I am writing this review because I wish I would have seen a more honest review when I was looking at this listing. John's place was not as clean or great as the reviews make it out to be. We had a few major issues in the apartment during my stay there, including water leaking from the ceiling and causing parts of the ceiling to fall off, the shower staying clogged for over a month, and the sink staying clogged for weeks. John was made aware of all of these issues as soon as they arose and they were not fixed at all or for a while. When I left, the ceiling issue had been happening for about three weeks, with no apparent headway made on the issue at all. At times the leak was so bad, it was an actual stream of water coming from the ceiling that we had to put a bucket under. One of the showers was clogged for over a month to the point where the water would go up to your ankles when taking a shower. I was never aware of a time when this would be fixed. Finally, the sink was clogged for at least a couple weeks before it was fixed, which made the sink very dirty and the kitchen smell bad. Beyond the major issues, the place was not very clean generally. When I moved my mattress because I had dropped something, I saw that there was a lot of dirt and debris in the corner of the room.
This is one of the cheaper listings in DC so I know you cannot expect a lot, but it is reasonable to expect major issues to be fixed, so that the apartment does not become unhealthy to live in. I would not recommend this listing.