My wife and I had went to DC for the football game (seahawks/washington). The location itself was great. In the middle of everything. Walking distance and scooter distance. The neighborhood was cute and felt safe. Getting there was easy. We travel a lot and this place over all was ok. I'll give the pros and cons.
Cons-
- Shower head water was kind of janky and kinda just bursted
- towels had hair on them (long white hairs, obviously not ours)
--> we stayed 4 nights and there were only 2 towels for our entire stay(1 each), it would have been nice to have an extra set for our bath towels
- front door was super hard to get into with top lock had to call the host for help but we eventually got it, we left the door unlocked (thats how hard it was) but locked the medal security door.
- Had plenty of space heaters but some blankets would have been nice (we went end of november)
- The bathtub was leaking/ dripping sound that wouldn't stop
- the bathroom didn't have a vent (it was in the drawer) so would get super foggy and then you can figure the rest of the issues within that
- there was a stain on the couch
- They needed a lic plate # for the parking pass and wouldn't be able to print it for you, which didn't work out because we had a rental and didnt' know the info. Luckly, we were able to park withoutthe pass with any issues or tickets (that we hope so far).
The only other thing that I thought was weird and not so much a complaint but just didn't sit right. We were out for the day and i had a missed call and messages (about 4) from the host, that they needed to come downstairs to get their christmas supplies out of the closet that was in our rental. Now I get it it, but I didn't. Yes, they did ask for permission but it seemed very imperative that they got these supplies based off the amount of messages recieved. Obviously we were a booking that was placed in advanced and we understood that things happen, but I didn't think it was professional to have to come down into our rented space with our things out so they could get their christmas decorations.
The pros:
-Great location! The rental it self as mentioned above was a cute spot but nothing to fall in love with.
- only 15 minutes from DCA airport
- only 12 minutes from the monuments
- only 4.5 hours away from NYC
- great eats all around
-Hair dryers in the bathroom
- the noise upstairs from the movement was noticeable but nothing distracting
To conclude, we did ask for an hour extension for late check-out for we saw that it could try to be accomadated, but unfortunately we weren't one of the lucky one's who were able to be granted that. Would I stay there again, probably not, but to confirm, it wasn't bad, or horrible experience, it just wasn't for us and would be willing to try something else out.