We had a fantastic time and the house was the perfect location for everything we wanted to do. It's super close to the Metro which isn't at all difficult to figure out. We were able to be anywhere we wanted to visit in well under 30 min door-to-door which is great for such a robust city. The room and bathroom were very clean and the beds were comfortable. This house is an amazing shrine to a lifetime of travel and civil service. Not only is it beautiful with light pouring in everywhere, you could spend hours looking at all of the lovely things that Heather and Tom collected throughout the years. It's as amazing as any of the Smithsonian Museums!
Right from the start, Heather was wonderfully communicative and gave us loads of tips for what to do (she could right her own travel guide to DC; so helpful!) and exactly how to get to the house. The neighborhood is awesome with so many great little restaurants right across from the Metro station. We felt completely safe the entire time both in the neighborhood and everywhere we went in DC.
We had access to the kitchen and there's a Trader Joe's right across from the Metro so you can easily pick up anything right on your way to the house. They very thoughtfully made a shelf and drawer in the refrigerator available to us and we felt right at home.
Pro tips: I ALWAYS carry a water bottle with me but doing so is frowned upon in several of the places we visited so I left it at home but I was pleasantly surprised to find plenty of drinking fountains all around to keep us hydrated. The FBI Tour was fantastic - book it early! We also did the DC by Foot tour called Lincoln's Assassination and it was awesome; we highly recommend it and they have several others as well (you pay what you think it was worth at the end of the tour - a nice twist!). The Trolley tour was good though spendy but we arrived at 2pm (they close at 5pm) so they gave us the first day free which helped justify the cost a bit more. It was useful for getting the lay of the land and we hopped on and off a couple of times but it's not the most efficient way to get around - though it's nice to give the feet and legs a bit of a break now and then. Each driver has their own narrative about DC so it was fun to be on with several different drivers to get more and more of the stories throughout the city.
It was a fantastic trip all around and having a wonderful place to stay each night was the icing on the cake. We would stay there again in a heartbeat.