The apartment itself was nice and clean and the area was OK. I did ask if early check in was possible, if I arrived before 3pm. Driving from Boston I wasn't sure what traffic would be like. I was told I could check in after 1pm. I arrived a little after 1pm after leaving Boston at 4:30 am. There was no parking pass when I arrived. When I sent message to host she immediately replied saying "since we normally don't allow people to check in until 3 you will have to park on the street . You can park your car for 2 hours then move it to avoid getting a ticket". I went on spothero.com and found a parking lot on P street NE for $10 - not a very safe looking area. I had to go back there after 8:30 pm, in the dark, to get my car after my conference, and then try to find a spot on the street using the pass. There weren't any, on the street the apt is on, at that hour. I had to move the car in the a.m. before leaving for my next conference. When I had texted the host after 4pm on my arrival day, asking when I might get the parking pass, she didn't answer me until after 6pm, when she dropped it off ( I had to leave for conference after 5pm). Sort of felt like I was being punished for asking if early check in was a possibility. I would have gladly stopped for lunch and checked in at 3pm and had the promised parking pass than go through the hassle of trying to find spot and parking in a bad area until after dark.... That's my only complaint but it was a pretty distasteful one.......