First off, we thought the space was very nice, clean, and modern. The location was adequate for what we needed - close to restaurants, shops, and the Anthem (our main purpose of the trip was to see some live music at this venue). The instructions for check-in and check-out were clear and the host, Matt, who lives upstairs, did not impose himself on our stay.
We did encounter a few *minor* obstacles, which didn't directly impact the trip as a whole, but we feel should be mentioned in this review. The keypad on the front door was finicky. This was our main mode of entry into the apartment, since we opted not to use the physical key. There were multiple times throughout our stay that the lights on the keypad would just disappear mid-entry. This issue was persistent throughout the trip, but we were able to get inside after a few minutes each time. Now, it is not possible to access the apartment without successfully entering the correct key code and pushing the 'check' button on the key pad, but Matt, the host, was a bit rude when we did not arm the security system upon our departure and said he was "very disappointed" in my actions. I'm 29 years old and do not feel it is appropriate to be shamed or scolded because we did not arm the security system even though all other points of entry were locked (the key pad ensures this). I understand the need to protect your property, but we felt it was overly secure to the point where it was difficult to access the apartment at times. Perhaps this is just an opinion, but I do not personally know anyone that owns and regularly uses a security system and I live in Denver, which is around the same size as Washington. The last issue, which is sort of comical in hindsight, was that at 9am on Saturday (we made it clear the purpose of our trip was to see live music, so naturally we would be up late), there was a very loud tapping on the ceiling DIRECTLY above one of the bedrooms. This tapping was accompanied by someone playing the piano and singing very audibly. I would liken the sound to someone bouncing a golf ball on a wooden floor. This was maintained for ~30 minutes, making it impossible to stay in bed if I had wanted to. Again, the host lives upstairs.
Overall, I would recommend this place for anyone who'd like to do touristy things in DC. The space is relatively big and all of the appliances are nice and modern. If I were to attend live music in DC in the future, I would probably look elsewhere. The host, Matt, was a bit uptight in my opinion. That last correspondence left a bad taste in my mouth about the whole Airbnb experience in general. There was no "thank you for staying at our apartment", just a shameful note about how we didn't arm the security system, even though the apartment was entirely locked. He did make a quick $300 off of our two-night stay after all.
Anyway, I thought the place was nice enough and we had a great time in DC. I give this place four stars because the issues mentioned above didn't directly affect our time or trip, but were minorly inconvenient all the same. Cheers!