My friend and I stayed at Ken’s place while we were visiting DC for a convention. Kent had great communication leading up to our trip and all during our trip. He was very very kind. The location was amazing. We only took one Uber to get to the national mall, but were able to walk everywhere else. The neighborhood felt safe and was mostly quiet except for passing cars and their music.
The apartment itself is a little rough. It looks like it may have flooded at some point, and it is very old. The fan in the front bedroom only had three blades and when I tried to turn it on it seemed like it was going to fall out of the ceiling. Some of the books on the shelves had mold on them. The bathroom walls were crumbling and had mold around the trim. The electrical is also sketchy in the bathroom. We did not do any extensive cooking in the kitchen, but the kitchen is very small and stocked with only the basics. It took us a while to figure out the heating situation as the radiators are on timers and turn off at night. There are three keys to enter the apartment but they are not labeled or color-coded so it was time consuming trying to get in and lock up each time we left. Also the barred screen door does not lock from the inside.
Overall we were comfortable, but it did take some getting used to in this property. There are improvements that could be made despite the age of the building. Properties in DC are very expensive, so I understand we got what we paid for.