We chose this place because as a basement apartment it had lots of lovely light- filled windows and was close to stores and the Metro. But in the end, none of this mattered: the way the house is constructed without sufficient sound insulation made it impossible for us to ever get any rest because the resident upstairs does not have typical hours and never seemed to go to sleep. So the policy as stated in the house rules to “keep noise to a minimum after 10 pm” is non-functional. We were exhausted from lack of sleep and could not enjoy our stay in DC and had to rent an additional Airbnb to move to.
Fyi: none of the windows or glass doors have any window coverings plus the door in the kitchen leading to the apartment next door has no lock.