Adreinne's place, in the historic, up-and-coming, Shaw neighborhood, adjacent to downtown, was perfect for our family of three.
We were in town for four days for our daughter-in-law's graduation from George Washington University. People's Place was ideally located for us -- smack-dab in the middle between our son's apartment, graduation events on campus in Foggy Bottom on the National Mall next to the Washington Monument, and the extraordinary Giant grocery store only one block away!
We found everything we needed -- all within a block or two, a delicious Sunday brunch at Convivial, a Starbucks, and coffee and ice cream at Dulces (?) across from Giant.
The Giant grocery store is worth extolling. Its building is an adaptive reuse of the historic O Street Market (red brick, Gothic Revival style, with a 90-ft. tower) -- one of the three remaining City Markets built in D.C. late 19th century -- and the complex (including mixed housing, retail, and parking) is the 2015 winner of the Urban Land Institute's Global Awards for Excellence.
On the exterior there's an amazing art installation featuring some of the "greats" of the neighborhood -- Duke Ellington, Robert Gould Shaw, and Alma Moseley (?). It's designed to be enjoyed by people walking by -- very cool!
Not incidentally, the grocery is #9 in the Top 15 Groceries in D.C., and Adreinne has thoughtfully included the Giant grocery discount card with the key to the People's Place. On one trip I saved $3.50!
We would happily stay at Adreinne's place again. The red rose and the magnolia in the front garden will bloom this week. Charming!