The surrounding neighborhood is just OK. There is abundant street parking which I know from visiting DC is a scarcity. The unit is a finished basement of the hosts home and you have to go to the back of their home to enter it. Whilst technically you have the “whole place” it’s attached to their home. With that being said it was very quiet and didn’t hear much noise. The ceilings are quite low and I’ve had to duck in the entryway/entrance to one of the bedrooms(I’m 5’10). The low ceilings aren’t a huge issue to me but for someone taller could pose a more significant inconvenience. You are unable to control the temperature in the basement unit you are staying in. It was quite hot as it is in July and I found the cooling to be highly inadequate. They did provide plug in fans in the unit which did help. The location of the unit is about 20-25 minutes away from all the main attractions in DC. Overall, I would describe my experience as below average.