We stayed with Jennifer for 1 night on a heat wave weekend when it went over 100F. She really saved our bacon by letting us check in early, and her basement room was the coolest in the house (plus she brought down a fan for good measure). She even let us check out late and dogsat for us the next morning while we made an IKEA run. All in all, she really went above and beyond in all sorts of ways as a host. The neighborhood seems quiet, safe, and residential, with the very nice Columbia Park less than a 10 min walk. Parking is easy; you'll probably want a car. (We didn't really pay attention to public transpo since we had a car, but Jennifer did offer to pick us up.) It was an easy 10-15 drive to everything we wanted to hit. The basement is well set up with TV/DVD/game console, refreshments, handweights, guidebooks. Plus Jennifer is really knowledgeable about local recs. Bed is comfy. Decor pretty neat, especially the garage out back.