Crystal's home was a wonderful home-away-from-home for our week in DC. The apartment was comfortable, clean, and Crystal provided lots of lovely extra touches - snacks, coffee, some condiments, etc. She provided excellent directions and information before we left and once we arrived, we found brochures and a binder full of excellent suggestions of where to eat and what to do. The apartment itself was full of architectural details and offered access to a lovely backyard space as well as a private front patio. My two little boys loved the fun touches - garden gnomes, a wall to write on with chalk, a funky and welcoming garden space with a flying pig... :) Harris Teeter (grocery) was an easy walk, so we stocked up and saved money by making several meals at the house. The kitchen was well stocked and had all we needed for basic cooking. We also took advantage of the washer/dryer and were thankful for the detergent that was provided. The metro was an easy walk down the street and got us everywhere we wanted to go in DC. We visited a ton of museums, the zoo, went on the DC Ducks tour, and enjoyed family time exploring DC. We had an absolute blast staying in Crystal's place and I highly recommend it! We hope to be back someday!