Julie's place was a great, affordable, very clean, private spot. We stayed 4 nights and was perfect for touring DC. We stayed in the basement apartment which had a private bath, private entrance through the back, a mini fridge and microwave. Note the washer and dryer is located in the basement which may need to be accessed by other guests or host. We did not have any interaction with Julie or her husband but she seemed very kind through correspondence.
We did have a little delay in receiving the check in instructions on the day we arrived. They were not showing on the itinerary and we were unable to make contact with Julie and received no response to our messages for 2 hours. We contacted Airbnb and they were able to contact her. She immediately sent over the door code and instructions.
Definitely check the neighborhood to make sure you are comfortable in the area. Lots of homeless. We did use the bus/metro and uber to get around. We had no problems but would not recommend using public transportation there at night.
The streets are little noisy but we used the dehumidifier that is in the closet to help with the city noise at night time.
There is no TV if you are like us and like to watch a show or movie before bed. We were aware of that before hand so we brought a small TV with us and connected our fire stick to the wifi.
The basement does stay on the colder side. There is a electric fireplace heater that kept us comfortable while under the blankets but the room and floor stays pretty cold even with the heater on. Recommend bringing socks or slippers.
I personally loved the mattress. Extra firm memory foam. Comfortable bedding. Not too bright in the mornings if you want to sleep in.
Our only real complaint is that you can hear every movement from the floors above. Granted we were up late our first night watching a movie but we heard whomever was up moving around on the main floor and going up and down the stairs till 1am. They were not as active the following nights but we could definitely tell every time someone was walking around and going up and down the stairs which could be an issue if you are a light sleeper.
Overall Julie's place was what we were looking for and within our budget. We very much enjoyed our stay and visit to DC.