We enjoyed staying here for a visit to the Capitol with our family of four. The space worked well and was comfortable for us--we have a son in college who met us in DC plus a middle school daughter, so our schedules weren't always the same. It was great to have a place that allowed us to have separate sleeping areas and also have a comfortable gathering place and a convenient space to make breakfast and eat together as a family since we haven't been able to do that in months. The apartment is comfortable, bright and for the most part newly done. It is generally very quiet although you can hear a bit of noise from above in the morning.

The neighborhood was a delight--it was very family friendly with lots of pets, schools, trees, etc. It is a 20 minute walk to the Capitol but the streets were so pleasant and the fall foliage was so beautiful that this was probably one of our favorite parts of the trip. We felt as if we got a flavor for what it would be like to live in DC. It is a short and easy walk to H Street, which is bustling and funky at night with lots of taverns, pizza places, etc. We ate at Love&Pizza, Smith Commons, Liberty Tavern and a Middle Eastern Place (Cusbah?) and they were all good. Note that on Monday morning, H street was deserted and a little more transitional in feel because of all the closed places, so we went to the area near Eastern Market for our brunch before heading out of town. It's a longer walk but Le Pain Quotidien was phenomenal!! Another day we had lunch at Montmartre near Eastern Market, which was equally good. Highly recommend both of those places! We enjoyed the Eastern Market itself, too, and found it to be a pretty typical open air market. It helped round out the flavor of our trip but it isn't something you have to do at all.

When we weren't walking we used Uber or the metro to get around. Uber was about 7 dollars (one way) from the Washington Mall area in non surge times. The metro is about a 20 minute walk, but it was nice to take it when we were at Eastern Market and then wanted to go to the Smithsonian. Our son also used the metro to go out one night and didn't have any problems. We drove a tiny bit at night and parked on the street with no problems at all. Someone more accustomed to driving in the city probably would have driven more.

Ted is quick to respond to email queries and had lists of recommended places for us. It was a great vacation.