The place is absolutely amazing! I did a 3-month stay here for school and I had a bad experience at the location I was staying at initially. This unit was right on time and a dream come true!
Let’s start with the hosts! Berme and Steve were wonderful! Very quick to respond time at any time of day. There was initially a week gap between me moving out from my previous location to this new unit; however, the unit then became available immediately the day after I moved out. I contacted Steve to see if there was anyway in which I could move in just a bit early on the night before and he truly worked with me to help get me in there that night! I also got locked out of the unit one night when I got my bag locked in at school. Steve was readily available even at midnight and had a spare key ready. Berme was absolutely amazing too and was very nice to have a conversation with as they were moving new furniture into the unit in my last couple of days. Even before they did this they reach out to make sure that it was okay with me first.
Now for the location itself. Beautiful! Spacious! Modern! Everything that you could ask for. The location has 4 units, but I stayed in unit 3 particularly which was an upstairs unit that shared a private entrance with unit 4. Units 1 and 2 were ground level units that had their own private entrances. The apartment has a wooden fence that surrounds it and there is always street parking out front. As soon as you walk in there’s that wonderful new apartment smell. Well lit apartment with plenty of air-conditioning (one in each room) and heat! The bed was the most comfortable I’ve ever slept in. Sheets and towels were also provided. The rug in the room was also very soft to walk on (or even sleep on)! Once again, very spacious! I had friends visit from out of state and we easily fit 2 air mattresses in the bed room. Plenty of closet space! The kitchen felt very homey with granite counters as well as the living room with both having a tv. The kitchen was full of nice appliances including a Keurig. The living room also has a desk for you to work at. I could go on and on!
The location was great! Just a 10 minute drive from downtown DC with easy access to I-295. I also felt very safe in the neighborhood and police regularly patrolled the area at night. Just a 15 minute walk from the Minnesota Ave metro on the Orange line and just a bit longer to the Benning Rd metro on the Blue line. There’s also a nearby Safeway in East River Park Plaza to shop at for groceries. The price of the unit was very affordable for what it offered compared to other locations near DC.
Overall you can tell I truly loved it here. I repeatedly told myself if I could make this my first apartment, I would!
My ONLY cons:
1. Although the location is great to get to Downtown DC. Personally for someone trying to get THROUGH downtown DC to Howard University or anywhere around that area is a headache due to consistent city traffic easily making that a 20-30 minute drive.
2. The unit does NOT come with a Washer or Dryer as noted.
3. There was a very small bug problem that I found tolerable once I got some Raid and which may be common for the DC area.
However, these things were not enough to keep me from reconsidering on staying here again in the future. Once again, loved it here!