This apartment on the edge of the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington DC is in a fantastic location for a tourist. The immediate neighborhood is lively with great dining along 8th St SE, fantastic brick rowhouse architecture on all the surrounding streets, an easy 10-minute walk to the Eastern Market Metro station that takes you to the National Mall and museums/memorials within minutes, and only a short distance to the Anacostia River and the Yards dining/shopping area. We especially enjoyed see marines and naval personnel walking around the neighborhood with their respective institutions nearby. And Jessica, our host, was very responsive to any questions we had and provides good local recommendations.
The apartment itself is clean and comfortable with a nice small kitchen. We did not rent a car for this visit and found it easy to get around by walking, taking the Metro, and hiring the occasional Lyft car (specifically, to and from Reagan Airport, which only took 25 minutes each way even with heavy traffic). The one drawback to this apartment is that it is noisy, especially for sleeping. The bed is in the front of the apartment and is only a few feet from I Street SE which is a commuter route in the morning. Also, the I-695 freeway is across the street in the same direction, and while the freeway is elevated, you can hear the constant noise of the traffic and rush hour starts early in the morning. While we could see on a map that the location was close to this freeway, it was much noisier than we expected. This should be noted for guests who are light sleepers.
This apartment is a good value given the expense of staying in DC anywhere near the center of the city. The tradeoff is putting up with the noise that is fairly constant given its location.