What greeted us first was the stack of garbage and recycling on the porch. I wish that was the worst of it. As we opened the door, a faint but present odor of cat pee welcomed us inside. This might have been mitigated and "freshened up" a bit had the A/C been working. But, no, in 86F/humid weather in balmy DC, the temperature was steadily rising in our unit. We then tried to contact our host who was very kind and helpful (not the landlord though--never did talk with this unknown person). She was very prompt with her responses, though she was out of town and thus was not able to come over and address any issues directly. While were were sorting out the A/C and what we were now realizing were parking issues as well (2 hour parking in DC), we found the TV didn't work. Apparently there was a missing remote. Hmpph. My kids are not spoiled, but even the best of kids struggle when it's hot, sticky, odorous and no TV to distract them. Ok... so... our host is gracious to find us a parking spot we can rent for an extra $20/day. Why she doesn't offer this option before we arrive to town, I have no idea. I may have missed this in their write up--probably my fault on that one. (Do most tourists to DC not bring a car?) Anyway, I drive my van into the spot, which I soon discovered is too small for my car and the truck next to it. I wish I had had a tape measure. My guess is it was a good 2 feet less than the standard size for a parking space. Once I realized that my parking there would leave no room for myself OR the truck already parked to be able to open any doors, I tried to pull out. You guessed... too small to make the turn. I caught his bumper and it scraped a large swath of the side of my van. $3,000 repair? Wow. You can't make this stuff up... I go back to our stuffy Air B&B and promptly tell my host what is happening. My husband has since discovered that the lights don't work in the living room, and we decide to "cut bait" and head to a close by hotel. Oh... and did I mention there is a weird door IN ONE OF THE BEDROOMS that leads to a whole other unit? Hmmm.... so who has a key IN to that door? yikes... I hate to say it, but I haven't had a great Air B&B experience yet. I don't know why I keep trying them. They're often run by people who seem like developers, and a couple of times, it has seemed like something shady going on with who owns what and how to actually get help when you need it. I think I'm probably done with Air B&B. Just too much hass to start a trip with each...