I stayed at Katy's from December to May for my last semester of college and it was a great place to stay. It was very spacious and well-kept, and she had full sets of what you needed to cook and eat, which was great. It's very close to AU's main campus (10 minute walk) and Spring Valley Campus (2 minute walk), and accessible to the Law School and AU-Tenleytown Metro with the free AU shuttle that runs by the Spring Valley Campus, and there are several buses within 2 minute walks that take you to other parts of the city really easily. Very convenient location, and I felt comfortable walking home late at night through the neighborhood.
A lot of the issues previous reviews talked about were addressed, and I did not have any issues. The electricity issue with the breakers was fixed with some rewiring that Katy explained how to use. Although I could definitely hear her kids sometimes, as is normal when staying in someone's house, it wasn't ever disruptive or ridiculously loud . The heating/cooling unit worked very well during my stay, and would keep the room really nice. She even installed a small dishwasher in the basement towards the end of my stay and it works very well, so that really helped. The kitchen was small, as noted in the listing, but was very functional and I was able to cook without a problem (and a crockpot I brought).
Katy was a great host throughout my entire stay. She was very communicative and responded very quickly to all of my questions and issues that arose, and always let me know ahead of time if people needed to come down to the basement for repairs or to let the cleaning people in, or if she was going to be out of town and the mail stopped. She was also extremely helpful during a windstorm that knocked out the power, and made sure I had a place to stay when it was out for an extended period of time. She definitely let me have my space and privacy, but was very helpful and present when I needed it. I also had to end my reservation a few weeks early due to my new lease, and Katy was very gracious and even refunded me for the time I was not staying there. Definitely recommend Katy's for long-term and short-term stay, especially for students.