English Basement Apt in a Classic DC Neighborhood

Our home is open to all. With the COVID-19 global pandemic, we are working with our professional cleaning service to ensure heightened cleanliness standards, including frequent air filter changes, and hand sanitizer on top of our ordinary provisions. Read our reviews for more information about our warm and comfortable home, its ease of location with public transit, and how much Shelby and I love to make sure our guest's every need is met. Shoot us a message with any questions :)

We live in a quiet traditional DC neighborhood a mile from wonderful tourist attractions such as Union Station, the Supreme Court, and the Postal Museum, and the National Mall. We're also only blocks from Gallaudet University (proud alumni in this house!) Public transportation is fantastic from our house as there's a bus that goes right to Union Station and links up with all of the major bus lines right on the corner by our house. H St and Union Market are also a 15 minute walk each and they offer a wonderful array of culinary delights, shopping, and nightlife. Stay in our space to get the true local experience!

This apartment has a joint living room/dining room. This leads into our galley-style kitchen and then the bathroom. The private bedroom also has an entrance from the living room as well as a private entrance to the back alley. In the living room, we have two fold-down style sofas that convert into a small full-size bed. These beds can sleep two people or children but are more comfortable for one person.

**We provide Tempurpedic mattress pads for additional comfort for each as well as sheets, pillows, and comforters.**

Please note that these beds will need to be prepared and made up by the guests as we will have our listing set up in "living room" mode rather than "bedroom" mode for your check-in. There is no need to reset the living room upon check-out, we work with a professional cleaning service who will take care of that.

**As a special and advanced request, we have a queen-sized air mattress that can be set up instead of the couch if guests prefer but we must be notified about this request in advance. If guests request this, they must also remove all air prior to departure and acknowledge that setting it up will severely restrict bedroom access. This cannot be set up with all of the sofas set up or with additional guests beyond 5 people.**

The kitchen table can be expanded easily by lifting up the white piece and pulling out the supportive leg and then notching it into place which allows for seating for five. We also have a coffee station set up just outside of the kitchen to prevent crowding in the kitchen at breakfast time.

We provide detailed instructions on how to set up the couches or use our coffee machine etc. We want everything to be as simple as possible for you to use. We also provide plenty of guidebooks and maps to help you get around and plan your sightseeing adventures.

***NOTE: We have continued to improve upon and update our furnishings and decor to ensure that our guests have the best booking experience they can. Please allow our reviews to speak for our commitment to a wonderful guest experience. Unfortunately, due to COVID we have not been able to get professional photos in place to update our listing photos. Our listing descriptions and details are up-to-date, and we hope to update our photos soon! Thank you for your understanding and please reach out to us, we will share mobile phone photos with you if you have any concerns.***

This is a full English basement-guests will have access to everything in the apartment. We keep it stocked with some basic amenities, towels, sheets, comforters, duvet covers, and some toiletries. There are hand soaps, paper towels, dish soap, spices, and oil for cooking as well as plates, cutlery, cooking essentials, pots and pans, filtered water, coffee, and tea.

The living room is set up with a Wii, a DVD player, and some DVDs, and a Roku with Hulu with Live TV, Netflix, Amazon Video, Hulu, and more. We are a sporty family so we already can catch most all of the games that are on (not including PPV or HBO). The back bedroom is also set up with a Roku TV as well, where you can access all of the apps/channels that are listed above. If you need any help using any of these devices, send us a message and we'll come over and show you or explain via message.

If you have a want or a need while you are at our place, please shoot us a message, we live nearby and are happy to bring anything down if we've overlooked something.

We have tenants who live above this listing and have a completely separate entrance. We live very close and are available to attend to any guest's need. The front yard/garden (where we sometimes set up our hammocks and a firepit), and back porch are all shared spaces. We're very attentive to our phones and notifications. It's best to contact us through the Airbnb app, if you'd like to set up a phone call, please first send a message through Airbnb.

We live in a gentrifying neighborhood, though it is very safe and accessible. DC is a diverse city, we love our neighbors and our neighborhood-this is a quiet street where children play outside, people garden, we have neighborhood block parties, with firepits and BBQ's going at night. Being on a quiet street in the middle of the city is an awesome escape at the end of a long day of walking through the bustling streets downtown. All this and only a 15-minute bus ride, a 5-minute bike ride, or a 1-mile walk to Union Station, a central transportation hub, dining spot, and historic place on in its own right.

Public transportation is very accessible in DC. We provide guests with Smart trip cards, which are necessary to access our bus and metro system. We also have memberships with all of the local bike shares (as avid bikers ourselves) and provide information about that. There is a bus stop on the corner right by our house (a one to two minute walk) that leads to Union Station and a couple of other spots. At Union Station its easy to transition to another bus or hop on the metro to wherever you want to go. For those who like to bike or walk, we often walk to NOMA metro which is also 1 mile from our house. Because we are in the inner city limits, Uber and Lyft are only minutes away at all times. Street parking is available, but there are some restrictions. On our street between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM the street parking is limited to two hours (a parking permit that allows for 24 hour parking is provided for one car to our guests). Overnight parking is fine, and one street over street parking has no limits. Street parking can get tight, but we've never had trouble finding parking within a 2-3 minute walk of our house.

The bedroom is fully equipped with a Queen bed, while the living room features two sofas that convert to small full-size beds. We provide mattress toppers for the sofas to ensure the comfort of guests who stay on them.

Our breakfast amenities include a coffee machine, a tea kettle, with sugar, and a tea selection. In addition we provide instant oatmeal, and granola bars to snack on.

For guests requesting long-term stays (greater than 1 week), we work with a local, small, woman-owned business and require weekly cleanings at an additional fee (which goes directly to supporting this business) of $50 per cleaning. The cleanings include a total change over of linens, towels, bath mats, as well as cleaning of the kitchen, bathroom, surfaces, and vacuuming. These cleanings also include a courtesy load of laundry for your personal items.
- Smoking is ONLY allowed on the front of back porches-NOT INSIDE and this is true for smoking of any kind. We have a lovely outdoor space that guests who would like to smoke are welcome to use, but we are on a shared ventilation system and we strictly enforce no indoor smoking.
-Quiet hours are from 11 PM-8 AM. Noise may not exceed 90 decibels at any time.
- Dishes are to be washed, dried, and put away.
-Doors must be locked at all times.
-Candles or other objects that produce flames are not permitted.
-Makeup must be removed using the provided black makeup removal towels. If stains are found on other towels or linens, guests will be charged a $20 deep stain removal fee. If the stain cannot be removed after stain removal two washes, guests will be charged to replace the items.
-Doors should not remain open for extended periods of time, it allows bugs to come in and wastes electricity.
-Smart trip cards (bus/train travel cards) must be left at the property, a $10 fee will be charged for each missing Smart trip
-Parking permit must be left at the property upon check-out.
-Communicate about items broken during your stay. Unreported damaged or broken items will be billed to the guest. Reported damaged items will be discussed for a favorable resolution to both the guest and the host.
-Items from the house are not to be taken outside of the house without the host's permission, this includes items such as throw blankets or chairs.
-Any missing items will be billed to the guest.
-No parties
-Inviting guests outside of your group to our home without prior discussion with us is not allowed, you will be asked to leave and charged for each additional guest if you do this.
-If the temperature or noise is unpleasant to you, communicate as we will have control upstairs and are happy to make adjustments.
-If any odors remain after a guest checks out, an ozone treatment service will be billed to the guest at $125.

Stays Exceeding 28 Days:
-Max of 2 guests on the reservation
-Must sign a timed-rental lease in advance of check-in
-Mail or packages arriving at our house must be addressed to the hosts and communicated about in advance.
-Must consent to a background check