We visited DC for 5 hot days in June, and Gabrielle's place was the perfect, central location for our trip. Very easy to walk to the metro on the red line (to get in to see monuments or museums), and the basement apartment is cool during those very hot DC summer days. Cleveland Park area has wonderful restaurants, and you are 1 mile from the zoo (we walked) and the park. She is a thoughtful host and we had everything we needed. We would definitely stay again!