The Zen Boutique is a lovely, relaxing space. It was very clean and conveniently located for our Thanksgiving getaway. As to be expected in a house of its age, we were able to hear the family walking upstairs, but they provide a white noise machine to help, and their awake/asleep hours matched those of my family. However, those who are sensitive to noise may want to bring along a set of earplugs for sleeping. We enjoyed the short metro ride from the house to all of the tourist attractions at the mall, as well as taking a self-guided historic walking tour through the neighborhood and hiking through Rock Creek Park just a couple of blocks from the house.