Patrick & Jen were exceptional hosts, and they went out of their way to make us feel at home. For example: they loaned us a couple of small umbrellas the day we got caught in the rain, and brought an extra lamp down so our son could read himself to sleep on the futon in the living room.

The studio is exactly as it looks like in the photos. Ample space for a family, as long as you don't all try to do something in the bathroom at the same time. The closet and dresser in the bedroom were big enough for all of our family's clothes for a week in DC.

The studio is family friendly, and that goes both ways. We could tell when their two boys were up in the morning, but it was never intrusive and they were never up and running before 8am.

Their studio is 2 blocks from the Metro (SUPER convenient, didn't need a car the whole time we were there) and 4 blocks from 8th St. 8th St. is a totally hip 'hood with tons of great food and an organic market that is open until 10pm. The neighborhood is safe, but you're in a diverse, integrated city. You still have to be smart about walking certain blocks, etc.

A word to sports fans traveling far from their home team: the TV in the studio is huge, but only gets local channels over-air. If you have Chromecast on your phone or tablet, you can stream ESPN (or, in our case, our local CSN). But you'll have to work to get your daily dose of updates.