I went back and forth on the best way to approach this review since I recognize that a lot of things were just out of control of the host but some were and it was kind of odd. Ultimately though if someone asked if for my next trip to DC- would I return to this air bnb- I would say no.
The location is great! I personally love Eastern Market and it is super close to the market itself. Diana was super kind to let us be flexible with check in and even check out. The metro is about to a 7 minute walk from the apartment (Host even gives you a metro card! but its only 1 per person so if you are traveling with someone else, you can buy another one at the metro station) and the place is nicely located among restaurants and convenience shops (IE- Walgreens, CVS, etc.)
The space is cute- as pictured! The shower and place is not ideal for someone that is taller than 6'3, which my partner just hits that cut off. They will have to duck a bit which he did not mind! The shower has great water pressure but it is a little snug in there. Overall, the place was clean.
The noise from upstairs is not great. You can literally hear everything. We were there for the half marathon and wanted to get to bed on Friday night fairly early but you could hear the noise from upstairs. We ultimately tuned it out though. It was a bit harder the next night- Saturday night, Diana was kind to let us know that they were having people over but it was very loud. Fortunately, we decided to go out for dinner and when we got home, seemed that everyone went home. The day we were leaving there was pony poop on the sidewalk closer to the apt that we wound up stepping in since the host was throwing a birthday party for their kid. Which again, not in their control but also just not great to have to deal with as you are trying to pack up and leave.
Additionally, we did have an issue about something (I won't get into the details because that would not be fair to the host even more) and when I asked to speak with Diana to at least put it on her radar and talk to her about it, she was a bit dismissive and I just did not care for the way it was handled and then never followed up with me about it later. Perhaps she felt it was not something that warranted an additional response but as a guest- I would have appreciated a bit more care in the situation since I explicitly said I was concerned about it.
I would not recommend the place to a friend but also recognize that it served a good purpose for us so I don't want to say it was awful, overall it was just okay. Again, Diana was very accommodating but a lot of the little things ultimately added up and for that, we will not be returning.
If you like Eastern Market and don't mind the noise- I would say this could be the place for you.