We stayed at the carriage house for about a month. The location is pretty good – about 5 minutes walk from the Shaw/Howard University Metro. Giant supermarket is very close. Good coffee house (Compass) and restaurants are nearby. Neighborhood is quiet.
The apartment has its own entrance via an alley off Q st. There is also a deck off the second floor.
The apartment is cozy, with a combined living room/kitchen on the ground floor (with washer dryer on this level). The upstairs is smaller with bedroom and bathroom. Kitchen was very well stocked, probably the only airBNB we’ve stayed in that we didn’t have to buy some of the basics (like laundry detergent, paper towels, or plastic wrap). A welcome change. Also has a microwave, electric water boiler (rare in the US but a necessarily for us) and a toaster oven. Lots of spices, oils, etc. available for use. Couch is comfortable and can be used as a sofa bed. The shower is powerful and the water is hot. Bed is soft. Apartment is generally quite clean. AC units (wall mounted) work well and kept the apartment cool and comfortable.
The hosts (Elmar and Michelle) are wonderful. Very friendly and welcoming. Respond very quickly and are very accommodating of requests. When we needed to rent a car briefly, they were able to get us short term parking permits. Some of the best hosts we have ever had in an airBNB.