Although Matt wasn't there it was easy to communicate with him through text messages and e-mail and his brother (who watched the dog) was a great help too. The apartment is nicely renovated and spacious. The air condition works perfectly and is not noisy. It was easy to find a parking place for the car on the street. The walking distance to the metro is around 15 minutes, so if you are lazy the car is a better option and there is quite good street parking in DC too. Overall a really good place to discover the Washington DC area. We enjoyed it very much.