I only stay in the capitol hill area when I visit DC because I love the historic homes and the characteristics of them. I have stayed in a hand full of English basements.
Pros:
Big area
Towels are great!
Good hot water pressure
Hosts did communicate in a timely manner
Location
Price
Cons:
Fix the lock, it takes a cool 2 mins to lock.
The 'light' traffic you will hear from upstairs- is NOT so light.
If you stay in the winter be mindful you don't have a thermostat to control your level of warmth. They have 2 space heaters, which I did not feel comfortable using
They didn't have extra blankets but offered a thin like hospital blanket. I should also mention they did have 'down comforter' on the bed, but to warm the room I had to drag the space heater down the hall and an hour before I went to sleep so the room would be warm.
They do have a desk area, but no chair like the picture showed, you would have to use a kitchen chair which has no cushion.
My recommendation would be where it says "what this place has to offer'' mention that it's 'central heating, space heaters provided' if I knew this before I would not have booked the place. I was supposed to stay for 21 days but left early due to place being too cold to stay which made it extremely uncomfortable.
With that said, the price was good, and if you don't mind being cold it's well worth it and spacious. The host was kind enough to offer up winter clothing, but I was well equipped and didn't want to remain in several layers when I trying to unwind from work.
Thanks again!