Love staying at Dunzzys, she is so relaxed but always so helpful and it feels like a home away from home. You cannot beat the location within a block from the stunning library of congress and then Congress itself, a great variety of restaurants, thai, mexican, french - recommend Bearnaise, my favourite, Eastern market on the weekends is 2 mins walk away and the Capital bike share is just a few mins walk on the corner of 3rd and Independence. You can do a 20 minute ride to the national monument for $2, every day of your stay, amazing! BUt watch the clock as they hit you if you go over and make sure you lock it in place carefully when you return, dont leave it til too late at night. If you walk 15 mins down 4th St to H st there is a wonderful Ethiopian restaurant and a great Ethiopian cafe next door with great coffee..