Cute place. About a 5 min walk to the zoo. A 5-7 minute walk the other way (but up a slight hill) is a small business district with coffee, convenience store, etc. There is a set of "DC circulator" buses that come at the corner (about 50 yards from the place) so if you are tired of walking and time it right, they will whisk you off to the main streets to connect to metro or bus lines. They leave metrocards for you that you can add value to and use while there and then just leave for the next guest. That was super convenient. Very fast response times (usually minutes). Easy to work with.