It was as advertised, and Nicole was an awesome host. She constantly went out of her way to make sure we had everything we needed. The walk to the metro is quick and there's plenty of places to get stuff you might have forgotten within walking distance (5 minutes or so). The ONLY thing that wasn't expected was the amount of street trash...it's a pretty dirty neighberhood, but that's not Nicole fault. Having said that, we came and went early in the morning and late in the evenings and never felt unsafe, at all.