Notes from the host
Cute & Comfortable English Basement Apartment
The best choice for traveling families, students, interns, and business professionals coming to DC!
This unit is a private English basement garden apartment! It has a modern 1 bedroom Capitol Hill apartment with a private entrance. This unit has a barbecue grill in the back that can be used! Please note that we do charge an additional fee for this service.
**There is one tandem parking spot behind the unit that is $20/car/night +dc stay tax**
Amenities:
• Private bedroom with a queen bed
• Full bath with bath tub
• Queen size sleeper sofa bed in the living room
• Clothes washer and dryer
• Fully appointed kitchen with refrigerator, oven/range, microwave, dishwasher, toaster, coffee maker (drip), dishes, glasses & cook ware.
• Ironing board and iron
• Wireless internet
• Flat screen TV
• DVD/Blue-ray Player with Netflix and HBOGO apps
• Central AC
Please know that we do not provide bed linens, blankets, or towels for any stay over 30 nights.
This unit is fantastically located in the historic Capitol Hill neighborhood! Our apartment is situated within walking distance of the U.S. Capitol and the National Mall. The US Capitol, the Smithsonian museums, historic Eastern Market, & Barracks Row are all close by. This unit is near the center of the Federal City and offers amenities for a comfortable and memorable stay in one of Washington's oldest and most sought-after neighborhoods. Potomac Metro Station is located around the corner from the property and the Eastern Market metro station is about 5 blocks away at the Eastern Market.
This property is located in walking distance to tons of restaurants and shops! 8th St SE has a bustling food scene (Rose's Luxury, Pineapple & Pearls) and a couple of local favorites (District Doughnut, Ted's Bulletin). You can also walk to Eastern Market, which is about a 15 minute walk! The National Mall is a 30 minute walk :)!
The location has walk score of 93 and transit score of 86!!!!
*Please note that there are no parties, events, loud/large gatherings, or smoking allowed*
*For insurance purposes, we do not rent to anyone under 25 years of age*
KEY DISTANCES & SITES & LOCATIONS!!!
~UNION STATION: 15 minute drive/41 minute walk/ 26 minute transit ride (circulator bus line OR blue/Orange/silver metro lines to red line )
~METRO STOP: 6 minute walk.
~BUS: lines 30 N, 30S, 32, 34, 36 are around the corner from the unit.
~WALTER E. WASH CONVENTION CENTER: 16 minute drive/1 hr 10 minute walk/30 minute public transit (blue/Orange/silver to green yellow metro lines)
~NATIONAL MALL: 16 minute drive/ 30 minute walk/ 30 minute public transit (blue/Orange/silver lines or 36/32 Bus)
~NATIONAL CATHEDRAL:34 minute drive/ 1 hr public transport (blue/Orange/silver metro to 37 bus)
~RONALD REAGAN AIRPORT (DCA): 20 minute drive/ 30 minute public transit ride (blue/Orange/silver metro lines to yellow Line)
~WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IAD): 45 minute drive/ 1 hr and 23 minute public transit (silver metro line)
~BWI THURGOOD MARSHALL AIRPORT: 1 hr 30 minute drive/ 1 hr and 20 minute public transit ride (Orange line to Amtrak to BWI shuttle)
We’ve successfully hosted the following groups in our apartment in DC!:
- Family gatherings for reunions, graduations, military ceremonies.
- Colleagues sharing the house for events or conferences.
- Small-business teams in town for trade-shows
-Government work.
- Students and teachers coming on class trips to D.C.
- Graduate students in town for class, internships, presentations, or events.
- Tourist groups seeing the sights of D.C.
- Wedding and funeral parties.
- Large groups of friends visiting D.C.
- Concert goers
- Friends coming into D.C. for sporting events at the Verizon Center/Capital One Arena.
-Traveling nurses, doctors, or other medical professionals.
-People seeking specialized medical treatment
-Dancers/actors/musicians/documentarians performing, recording, or filming.
A little history about our fair neighborhood.....!
After Georgetown to the west, Capitol Hill is Washington's oldest neighborhood. In its earliest days, most of the residents were members of Congress who lived in boarding houses and dormitories surrounding the Capitol. As the neighborhood evolved, row houses replaced boarding houses and the Hill began to grow as a neighborhood filled with families, as well as Washington's who's who.
As you walk around this stately neighborhood, don't be surprised if you see faces you've seen in the news. A number of senators and representatives make their home on the Hill.
In addition to the U.S. Capitol, the Hill includes other significant American landmarks such as the U.S. Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Library, Union Station, the U.S. Marine Corps Barracks, the Washington Naval Yard, Congressional Cemetery, Lincoln Park, and the Eastern Market. All of these sights are within easy walking distance and most are Metro-accessible. Just down the hill from the Capitol is the National Mall with all of the monuments and memorials iconic to Washington, as well as more than 10 museums and galleries of art and artifacts.
To the east of the Capitol is the ***Eastern Market***-one of the only remaining merchant markets left in Washington. While the market bustles during the week, it is on the weekends that it acquires its character and charm as residents from all over the city and visitors from all over the world come to the market to enjoy breakfast; purchase fresh meats, produce, and breads; stroll through the adjacent flea market; and browse the latest art and jewelry crafted by local artists and artisans.
During the spring and summer months, a visit to the U.S. Marine Corps Barracks at 8th and I Streets SE will allow you to see the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team in action.
This 24-man rifle platoon performs precision maneuvers with their 10.5 lb M-1 Garand rifles with fixed bayonets.
***Over at the U.S. Capitol, the newly opened visitor's center allows visitors to experience the Capitol from the ground up. The center features several state statues in Emancipation Hall and a museum that chronicles the history of the U.S. Capitol from its cornerstone laying in 1789 by George Washington to the present day. You can buy your tickets for the Senate and House galleries are available here!
The Library of Congress' Jefferson Building, just across the street from the Capitol, is the world's largest repository of books and media in the world. ***The building is open to the public and the Renaissance and Classical art are breathtaking.***
These and other sites make staying on Capitol Hill a must if you're visiting Washington on business or for pleasure!!!!
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