vehicle with an associated parking pass with strict building garage rules with safety and security in mind. We were able to work it out with those who were driving, but if you have more than 1 vehicle coming in, I would recommend you research reputable places to park extra vehicles/ride-share to avoid high parking costs or damage considering some of the parking locations' reviews in the area. It was a great stay!

The condo was great and the location was amazing within walking distance of pikes place and the space needle. Lots of food to choose from in the area. The only complaint was the bar downstairs on Friday night.

I messed up, but great communication to fix everything

Host was welcoming and communications were good. The stay however did not match my expectations, which weren't that high considering it's a low floor unit in an older Belltown building. I was expecting street noise and the usual Belltown pedestrian traffic, but I was very disappointed in the unit itself. The place looked better online than in person, but it was the fact that many things were in disrepair or otherwise unbecoming for a vacation rental. There were tattered, faded pillows on the sofa, the primary tub was stained and the kitchen was very sparsley equipped; it seemed more suited for college kids than adult vacationers. The coffee maker didn't work, the oven smoked when I turned it on (so much so that the smoke detector immediately went off) and the kitchen sink would not drain. I spent good money on groceries, hoping to be able to cook, but ended up having to get take-out every day instead. The host did send someone to clear the clogged sink, but it was on my last full day there. There were no apologies, no concessions, just cheerful responses and requests for me to send photos and explanations of the items in need of repair. Not at all how I expected to spend my time at my vacation rental.