This place was fantastic! We walked in and were pleasantly surprised with how new and clean it is! It's very organized and clutter-free. The kitchen had everything we needed for our week-long stay and the washer and dryer are new and super easy to use. We loved the fireplace and the lighting--gave the place a very cozy, home-feeling. Knowing it was a basement apartment, I had wondered if it would be noisy from movement upstairs, but we never heard anything!
The hosts were super helpful anytime I had a question about local neighborhood things like finding parking, grocery stores, restaurants etc. Using the Metro NoMa-Gauladet station, we were to our downtown destinations in 10-20 minutes each day. The Harris Teeter grocery store is a fantastic grocery store, so we cooked in most of the time. We loved the new REI store in the neighborhood, too!