Overall, we really enjoyed our stay. The apartment is located in the Shaw neighborhood, which has excellent, interesting restaurants (e.g., Ethiopian, Sushi, Italian, French), all within walking distance. The apartment is on the lower level of a row house. It was fairly quiet, even though it is located close to 9th St NW. The Sushi restaurant, Zeppelin, was exceptional, as was the Ethiopian restaurant (Chercher). There's a nice coffee shop around the corner in Blagden Alley (La Colombe). The building art in Blagden alley is amazing. There is a Giant grocery store a few blocks away and more limited grocery selections are available at Union Kitchen, which is closer to the apartment. The apartment is nice, but not great. The queen bed has a VERY soft mattress and the headboard isn't well-secured and moves around when you shift positions. The dressers in the bedroom are very cheaply made. The bottom drawer in one of them doesn't have a bottom panel. Despite these issues, the unit was fine and we would definitely consider staying there again. I would strongly recommend that the owners/managers replace the bed and the dressers, however.