From the moment I booked Marshall was very responsive. I was coming in on "business" I was taking a seminar over at Howard University and was in class from the early morning till 5pm. They even offered to grab me a few things from the grocery store since I got in late evening my first night which was a great help! Their place is super cute! I have never been to DC before, their home is situated in such a cute neighborhood. I took the yellow line in from Reagan to Shaw-Howard stop and walked to the place. I already had the info on how to get into the home, quick and easy. Marshall and Eva came down to say hi and ask if I needed help figuring anything out. I literally spent my time cooking and sleeping since I was gone so much, but it was peaceful the entire time, even on the weekend after 10 pm it was quiet. I was basically a hermit, studying during my down time. They have this 4 corners of restaurants down the street from the apartment, Aroi Thai and Bacio Pizzeria were delicious (being from Chicago, I apparently know good food lol). There's a liquor store, a dry cleaner, and a couple bars also. I used the bike-share station also next to the Thai place, everything was just very convenient. I also signed up for Car2Go before I arrived to DC, its a very useful service and also got myself a Smartrip card (for train & bus) to get around DC. I wanted to come prepared so I wouldn't have to fuss with transportation and figuring out how to use everything. I highly recommend Marshall and Eva's place, its super cute, and you have all the privacy you would need. I Spent my last day doing the DC Ducks tour, it was so fun and you get to see all the sites in 90 minutes. Since I was there not for pleasure, it was great spending my last day in DC actually enjoying DC. Eva and Marshall let me leave my luggage in their home while I was out since I didn't want to lug that around with me all over DC, Im happy they accommodated me! I cant wait to come back!