This property is overall great: Eastern Market location; very well apportioned; easy communication with owners; many restaurants, markets and shops just blocks away.The only thing to consider is one is an older traveler is that it is a basement apartment. The steps down to the apartment are uneven, and the living room is a bit dark.

We generally enjoyed our stay. There are many good things about the property, inparticular location (just 5 min to the Eastern Market Metro) and the kitchenthat was exceptionally good. We really enjoyed the pots, frying pans, utensils, andstorage containers — well done.Things that need improvement:The carpets did not appear to be properly cleaned upon our arrival, especiallyin the area near the entry door.The electric range burners were not level. We had to adjust them, but even afterthat they were still not fully horizontal.The toilet sticks; sometimes the water does not start refilling after flushing,and you have to open the tank and manually get it going.The sofa bed in the living room is quite old, uneven, and sticks in some places.The bottom drawer of the bedroom dresser is broken.Entry instructions could be clearer. We had trouble opening the doorinitially—for example, it should be specified that the same key is used for thelock connected to the handle, not the other one.Noise:This is the biggest issue. Sound isolation is essentially nonexistent—we couldhear every step and conversation from upstairs. We were told the owners liveupstairs, which turned out not to be true; it is a rental apartment. For acouple of days, the upstairs neighbors were not considerate of late hours, andnoise persisted well into the night. This is unacceptable. We had to go upstairsand ask for cooperation.