This rental was a bad experience for us for a several reasons. We are not complainers and had rented a house in DC (good experience) for 6 nights just before arriving at this rental. We are a family of four with two teenage sons.
First and foremost the noise level was frustrating, disruptive and annoying from the street to the walkway outside the door to the upstairs. Conversations outside our door were so loud that it was like they were in the apartment next to us and talking to us. The noise from the upstairs tenant drove us crazy… footsteps and loud thuds intermittently for hours into the late night causing us to lose sleep. And the street noise from sirens to engines revving to motorcycles to conversations… was also disruptive. Had we known any of that we would not have rented the apartment. When we left we saw that the second bedroom had ear plugs which makes us disappointed because it shows the owner or manager knows about the noise level but does not mention it. I had to drive 8 hours on our departure day after sleeping for about 3.5 hours because of the noise. Our son was in the bedroom and never noticed the ear plugs… we noticed it when we did a sweep before we left. Not for nothing, but I have zero desire to rent a place that has ear plugs. I understand this is DC, and this apartment overlooks Wisconsin Avenue, but the noise level was seriously disruptive, especially since this was a vacation rental. And this is coming from a family that lived in NYC for over 10 years.
I would not call this apartment luxurious. The floors were dirty… our white socks were dark brown from dirt after walking on them. The dishwasher was not stable and didn’t seem like it was attached to anything. And there was no dishwasher soap or pods so not sure if it even worked. The washing machine was broken and filled with water. The reservation was for 4 people and we requested the queen blow up bed which wasn’t there when we arrived. The linens/towels were for 3 people even though the reservation was for 4. The house supplies were minimal, like dishes and such. The Dunkin Donuts coffee was in an opened bag. Is it too much to ask for a new bag of $5.99 12 ounce coffee? There was tea but no sodas or drinks which are mentioned in the welcome.
Some of these things are small but when you add them up and then realize we paid over $1,000 for 2 nights… (including cleaning fee, taxes…) that makes us really disappointed. The manager was mostly responsive and allowed us entry to another apartment for use of the washing machine but that should never have been necessary. The apartment was not ready for our arrival with no blow up queen bed, too few linens, broken washing machine…. The two pluses are that the unit includes a parking space but will require some navigation getting in and out… small space, and the location in Georgetown. PS the parking space is behind the property and will require you to walk down an alleyway to N street, and walk about 50 yards to Wisconsin and another 50 yards to the steps to the apartment. With suitcases and bags… can be a little difficult but definitely doable.
The two pluses do not outweigh the negatives, and we cannot recommend this apartment.