Although we held reservations for 7 nights at the Marriott Courtyard adjacent to the NoMa Metro station, I tried to find cheaper accommodations via AirBnb TWO DAYS BEFORE TRAVELING. I found Caterina and Francesco who answered promptly. We were accepted quickly by them/AirBnB for which we are VERY GRATEFUL since they saved us $1035 for the 6 nights, Mar 23-29, 2014. As clearly disclosed, they are cat owners, so do choose other accommodations if you are disturbed by cat hair. Although the two closest Metro stations, Shaw and NoMa, are not convenient to this address, the bus 80 is VERY convenient {North Capitol and T St. NE} and will easily get you to the Gallery/Chinatown and Metro Center stations via H Street. ASAP, obtain your SmarTrip metro farecards [for both subway & buses]. We were allowed full use of the kitchen where we wanted to supplement their generous breakfast items. The bedroom, bed, closet, drawers, desk, and private bathroom were comfortable and met our needs. We do recommend staying with Caterina and Francesco [both are fluent in Italian] who provided us with helpful touring tips, privacy, and respect.