I stayed with Denise for a week and really enjoyed myself. While I didn't spend a lot of time talking with her or hanging around at her place, she was a welcoming host and it was a pleasure to be there. Her place offers a very comfortable bed and the well decorated and furnished rooms which helped me to feeling very relaxed while there. Her place is definitely not within any sort of walking distance to downtown DC but it doesn't take much to figure out the convenient bus and subway systems nearby. A day stay or a week-long vaca, I highly recommend staying with Denise.