Wow! just about sums it up, but for those of you who'd like the specifics, read on.

Clean, in every detail.

Conveniently located, with metro and bus stops and a well stocked grocery store with in a block or two. Walking distance to many Capitol Hill locations as well, in good weather.

Comfortable. A queen Tempurpedic bed in one bedroom and a comfortable double in the other. My daughter (the princess of Princess and the Pea fame) slept on the very clever sofa bed in the living room and proclaimed it as comfortable as a regular bed.(Imagine!) The fact that there were two bedrooms, and that the, ahem, snoratorium was at a distance from the other two sleeping areas worked well for us. So did having two bathrooms.

Well stocked. You could cook an actual meal here! (We didn't have time to on this trip, but it's nice to know for future reference.) Also, we got to the apartment in the wee, small hours of the morning, after two days of living in the same clothes and with no known sightings of our bags. We almost hugged the washer and dryer. We actually thought we were going to have to wear those same jeans to our son's wedding, only a few hours later, so at least they were going to be clean! (The bags came an hour before the wedding, saving us from living forever in infamy in the wedding pictures.) There was also body wash and shampoo in the showers and actual tooth paste to use with our tiny little airline oops, we lost your bags toothbrushes. There was coffee, juice, yogurt, milk, and other food and snacks that also saved us that first morning. There was even enough room for us to host a brunch for the newlyweds the morning we left, with all five of us sitting at the table together!

The Notebook: any question you have about Washington, navigating around it, or anything else is answered here! A lot of work went into this!

Now for the fun: this place is so cute! I first saw it last fall while I was on a charity renovator's tour with my son and daughter-in-law, and it was love at first sight! When I knew we would be coming back for the wedding, I searched airbnb until I found it. What imagination went into this place, yet always with the goal of comfort first.

I'm saving the best for last - Crystal! I felt as if we were old friends by the time we got there. I had to email her so many times because of our constantly changing plans. (We were rescheduled and cancelled on 8 or 9 flights over the course of three days.) Crystal always answered me very quickly, and was so sweet. Sadly, I never got to meet her in person over our hectic few days, but I will next time. This will definitely be our destination of choice on all our succeeding Washington trips.