Alison’s apartment was very well decorated and comfortable! Very true to the pictures. I loved the sheets and towels so much I just bought some from the same brand. The bed was even more comfortable than my own. We didn’t cook much but if we wanted to the kitchen was fully stocked with everything we would need. My favorite part was the little toiletries in the bathroom, she had everything you’d need. She had a great attention to detail.
The one thing that stands out the most was the first night we were there we blew up the air mattress and realized there was a huge bubble in the middle and was unusable. At 11:00pm she got out of bed and went to Walmart to buy us a new air mattress!!!!! She even got us a king with new sheets because we had two people sleeping on it.
As far as location, it’s a nice neighborhood across the street from an elementary school. She had a guest pass for us to use for parking but it was confusing where we could park (zone 6). It’s about 2-3 miles from the center of the city and since we were walking so much when we got to the city we ubered most of the time to get there. There were a few places to eat within walking distance but we never ate at any of them. There’s a CVS, Whole Foods and 7-11 within walking distance for most of your needs.
The bad...we enjoyed our stay there but no place is perfect. The neighborhood was nice but 2 blocks north wasn’t the best part of town while 2 blocks south was super nice. I think you’ll get that in any big city (I live in a small town). There were a few bugs but it’s summer and the mosquitoes were everywhere. We could occasionally hear them walking around upstairs but we honestly weren’t there much.
We would recommend this Airbnb to anyone looking to stay in the Washington DC area.