Ethel was very friendly and answered our questions promptly, before and during our stay. We booked one week in advance and she was flexible with the arrangements, including the length of our stay and our arrival time. She also provided us with a guest pass for the car, so parking on the street outside was no problem.

The location of her house was wonderful! We did take the metro once when we were in a hurry (station was around the corner), but otherwise we were able to walk over to the Capitol area, about 1.5 miles. We didn't stay at Ethel's long, but we found some great places to eat on the walk in the Eastern Market area. We'll happily look into staying with Ethel again during our next trip into DC!