We really enjoyed our stay at Ben’s basement apartment. It’s a great space, well designed and Ben has done a great job furnishing the unit. The apartment was clean and well organized, kitchen has everything you’ll need. I stayed there with my parents and slept on the pull out bed, which was so comfortable you would never have known it was a pull out. As it is a basement unit you do get noise from the upstairs apartment, however as most airbnb’s in DC are basement units I’m assuming this will be common, and we didn’t find it to be an issue. Ben was a great host, answered all our questions and was very helpful! Apartment is walking distance from Union Market, which is a great area for dinner/drinks. There is a bus stop right in front of the apartment and metro about a 20 minute walk. We didn’t use the bus or metro as all the areas we wanted to go had a projected travel time of over an hour with multiple transfers. We ended up using Lyft to get around and because Ben’s apartment is not that far away from the National Mall rides were usually between $10-15/trip. We had a few Lyft drivers comment on the safety of the neighborhood, however we walked around the neighborhood and did not get that sense and always felt safe. Ben also assured us it’s a safe neighborhood. All in all we really enjoyed our stay and Ben’s apartment, he was a great host and would recommend staying there on your next trip to DC!