For our family of six (including four young children), hotels in DC were expensive and impractical-- but this apartment was better than any hotel! Unlike many AirBnBs where you are sharing space with someone else's stuff, this apartment is used only for short-term rentals, which was ideal for us because there was nothing for our kids to break. The place was absolutely spotless, with comfortable beds, pristine linens, ample dishes/glasses/silverware, and state-of-the-art appliances (the kitchen sink even had a tap-on feature, and with four kids, we appreciated the brand-new washer and dryer!). It really was hotel-like; the hosts provided not only basics like towels and soap but also shampoo, conditioner, laundry detergent, dish soap, paper towels etc. I half-expected someone to come make the beds for us. The apartment was very large and extremely comfortable for our family, with tons of room for our luggage and our energetic kids. (I don't think I could say that about any hotel the six of us have ever stayed in!) It is a garden-level apartment so the living room/kitchen does not have a window, but it does get daylight from the hallway, the bedrooms both have ample windows, and it did not feel dark at all. The photos are accurate.

They provide a parking pass for this neighborhood, which made parking on the street outside a breeze. (Parking in the rest of DC is another story!) The neighborhood appears to be gentrifying rapidly, with some derelict buildings but many more new constructions and renovations, including this building and many others on the same block. We had our car with us so we did not spend time walking around the immediate area, but it was indeed near the metro, and someone who wasn't weighed down with four little kids could probably walk to the National Mall and other sites.

The hosts didn't make our beds for us, but they were very responsive when we did have a problem. When we arrived, part of the apartment lost power due to a minor problem with a circuit box (the kind of thing that could happen anywhere). Despite being away for the weekend themselves (they live above the unit), both Sara and her husband were extremely responsive over the phone late on a Saturday night-- sending a friend to check up on us, arranging for an electrician to come the next morning, and also arranging for someone to wait for the electrician and let him in so our vacation would not be disrupted, and the issue was quickly fixed. The problem was garden-variety; their response was not. I was impressed.

We would return to this apartment in a heartbeat. It was our first experience with AirBnB, and I'm only afraid it has spoiled us forever as we will now have very high expectations! Thank you, Sara, for a magnificent time in Washington that our children will always remember. Highly recommended.