Seattle apartment rental - The living room has a comfortable seating area. The sofa is a queen sleeper.
The living room has a comfortable seating area. The sofa is a queen sleeper.
  • Seattle apartment rental - The living room has a comfortable seating area. The sofa is a queen sleeper.
    There is a small writing desk at the back of the living room.
    The windows look down onto E. Pike Street.
    Master Bedroom has California King Bed.
    The Master has a sink area by its entrance, separate from its shower and toilet.
    This photo is out of date. We now have a 40' LED TV mounted over the desk.
  • Seattle apartment rental - The second bedroom has a queen sized bed.
    Both bedrooms have TV's.
    The kitchen has a gas stove, microwave, full sized fridge and lots of cookware.
    The entry hall. We refinished the original hardwood floors.
    The sink in the master bedroom.
    There are two bathrooms--this one with a claw foot bath tub!
  • Seattle apartment rental - One of our three restaurants, The Other Coast Cafe, has wonderful sandwiches.
    That St. John's one cold afternoon this last February.
    The view looking West on East Pike, towards downtown.
    The third floor hall. All our short term rentals are on the third floor.
    The apartment is two flights up, and we don't have an elevator.
    This is the rear door, which leads to our deck and the parking lot.
  • Seattle apartment rental - The interior of our favorite bookstore, Elliott Bay Books, two blocks away.
    Next to Elliot Bay Books is a huge record/CD/DVD store, Everyday Music.
    One of our rare winter storms.
    This is the building on a Friday night. St. John's Bar is a great place!
    St. John's today. Three restaurants, a salon; upstairs: 23 apartments.
    Our manager, Johnny, who will check you in and be there if you need anything.
 
Seattle apartment rental - The living room has a comfortable seating area. The sofa is a queen sleeper.

The living room has a comfortable seating area. The sofa is a queen sleeper.

There is a small writing desk at the back of the living room.

There is a small writing desk at the back of the living room.

The windows look down onto E. Pike Street.

The windows look down onto E. Pike Street.

Master Bedroom has California King Bed.

Master Bedroom has California King Bed.

The Master has a sink area by its entrance, separate from its shower and toilet.

The Master has a sink area by its entrance, separate from its shower and toilet.

This photo is out of date. We now have a 40' LED TV mounted over the desk.

This photo is out of date. We now have a 40' LED TV mounted over the desk.

The second bedroom has a queen sized bed.

The second bedroom has a queen sized bed.

Both bedrooms have TV's.

Both bedrooms have TV's.

The kitchen has a gas stove, microwave, full sized fridge and lots of cookware.

The kitchen has a gas stove, microwave, full sized fridge and lots of cookware.

The entry hall. We refinished the original hardwood floors.

The entry hall. We refinished the original hardwood floors.

The sink in the master bedroom.

The sink in the master bedroom.

There are two bathrooms--this one with a claw foot bath tub!

There are two bathrooms--this one with a claw foot bath tub!

One of our three restaurants, The Other Coast Cafe, has wonderful sandwiches.

One of our three restaurants, The Other Coast Cafe, has wonderful sandwiches.

That St. John's one cold afternoon this last February.

That St. John's one cold afternoon this last February.

The view looking West on East Pike, towards downtown.

The view looking West on East Pike, towards downtown.

The third floor hall. All our short term rentals are on the third floor.

The third floor hall. All our short term rentals are on the third floor.

The apartment is two flights up, and we don't have an elevator.

The apartment is two flights up, and we don't have an elevator.

This is the rear door, which leads to our deck and the parking lot.

This is the rear door, which leads to our deck and the parking lot.

The interior of our favorite bookstore, Elliott Bay Books, two blocks away.

The interior of our favorite bookstore, Elliott Bay Books, two blocks away.

Next to Elliot Bay Books is a huge record/CD/DVD store, Everyday Music.

Next to Elliot Bay Books is a huge record/CD/DVD store, Everyday Music.

One of our rare winter storms.

One of our rare winter storms.

This is the building on a Friday night. St. John's Bar is a great place!

This is the building on a Friday night. St. John's Bar is a great place!

St. John's today. Three restaurants, a salon; upstairs: 23 apartments.

St. John's today. Three restaurants, a salon; upstairs: 23 apartments.

Our manager, Johnny, who will check you in and be there if you need anything.

Our manager, Johnny, who will check you in and be there if you need anything.

  • Bedrooms2
  • Sleeps6
  • 2 Bathrooms
Minimum Stay 3 nights
 
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Apartment, 2 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s), 2 Baths, (Sleeps 4-6)

This apartment is perfect for vacation or business travelers. It has two bedrooms, two baths, a nice living room and a fully functional kitchen. It can sleep up to six. There is a king bed in the master, a queen bed in the 2nd bedroom and a queen sized sleeper sofa in the living room.

St John’s was built in 1910. We find that people who love old houses really admire this place. It is a charming old building with hardwood floors and fancy period woodwork. There are twenty five apartments in the building on two floors, above retail businesses along Pike Street. #309 is on the top floor and has a great view down onto the street from both the living room and the master bedroom.

We've made it feel like home. The living room has a seven foot super comfortable couch, two stuffed chairs and a 37-inch LCD TV with DVD player. The apartment has wireless high speed Internet. It's a great place to visit and relax!

The second bedroom is in the middle of the apartment. It's window looks into a light well instead of down on the street. This makes that room the most quiet in the building. A couple of our guests have said that it was stuffy so we have a window fan there to take care of that.

The master bedroom is large and very comfortable. It has a great bed--a California King. The photos show the master with the old tube TV. We've switched that out now with a new Samsung 40' LED TV. And all TV's have Dish Network with hundreds of channels and HBO.

It's a great location but a busy neighborhood. That means that there's some street noise. There's lots of traffic out there, and at night there are lots of people around. We're really not in the center of Capitol Hill's super busy area, we're about 3 blocks away. But you'll hear people on the street sometime, talking and laughing, as they walk toward the amazing area. Capitol Hill has become Seattle's most fun, lively and growing area. Three blocks from us there are several blocks that are just filled with restaurants and bars. There's probably 40 of them within a 6 block radius. On weekend nights it's an amazing scene. There are literally hundreds, maybe thousands, of people on the streets. Even if you don't want to go in to any of the bars it is worth it just to come a watch.

One negative about Seattle: we have homeless people here. All big cities have homeless. It's very sad. Our last count (an annual event) we have about 3000 people living on the streets. Seattle has some very good and progressive programs in place to reduce homelessness, but right now there are lots of those people with no place to go. You will see them. Occasionally they will be outside the door to the supermarket, asking for change. We ignore them. Some people choose to give them money. We feel that it's best to give to organizations that use the money wisely. But of course that's your choice. We just want our guests to know that it's a busy neighborhood, filled with people, some very rich and some very poor. People who bring small children to Seattle from small towns without poverty may want to talk about this issue before you come.

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About Oda Egeland

We have six short terms, and it is difficult to write six different descriptions of the owners, Mark and Oda. I assume you'll see our other listings, perhaps read the descriptions there, and you'll know lots about us. We have St. John's as an investment, but we're not big real estate investors, it's our only building. We've had a very good experience with it--the location is excellent and the people we've met here are wonderful. There's nothing not to be liked! It's a great neighborhood, vibrant, filled with things to do and places to go. It's much better than downtown Seattle, which closes up shop in the evening and has an empty, big tall buildings feel. Our area comes alive at night, filled with restaurants, bars and boutiques. It's like being in New York City or maybe Paris, except it's Seattle. Everybody's friendly here. That's why we bought the place, and that's why we love it!

Oda Egeland purchased this apartment in 2005
Why Oda Egeland chose Seattle

RESTAURANTS: If you're new to the area you will be surprised by how many great restaurants there are within a few short blocks of St. John's. We have three in the building: The Other Coast Cafe features East Coast Style Sandwiches, St. John's Bar and Eatery is an American/bistro, and Ayutthaya is a Thai restaurant. All of these are great places! On our block there is yet another fun place for lunch-a sandwich shop called The Honey Hole. Heading toward Broadway, there is a Subway and the QFC Grocery Store. Once you get to Broadway there are restaurants in every direction, several to choose from, on every block. Without trying hard we could name 25 great eateries, all within a short walk. It's a diner's delight!

62 Reviews of Property 268748 in Seattle, Washington

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St. John's #309, Great Location, Sleeps up to 6
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St. John's #309, Great Location, Sleeps up to 6
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Seattle Washington
Buck Hill Falls, PA
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5 of 5
Submitted: January 3, 2008 Stayed: January 2008
Thanks Mark for a great apartment, in a great location. My family and I loved it. And to your manager:

Johnny, you are the man!

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St. John's #309, Great Location, Sleeps up to 6
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Seattle Washington
Honolulu Hawaii
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5 of 5
Submitted: August 22, 2007 Stayed: August 2007
Great apartment. Beds were very comfortable, fantastic. The whole place was really nicely appointed, very comfortable, with furniture nicer than we have at home... :) It is a lively neighborhood, which we liked, but the music can get loud but stops at reasonable hour. The grocery store across the street was awesome. We walked to Pikes Market and took the bus back up the hill to the end of the "free" zone and walked the rest of the way comfortably. Great collection of DVD's and CD's and a nice TV and sound system made the place enjoyable as well. Parking was very good too. Nice walks up the hill to the Capital Hill neighborhood. Nice kitchen, convenient when we felt like cooking in (made a pie with the fresh blueberries we picked on the way to Seattle). Wish we could have stayed longer, really great place. We look forward to returning!