Ross went out of his way to make us feel at home. It is a lovely apartment and the outside sitting area and front porch are available for you to relax. Everything was clean and since the host lives upstairs he was always readily available to help or answer questions. There are dogs that bark when someone comes to the door and you can hear that but they quiet down right away. We are dog lovers so it did not bother us! There were beverages, coffee and breakfast items left for us which was a nice touch. We will definitely stay here again. We always stay in the Columbia Heights neighborhood, close to so much, walking distance from Metro.