Melissa's place was in a great location for us, near-by to our son but also walking distance to shops/restaurants in Capital Hill. Communication was pretty good and Melissa quickly addressed a concern we had when we arrived. Check in/check out was straight forward. As indicated, it was a basement apartment and, as a result, a bit dark. We could hear the footsteps of the people upstairs, but this wasn't intrusive or overly loud. We had a rental car and had no difficulty with parking. This place was perfectly adequate for our brief stay.