To start the place has been remodeled and is very nice. That is the two stars. No where in the listing do you find out it is a duplex (or at least nothing obvious). Did not find out until just prior to arrival. There is a carport but you drive down to it which means you have to gun it to back out. There are steps and if you are older it is not a good thing. Steps up to the kitchen/living room and steps down to the bedroom. When we arrived there was dog barking and construction going on. Never told of this before arriving. If last minute thing I should have been warned. If knew all the time, should have been given a chance to cancel. We stayed one night of three because we could not get a hotel room at the last minute. When I let the owner know we left after one night his response was he would have fixed things, the construction people were supposed to stop at 10 PM. I did not feel safe. The place was hard to find. I have stayed all over the Seattle/Everett area and have been very careful and read the description and reviews, but I got fooled on this one. If you want a duplex that has a reasonable price, this place is for you.