The Urban Cottage was like a retreat in DC!
My husband, 2 year old and myself stayed in late April and our experience was one of the best Airbnb experiences we have had in the years of using Airbnb.
The neighbourhood is in typical elegant DC style, very safe to explore on foot at any time of the day or evening and extremely quiet at night. The D6 bus runs right past the door, but we enjoyed the 10-15 minute walk to Union Station which would take you anywhere you need to go.
The cottage has had a quality renovation and is fitted out with high end furnishings, linens and appliances. Jennifer has all the comforts of home including a washer and dryer (invaluable during our stay), dishwasher, steamer, extra linen for the sofa bed, Apple TV and Cable. The bed and sofa bed were both very comfortable and there was plenty of hot water.
Jennifer herself was fantastic - her communication was great, ensuring we had everything we needed and she checked in several times to see that we were ok. She gave us some recommendations for restaurants and things to do and we loved Matchbox in Capitol Hill. She even left us some breakfast supplies, which were a godsend with our later arrival.
Overall, I'd recommend this cottage to anyone travelling to DC - when we visit DC again we will absolutely be back for the Urban Cottage experience.