Seattle Furnished Suites

Moved to Seattle. One of our jobs arranged a month of short term housing in a new-​construction high-​rise apartment. The issue is that we have kids… and it was more than $ 7500/​month to extend past that first month, and we had to know two months in advance if we’d extend or not, making the «free» short term housing an incredibly expensive proposition.
We searched online, and found two far-​less-​expensive options; Seattle Furnished Suites and Short Term Suites Seattle. The latter failed us in a pretty basic way, so we called Dale at Seattle Furnished Suites, and wound up staying in the 3BR unit in Magnolia.
First up, and obviously: $ 7500/​month rents a *pristine* 2BR furnished, short-​term unit in Seattle right now. Rent on a 3BR here was less than half of that. We didn’t expect pristine, just functional, and Seattle Furnished Suites delivered 100%. Neighbors were friendly, Dale answered any questions or emails same-​day, only real issue we had in two months was the vacuum cleaner breaking, which was quick to get replaced.
I’d gladly rent from Seattle Furnished Suites again; renting here let us spend time learning a bit of the city before hunting for a more permanent place, and while it wasn’t cheap, the price made it much, much lower stress. Both the ability to learn the city and not stress as much about cost made moving to Seattle much, much more pleasant. Thank you!

I arranged a booking with Seattle Furnished Suites prior to moving from across the country. The photos of the place looked great and I thought the rate was reasonable.
Dale was very prompt, polite, and detail-​oriented in our communications. It was easy to book and arrange a meeting time. I was impressed and optimistic.
When we arrived at the unit (Ravenna), however, our expectations were not met. The suite was garden-​level, while we were led to believe it would be on the first floor. The space had not been thoroughly cleaned: I found clumps of long black hair on the bathroom floor and some random trinkets appeared to have been left behind by the previous tenants. Some building fixtures were in disrepair — e.g. a window screen right next to the front entrance was falling down. When we asked Dale to fix this he said that it could take a couple weeks to fix, but that we shouldn’t worry because «there aren’t bugs in Seattle anyway.» The biggest issue was that the window frames and window sills were caked with black mold. My husband and I were really concerned about the mold as a matter of health but Dale explained that «no one has had a problem with it before.» His lack of concern about these issues rubbed us the wrong way, and the overall feeling of the unit was dark/​dank and creepy.
Accordingly, we decided not to stay in the unit. Fair enough, Seattle Furnished Suites kept our deposit.
Not a good way to start our new life in Seattle. :(

The negative aspects of this review apply to the owners more so than Dale, the property manager. Unfortunately, nearly any decision related to property issues was relayed to the owners before Dale could take action.
My wife, infant son and I stayed at the Woodland Park Home (2BR, 2.5 BA) for 12 months. We were responsible tenants in that we provided the rent check 1 week in advance and took care of the place as if it were our own.
Pros:
–Clean, ready to move-​in
–Outstanding location
Cons:
–RENTER BEWARE: At the end of out stay, we conducted a walk through with Dale and he indicated everything was in fine order. The following week, the owners declared that 1) three of the dining chairs were torn and needed to be replaced 2) small holes in the wall used to install a nanny camera (authorized by email from the owners) needed to be repaired and 3) the first floor smelled like urine and required extensive cleaning. They withheld, in essence, the security deposit for these falsified claims. We were shocked by these accusations as we have never been in this position in all the places we have rented in the past.
–We found a rat living in the garage in the fall (near piles of cardboard boxes left by the owners). We asked the Dale and the owners to address the problem IMMEDIATELY. The owners needed to be badgered via phone and email before anyone came to the house (more than 7 days later).
In essence, it is a nice physical structure with an excellent location. Dale is a responsive manager. However, be sure to perform the walk-​through with the OWNERS THEMSELVES and ask for your security deposit in hand before moving out.

Working with Dale at Seattle Furnished Suites made our transition to Seattle living so much easier. He is very nice and very responsive. We began researching furnished places in October 2013, targeting a move in of January 2014. We planned to stay for six months to acclimate to Seattle before choosing a permanent location when there were more housing options available. Dale was very helpful, worked with us on a pet policy (we have 2 small pups) and reserved the unit to put our minds at ease. Since our flights didn’t land until 9PM on a Tuesday he arranged to leave a key for us in a predetermined spot and even turned on the heat before our arrival, a welcome surprise after a stressful moving day! We lived in the Harvard suite (Broadway) in Capitol Hill for six months, moving out in late June. The location was perfect, any issues like clogged up sink were dealt with promptly and all-​in-​all relatively painless living. Moving out was a breeze. I’d recommend Seattle Furnished Suites for anyone looking for a temporary living spot in Seattle, they are wonderful!

Dale Hicklin is a genuine and honest person to deal with. We have been in touch the past month, due to my family’s temporary re-​location to Seattle next year. Dale has been quick to respond to all my questions, suggested several good housing options and just been a professional person. We decided on a unit, sent him the deposit all the way from Sweden — but had to cancel the reservation due to change of plans. He sent the check back to us, and has not charged us anything for the reservation falling through. We love this kind of honesty and integrity!

The owner is very nice and responds in a timely manner… My shower rod came down and the owner came by to repair it (however haphazardly) the same day. However, he seems to be a bit confused about availability as I was told several different apartment numbers at different times.
We finally agreed on Ballard Place Suite #1556, then I ended up in Mt. St. Helens #4 — what he called an upgraded apartment (I’m guessing because square footage-​wise it was larger?), which I thought was a downgrade. It was pretty dirty and the carpet was super old and smelly. The location in North Queen Anne is only good if you have a car. I only stayed there for a couple of days before moving to Ballard.
There website is great and really gives you a good overview, although I think the photos were taken when the apts were brand spanking new… click on the walkable score, very helpful.