Gabrielle's place is all about location! Located in a lovely and safe residential area with many excellent restaurants and conveniences. It's also super close to the Metro which made it very easy for my husband, myself and our 3 children to get into the heart of Washington DC and explore without the hassle of driving and parking. We had a really great trip and wish we could have stayed longer!
The apartment is clean and comfortable. It was great having towels and linens provided and with 3 kids on a rainy weekend, the washer and dryer was much appreciated. The apartment was easy to find though being from a much different area it took us a few minutes to figure out how to access the back alley for the garage but really only a few minutes and within that time, Gabrielle's hubby and kids had observed our confusion as we drove past and were ready to help out if needed. In the end it wasn't difficult and they were friendly and easily accessible hosts. (We didn't actually interact with them personally again after we parked, they are super respectful of your privacy and very responsive to messages through the Airbnb messenger).
This is a basement apartment below their personal living space and as I read in other comments, you can definitely hear the kids upstairs sometimes but since we have kids, it really didn't bother us (if anything, took some of the pressure off on the rare occasion that one of ours forgot to use their inside voice) and they were very quiet as the evening wore on so there was zero disruption of our quiet times.
We found this place to be safe, clean and comfortable. I couldn't ask for more! Thank you so much Gabrielle!