Had a great time at Charles and Courtney's place. As stated by everyone else, it is very close to Takoma Metro Station (10 mins walk) and there is also a Safeway Supermarket a comfortable (leisurely) half hour walk away. Walmart is also in walking distance. I always felt safe walking in this neighbourhood at night. Charles was a great host and we had a couple of lengthy chats exchanging ideas on how our home cities are different and his tips on what to see in the DC area. I also made good use of a modern dryer and washing machine in this accomodation. Didn't use the cooking facilities but they looked modern and in working condition. Excellent check-in process - Charles emailed me the code to the gate in the fence and the corresponding code for the front door to the accomodation.