Mary's sunny room was exactly as advertised. Sunshine streamed into the room in the afternoon. In the morning, it warmed the nice kitchenette just a few steps down the hall. Mary's windows had screens and could be opened for fresh air. The view was of a quiet, tree-lined street of attractive rowhouses. There was ample closet space with hangers, as well as two dressers. The bathroom was very clean and spacious. Mary has added a TV to the room -- on the dresser seen in her pix. The entrance was charming, flanked by a tiny garden. We parked right in front of the place, thanks to Mary's generosity in securing a street parking permit for us. Mary was extremely helpful, in person and via email. She provided written info about the bus and bikes, and walked us down the block pointing us in the direction of the H Street corridor just two blocks away, where we enjoyed the restaurants. We walked to the Capitol on our first day there but took the bus to Union Station on the next two days to save time and our legs:) since we found the monuments and museums more spread out than we expected. The bus stop was just 1.5 blocks from Mary's place and the bus was on time. Mary recommended an app that tracks the bus in real time but our old-school printed bus schedule worked just fine. We felt very safe and comfortable at Mary's. She is a fantastic host.