Our stay at Craig's lovely place was truly wonderful. Craig and Kenny went above and beyond for our check-in, which involved allowing us to park our car in his designated spot and allowing us to drop off our baggage well before the 5pm check-in time. This was unspeakably helpful, as we needed to catch our tour of the city at 1:30pm.
Cons:
- There were ants near the fireplace on the main floor and also around the kitchen trash receptacle. We did not have time to alert Craig, as we were out and about all day, so to be fair, we never gave Craig a chance to address this issue during our stay.
- Water pressure in the front (street-facing) bedroom's bathroom shower was practically non-existent. The back bathroom shower was far better.
- Ice machine in the refrigerator was not working properly, but like the ants, we did not have the time to alert Craig during our stay.
- The washing machine is confoundingly difficult to use. We weren't planning on using it, but due to a spillage issue, we tried it and spent over an hour trying to figure it out. Most of the time the door was locked with all of our dirty clothes stuck inside with seemingly no way to unlock it. Finally, when the door mysteriously popped open, we decided it was safer to just not try doing laundry there, and that was that.
Neither Cons nor Pros:
- Street noise is definitely something to consider. Our stay was over the weekend, and we suspect it would've been less noisy on weeknights. But this is just an inherent trait of city living, and having come in to DC from a more suburban environment, we actually kinda liked the liveliness of it all.
- Being an older structure, the floors are somewhat creaky, especially the stairs. This woke up my kids a couple of times. Again, just something to consider. The kids were annoyed, but we found it rather charming.
Pros:
- Craig has amazing taste in decor and his attention to detail is impeccable.
- Layout/floorplan is superb, and was perfect for our family of four.
- Craig's prompt communication was so immensely helpful to us in all phases of our reservation.
- Location within DC was perfect. The neighborhood is super safe and there are a plethora of superb restaurants nearby.
- Parking. This alone was worth every penny. Parking in DC is pretty much impossible, and having a place to set our car was priceless.
- etc etc etc
In short, if you see Craig's place available, don't sit around thinking about it - just book it! This was one of our favorite AirBnbs of all time!