The host was communicative so any stars are for that. Ive used Airbnb from its infancy both as a guest & host and found this to be my first poor experience in what the space was. after parking and seeing the space, my husband and I felt rather uncomfortable in the space and opted to return home for the night in lieu of the booking. The apartment is in a basement area that is very claustrophobic and dirtier than pictured & smelly. Might be different in DC but this space would be considered illegal in our state with unsafe fire safety and exits. Our room door was supposed to have a key for locking our belongings safely and it did not actually have that. Host said they’d look into it but never updated on where it was / a resolution. The neighborhood we were told by a local waiter was extremely unsafe and we felt unsafe staying the night after learning this and we’ve lived in many parts of Brooklyn decade ago before it saw changes. I saw recent reviews stated this but I guess they were written after we booked a few months back. Wouldn’t have had a decent sleep considering this. I didn’t want to fuss about a refund as I’ve heard Airbnb isn’t helpful with customer service these days as it once once so we’ll just take the hit. Wished they screened locations better on here though.