Alex's house was easy to find from Union Station (about 10 mins walk) and he provided good directions and instructions in advance of us arriving. He was also kind enough to let us use his drier as we had got quite wet waiting for the bus in our previous location! Alex was really friendly and his housemate was also really chatty and gave us helpful advice. The house is also close to the Mount Vernon metro station as well as Union station so its easy to get into all the tourist spots - or its about 20-25 mins easy walk to the Capital building. All in all would recommend!