Juanita's house is simply awesome and I only have thankful words about my stay in Washington, DC. The place was very comfortable in all the senses: location, amenities and hospitality.
The purpose of my visit was mainly work. I'm a Spanish PhD researcher and I needed to visit Maryland University to initiate some collaborations during roughly three months. Juanita's place is located in a very convenient spot close to Columbia Heights metro station, where the green line runs towards College Park (five stops away from the house). It allowed me to commute to work every day very easily.
Also, the house is close to several stores and groceries like Giant, Target, Marshall and others in DC USA shopping center. Downtown is easily accessible via metro or buses with stops in 14th St, pretty close to the house. Uber is also an inexpensive way to get to downtown and other nice places in DC like Georgetown, that I love. For all of you that like yoga, to my surprise I found several yoga studios close to Juanita's place and I had the chance to join some classes to continue my practice.
The house has three levels plus basement. I didn't interact with people living in the basement, but I shared the first level with two nice girls. They have bedrooms in the second level, whilst the master suite I stayed in is located in the last level. That level is awesome: charming bedroom, huge bed, TV, coach, two closets, linen, towels and an amazing private bathroom with both whirlpool bath and shower. In that level there is also a nice private deck, that I used during my first month but stopped using when DC started cooling down. I personally love the decoration in the master suite; specially, the pictures. I wish I had something similar for my place in Spain hahaha
I also find the first level very comfortable. It has a living room, a kitchen and a second room that can be used as dinning room but I used a lot just to sit and work. The kitchen is perfect, it has all the amenities I needed and I specially appreciate it because I use to cook my meals every day. Despite sharing the place with the other two girls, the house was actually pretty silent. It was specially helpful to me since it allowed focusing on my work when I needed to stay at home.
Juanita and her husband have proved such great and attentive hosts. I don't have a single negative comment with regards to them. They are very kind and they tried to make me feel at ease at every moment. This is specially important when ones travels alone and needs to stay for a while in a foreign country. Unfortunately, some of the amenities broke down in the kitchen but they tried to solve it ASAP. I will always be grateful for all their help.
If I was meant to come back to DC in a future, I wouldn't doubt to stay in Juanita's house again, as I found everything I needed there.