Gabrielle and her husband Rod are lovely people. However, there were issues of noise in the basement apartment every night. The acoustics between the house and the apartment were not adequate and we heard frequent remodeling and repair noises and children running above us. The kitchen was minimally equipped with very used appliances, no microwave or dishwasher and any attempt to cook in the oven or use burners immediately set off the fire alarm.

The TV did not work when we arrived (we fixed it), the heat was via space heaters and the backyard was not usable because a large trampoline took all the space. It did not seem the renovations had been inspected because of gaps in baseboards and no fans in the bathroom or kitchen.

The apartment was close to the Van Ness metro and that was valuable to us. If we were coming to DC again, however, we would stay in a hotel rather than use this apartment.