I've stayed with quite a few Airbnb, and this is most definitely among the best. Great location, everything is brand new, huge private 2 bedroom space just off the H street corridor, close to the city's best restaurants and culture. Overall a stellar value.
From the apartment, we walked almost everywhere. To the national mall, all of the Smithsonian and museums, the Capitol and sights, Dupont circle, the Bowen YMCA, the waterfront, and all of the great restaurants, bars and music venues the nation's capital has to offer. Gallaudet University is about 4 blocks away. There is a Safeway grocery and a 7-11 within a 10 minute walk, and Whole Foods and Starbucks are just a few steps closer to the city center on foot. Having said that, the city's (free) trolley system comes just a couple of blocks from the apartment and takes you right to Union station in around 20 minutes. There's also accessible buses and trains throughout this town well-traversed in public transportation to take you anywhere you want to go, all available from nearby H Street and Florida Ave as starting points.
The apartment itself is like a dream to come home to. Large living space with open kitchen, new full-sized appliances including washer/dryer, brand new memory foam mattresses with plush hypoallergenic down-alternative comforters. Crisp white linens. Tons of pillows. White noise machines are a nice touch for a sound sleep. The unit is a 100% temperature controlled with it's own central AC/heat for your comfort.
Chetan is the ideal Airbnb host--100% available when you need him, but you feel like you're in your own living space and have all the privacy you need when you don't. We also enjoyed the Netflix and other choices from the ample sized television in the living room, as well as the wall of glass doors opening to a little backyard, which is a nice space to take a breather and stare up at the stars at night. Also worth noting is the nice sized bathtub for a good soak after a long day of sightseeing. Great shower too!
Some other spaces I looked at in the area really make a point to drive home the presumed caveat of the "diversity" in this "gentrifying" neighborhood. We found this to be a total non-issue, and rather culturally complimentary to our experience. We felt completely safe here and did much walking day and night, often engaging in fun, lively interaction with the neighborhood's residents. Be sure to visit Tony's Breakfast for amazing soul-food takeout (open from a.m. til midnight), Granville Moore's for unassumingly perfect Belgian staples and atmosphere (brunch highly recommended), and do not miss Sospeso for totally sublime Mediterranean. And try to catch a show at Rock-n-Roll Hotel!
Chetan's apartment is a solid example of what Airbnb should set its standards by.