Pros:
-Great location, I love staying in DuPont Circle and this was easily accessible in a nice area.
-Comminication was great from the owner and check in was easy.
-Place was definitely clean and the decor was really cute with plenty of sunlight. It was a nice little apartment set up and if check out was later I would have liked to stick around and get some writing or work done.
-Extensive collection of DVDs which would be fun to watch for someone in town for a while for work.
Cons:
-It was very hard to sleep and I was not only exhausted but had taken a sleeping pill, so that's saying quite a bit. This is the #1 priority in paying for any overnight stay, is getting some good sleep. There were no curtains on the windows so light came through, the old AC unit was super loud and jolted me every several minutes until I couldn't take it then had to turn it off, which kept us up as well because it was so warm. There were random noises I think from the heating system? Metal on metal clinking and shuffling sounds coming from the ceiling, and the person sleeping on the couch said they could hear people in the hallway/neighbors.
-Not a really great sleep set up for the couch person, there were a couple of pillows without cases in the bedroom closet I found after they went to bed, and there was just one blanket in the living room which was too warm. No sheets or extra comforters.
-While the price looked inexpensive on the app, with the fees I ended up paying $130 over that price. For $230+/night, I'd expect accomodations like a hotel- a decent coffee set up and some toiletries, extra blankets and pillows or at least enough for the 2 people staying, and above all else a good night sleep.
The place is really cute and clean, and the owner was nice to communicate with so I'd maybe consider trying another property, but I think there needs to be some adjustments either to price or accomodations to make this one work for me. If you're a heavy sleeper and like to bring your own blankets maybe this would work better for you.