If your going to the District then stay here. My family if 5 lived here and called it home for six weeks while we explored the District using just the Metro, Bus and our walking shoes ...with the occasional
Uber when we absolutely had to. We found the property manager to be a total joy to get to know and work with, she was attentive, as well as fast to respond every time.
This apartment is located super close to the Metro station as well as the bus station, and walking there is no problem at all. It took us about 20 to 40min to get to most destinations around the city by public transit from this location including the walking time.
While there we needed a constant connection to high speed internet in order to keep up our business while we were away, and this was no concern at all. The connection and speed were always reliable.
We found the neighborhood to be safe with friendly people. It's located right next door to a yummy burger shop, with many other fast food places just up the street within a couple blocks. While the District does seem to have a large homeless population, the building and our apartment was well secured, and the homeless population always seemed to be quite respectful as far as we observed. This is definitely one of the safest sections of the District.
The apartment itself was comfortable and clean, and is equipped with the items necessary to cook if needed. One of our kids did sleep on the couch as there was only enough actually beds for 4 people, but we knew this to be the case when we booked it. Both couches lay down into beds.
One quirky thing I think is worth noting, is that the two bedrooms are connected by sliding glass doors with interior blinds....with the controls on the side with the two twin beds (or in our case the kids room). Total lack of privacy here and depending on who you're traveling with, this may be a total deal breaker.
Honestly though, you can't go wrong here. Such a fantastic place! Air conditioning after a hot day out in the humidity, a washer and dryer, we never ran out of hot water, close to everything, fantastic host....just book it!