Although we never met Deon in person, communication over phone and email was excellent.

Deon's apartment is a decent and clean, spacious place, equipped with a washing-drying machine and an air conditioner. There is a very comfortable double bed. The area is green, quiet and overall lovely, however, lacks cafes and food stores--it is a residential district.

The apartment is indeed located in the downtown, but it takes about an hour or more to get to the main historical attractions by public transportation. There is only one bus that takes you directly to the city centre (Metro City Station, for example), #63, but it runs limited hours from 5.30 am to 10.30 am and from 3 pm to 6.30 pm. If you haven't managed to catch it during these hours, you have to use subway + bus, or two buses (#62 + change for another route), or walk about 10 min to the #64 bus stop--or taxi, which is not too expensive.

If you are about to book this apartment, consider renting a car to fully enjoy DC.