We were visiting DC for 6 days-5 nights in the summer and wanted a spot that had some basic amenities such as a comfortable bed, ac,
Wi-Fi and kitchen since my girlfriend also needed to work remotely during some of that time.
Although Ray’s place did serve some of that- it was not what it was stated to be.
Pros: Good location, comfortable bed unfortunately the pros ends there
Cons:
1. The room is a basement that gets no sunlight or fresh air circulation which spelt disaster considering the ac unit required a bucket (we only had a small one) which collected water from condensation and poured over every night onto the carpet which started to smell like literal Feet the whole time.
It was unpleasant, disgusting and a terrible condition and we wound up staying out very late and leaving very early just to avoid the smell.
We did raise this concern with Ray and he did respond by drying the carpet (somewhat) but this did not resolve the smell and the wetness of the carpet at all.

I had to keep emptying out the bucket into the shower whenever it started spilling over and put our towels on the carpet to dry it. It didn’t feel like a vacation at that point.
2. The room had 2 small lamps and is barely lit even during day time which is not ideal to work- there are no sockets or outlets on one side of the bed.
3. The bathroom was very smelly and had some mould on the floor as well as on the shower curtain plus the shower pressure was not good.
4. The ‘common space’ that’s stated in the description is not really one because the family is around and it feels very awkward to invade into their space and use the kitchen or the dining table. We ventured upstairs just once to re-heat leftovers and decided to eat out although the primary reason why we got this air bnb was to cook some home cooked meals for our special dietary needs.
5. The room itself needed a lot of cleaning and a major renovation. It truly felt like we were in a bunker of some sort. It’s a great location and it’s a pity it has to be an unpleasant experience.
6. Thankfully there was a separate entrance and exit to the air bnb which was overgrown with weeds, there was green mould growing on the door itself and the backyard did not have any lights so at nights we had to have our flash lights handy to navigate through the steps to open the door.
Overall, not a very pleasant experience, if you are staying 1 day and need a place to rest your head then maybe. Would not recommend.