Colorful, eclectically designed unique garden apartment in historic DuPont Circle. Just a few minutes’ walk from the Metro, and located in a very safe area. Because the entrance isn’t on the street of the building’s address, the apartment can initially be difficult to find, but our host gave us specific, impeccable directions that were extremely helpful. It’s only worth a mention because if planning to order food delivery, it can be problematic.
The check-in process is contactless, with detailed instructions for lockbox location. We also had the pleasure of meeting our host, Ted, who was quick to respond to our needs for a couple of missing essentials such as hand towels and paper towels, since the dishwasher had broken just prior to our arrival. He was very nice, and gave great restaurant/sight-seeing recommendations as well.
This is a basement apartment, so it was expected that it wouldn’t have much natural light; however, this could easily be remedied by moving the sections of old iron fence materials that are stacked in front of the window of the main living area where light is most desired.
Bedroom layouts were spacious and unique, and the beds were very comfortable. As is typical of older homes, electrical outlets are few and far between. As such, the second bedroom could be greatly improved by replacing the floor lamp with a small nightstand and table lamp with USB port for guests to rest and charge their phones etc.
We visited during the very hot DC summer. This apartment had a portable AC unit in the living room that very easily kept the entire apartment cool. Additionally, each bedroom was equipped with an air cleaner that helped remove that “basement smell”. We left them on high when we were out, then on quiet mode at night, and it worked splendidly.
One thing to note - the stacked washer/dryer was not useble as far as we could tell. Door handles on both were broken, and the dryer was stuffed full with sheets or linens.
Overall, this is a rare find considering price, neighborhood and size.