Julia welcomed us warmly as we arrived, offering suggestions for sights and dining and helping us to settle in to the house. She was easy to communicate with during our stay. Her home is very well-appointed, and the fireplace was a life-saver for us as we visited DC during some very chilly Spring days. We are a family with 2 children ( 9 and 6) and travelled with my husband’s parents, who are 80. My in-laws did struggle with the stairs a bit, but they were manageable. Overall, we had a good experience, but I do feel compelled to mention the near-constant noise from airplanes flying over the river. Coming from a quiet, residential area, I had a very hard time with this at night, though other travellers might not. Julia did have ear plugs in the bedside table. This noise is no fault of Julia’s, of course, but I would have appreciated knowing about it ahead of time.