The house is beautiful, and quite conveniently located in Washington DC, but we were a bit disappointed by all the rules imposed and the fact that owner’s belongings were still in the house (such as personal sponges and soaps in the bathroom; food in fridge).
Only the exact number of towels were left for each of us upon entry. We needed more towels than just one per person for 5 nights. We had to borrow towels from relatives who lived near by.
Needed to be able to wash and reuse the towels at least, but the washer dryer was off limits, per rules.
Also the rate per person was somewhat deceptive- I did not see that anywhere on the site and we would have liked to add a couple more people last minute for one night or two (relatives all visiting from out of town for funeral) at no extra or minimal cost.
We had to remove shoes at door but the floor was gritty on our bare feet. Also the steps were quite slippery, especially in socks.
For our group there were only double beds. Not a big concern, but it would have been nice to have some single beds instead of all queen or full size beds. Very few couples came mostly singles, so sleeping together in one bed was awkward. The Owner did inform me of all the double beds beforehand but, in all the planning for the funeral, it didn’t really sink in until we got there. A last minute option to pull out singles from closet or somewhere would have been helpful, but we were limited to the pre-assigned bedding arrangement.
Overall, unfortunately everything was just to rigid /subject to rules for our family to truly enjoy the otherwise lovely space.