The guest book was very helpful to find local restaurants and our way around the public transportation system, which can be daunting for newbies to a big city. Plan on bus fares at $2 a ride per person and you can get fare cards at Giant grocery. The condo was close to everything we wanted and needed. It was immaculately clean and held anything we could have required to cook, but we enjoyed the many cuisines along the street for all our meals! At the last minute, we decided to drive to DC instead of flying and on this visit, we were able to park the car on the premises, but off-site parking is close. Matthis had excellent communication throughout our stay.