The apartment was sparkly clean and everything seemed to be brand new. The hosts left lots of nice personal and welcoming touches upon our arrival and stayed in touch throughout the week, responding almost immediately to our questions. The location is ideal. It is supposed to be near the subway, but being from NYC, we actually walked to all the museums on the mall - only 30 minutes. In the neighborhood itself, we found everything that we needed traveling with children: restaurants, coffee shops, grocery stores, playground, etc. The resident parking permit was a fantastic feature, which allowed us to park on the street literally in front of the windows.