Ellen's place was fantastic! The description is very accurate. Ellen took the time to provide recommendations and was so quick to reply to all of the messages that I ended up sending all weekend long. The basement apartment is very clean and spacious and our party of three fit down there comfortably. The smoke detectors are very sensitive to cooking but Ellen and her family were very gracious about it, even when we needed to cook late night. Everything that you could've needed was provided including things to cook and whatever you needed to shower. I will say this might not be your best bet if you're a light sleeper because there is a family upstairs and the dog wakes up pretty early. We didn't mind because we can sleep through anything and this is mentioned in Ellen's description of her place as well. Overall, this is definitely where I would book again if I came back to DC.