Angela was very attentive to our needs and allowed me to ship an item to her home. (As most hotels or other airbnb's charge a fee).
I had contacted her to ask a question and when she found out we were going to get our rental car, she gave us a ride to get our rental car. It was a nice drive together...to get to know her and see the path from her home to the rental car location.
She also left a nice bottle of red wine, a couple of beers, water bottles, breakfast food, snacks, coffee (pods and drip) and tea! It really helped when we didn't have time to eat out, buy a take out meal or was just a bit hungry and too lazy to go out to shop or cook.
When I did want to cook, she had everything I needed: pots, pans and utensils ...and she also had some cooking essentials, like: foil, plastic bags, oil, honey, chili pepper, soy sauce, salt, pepper, BBQ sauce in a nice size refrigerator and freezer.
She also had a full size washer, dryer and various brands of soap and fabric softeners. Her bathroom also had a many more accessories than would have been provided by a hotel and other airbnbs. The bidet was a nice touch too.
We're looking forward to coming back again to catch the cherry blossoms in full bloom (since we just missed it), luckily the dogwood flowers (dark pink) were in bloom so it was a beautiful consolation, or for the July 4th celebration, Autumn in DC or just to see the pandas. The location is definitely close to the Metro station and the zoo. With the short cuts through a parking alley for the homes (very wide and safe), it was a 5 minute walk in a very safe neighborhood. Since I was so close, I could walk to the zoo when it first opened for the day and watch the panda's being fed their breakfast. After I spent my time watching them close up with only a few people in the area, I would walk back to the house and pass people who were walking from the metro station to the zoo. It seemed as if it were more busy at the zoo after the 9:30am, the end of the Metro peak hour time, where WMATA charges a slightly higher fee to travel on the rail.
I've already recommended this place to my Virginia Beach friend. She and her husband like to drive to a vacation spot on the weekends, sometimes with or without their teen age kids...so having the free garage parking will be perfect for them. The fold out couch was comfortable too. We used it to watch TV and fell asleep on it too.
Thank you Angela!
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