First we’ll put the review: We couldn’t have possibly done better than choosing Stephen’s apartment to stay in during our recent trip to DC. Absolutely impeccable in every way: spotlessly clean, all amenities and then some, very comfortable bed (and all other furniture) with a hide-a-bed sofa if you happen to need it along with more extra bedding than you’ll ever need. It has a perfect compact kitchenette (as shown in the photos on his site) and a really great, big laundry room for renters’ use (wish I had one like it at my house!) The space is SO comfortable, beautifully decorated, but subtle (not overdone,) with privacy and everything we could possibly need. Stephen checked in with us by text every so often, or we would see him outside doing yard work on occasion, but we didn’t have enough time to visit with him as much as we would have liked. We’re hoping to make a return visit soon and get to know him a bit better. He was entirely kind and helpful in every way, always happy to respond to any requests for help, but was never intrusive, and he always had a smile on his face. In other words, he was a perfect host, a super nice guy and his apartment was the epitome of what, (in our opinion and admittedly limited experience), a perfect Airbnb apartment should be. Now to explain how we came to stay at Stephen’s home: We are brand new to Airbnb, having only just discovered it a week or so prior to our trip to Washington DC in early December. We had no idea such a thing as Airbnb existed and although excited about the idea of staying in a comfortable apartment-type setting as advertised, we were a bit skeptical. In fact, the entire Airbnb experience as viewed for the 1st time online seemed almost too good to be true. Nevertheless, we perused all the WA DC listings, kept coming back to Stephen’s, & finally made contact with him. His reviews were all great (and there are a lot of them!) and the photos & description showed a perfect living space as far as we were concerned. He reassured us about the accessibility of the DC Metro system and offered his assistance in showing us how to get around, which was our only real concern since he lives a few miles outside the heart of DC, or the historical district with all the museums we wanted to see. As it turned out, that was a good thing because we were outside the hustle, bustle and noise, yet easily able to catch buses &/or trains to bring us where we wanted to go. (If you want to have a car with you, though, you can park on the street right in front of Stephen’s house at no charge. And we found out how expensive parking in DC is, so this is another great aspect.) We’ve lived north of Atlanta for the past 8½...