The house looked brand new and was nicely decorated. There is a long driveway on the side of the house that easily fits 2-3 cars in single file. Overall, I would give the house 4 out of 5 stars and only mark it down because all 3 brand new bathroom doors and one bedroom door wouldn't latch shut. The striker plate is 1/2 inch to an inch too high. Curiously, the 3rd bedroom door upstairs also has the lock on the outside of the door as opposed the inside. I've mentioned these issues to the owner and am sure he will take care of it. The house sits on a nice street and I found the neighbor to be friendly and helpful. I'm not from a metropolitan city and was surprised how a few streets either direction can really change the atmosphere of the neighborhood. There weren't any problems on our street, but I wouldn't feel comfortable going for long walk down to the main street we came in on. I drove about 10 minutes to a laundromat, which actually was in another State :), and was told by a person that I was in the middle of "the hood" and really shouldn't be there. He was a nice guy just looking out for my best interests. We actually found a laundromat close to the National Mall area and just used that one. If you want to go grocery shopping, I would google Harris Teeter and go to the nearest one that pops up. I believe it was on Pennsylvania Ave. I had never heard of this store, but they had a nice big selection. It's about 11 minutes away, but was a better alternative. Once you go through the intersection, you'll see the name of the store on your right, but it's part of a bigger building and didn't look like a grocery store from outside. Parking is on your right in the basement. You won't see the name until you've passed it or drive into the parking garage. After we got accustomed to "city life", we felt more comfortable with the location and would definitely rent this house again if we visited DC as a family. Just be prepared to drive everywhere. We typically would drive to a parking garage close to a metro station or the museums we planned to visit. The cost ranged from $15 to $26 a day.