First of all: Wellesley for the win.
Miriam was incredibly welcoming, warm, generous, and kind. The room was perfect in its appointments, clean, spare, and inviting, and her lovely and smart personality was on display throughout the house. The neighborhood is quiet and family oriented, with easy access to buses and the metro. Her dog is the sweetest and gentlest ever, her cat is a cat, and her son is charming and whip smart. It was so nice to come home to her house after each day at my conference or when done researching. I'd absolutely recommend her to anyone coming through D.C.!