Tim's place is a newly refurbished basement on a residential street in up-and-coming (actually, already-arrived) Petworth. Despite being garden-level, it's full of natural light, and fresh, bright and cheery. It's only a 10-minute walk from both the yellow and green Metro lines, and Tim even provided loaded Metro cards for us to use. I'd forgotten my toothbrush, but lo and behold, there was one waiting for me to use. Beds, furniture and appliances all seemed brand-spanking-new, and everything was comfortable and easy to use.

Quick note to people driving in: I've noticed that there are a couple cities that tend to interpret "on-parking premises" as street parking, DC, like Montreal, is one of them. So if you've got to deal with a car, you should know what this means. But we had absolutely no trouble finding a space and found a spot right across from the house even after midnight.

I highly recommend staying with Tim and Chris.