Our stay at this apartment went very smoothly. It was a nicely decorated, cozy space that we looked forward to returning to every evening after a long day of sightseeing. We could at times hear footsteps in the owner's residence above, but that was to be expected. We were not really bothered by it. I appreciated how well stocked the kitchen was. The informative brochures and various books on D.C. that were in the apartment proved to be a valuable resource for us. We are not used to being in an urban environment since we are from a rural area of Texas, but we found this neighborhood to be quite charming and felt very safe. We even walked to the capitol building late in the evening on our first night to acclimate ourselves to the area. There are 2 metro stations within a 10-15 minute walk. We found that we preferred to walk to the Stadium-Armory metro station instead of Eastern Market. To us, it just seemed like a simpler route to get there. Most of our trip was spent seeing the monuments and going to the various Smithsonian museums. All of that was great, but I do highly recommend a visit to Arlington National Cemetery and Mount Vernon.
Thank you to Steven and Stephanie for creating this lovely space and allowing us to make it our "home away from home" for the duration of our visit.