Note: Beginning Oct. 4, 2023, we have eliminated all booking fees and cleaning fees. The price you see is the price you get.
Our apartment can help you feel at home while visiting Washington, DC! It has a full kitchen and is located directly across the street from the Eastern Market Metro.
The space
Washington, DC Short-Term Rental Basic Business License: valid Oct. 4, 2021 - Oct. 3, 2023. (104/23 update: This business license is in the process of being renewed.)
Note: Beginning Oct. 4, 2023, we have eliminated all booking fees and cleaning fees. The price you see is the price you get.
We have a 400-sq-foot, furnished, English basement studio apartment on Capitol Hill (Eastern Market) in Washington, DC. It has its own ingress (front door) and egress (back door) and is located beneath our Capitol Hill rowhome. We're a family of five: two adults and our three children, ages 12, 13, and 15.
In full disclosure to help you decide whether this rental will work for you: The insulation between the apartment ceiling and our upstairs floor is quite poor. You will hear footsteps and our animals upstairs. The cats sometimes race around upstairs which can be heard in the basement. We provide a white-noise machine and individually-sealed ear plugs for your use.
We're situated on a residential street that combines city-life with residential-life. We're less than 1 block from the Eastern Market Metro (you can see it from the front door!), and 1-4 blocks from numerous restaurants, bars, coffee shops, etc. (on Pennsylvania Ave., SE as well as 8th Street SE, aka "Barracks Row"). We're 7 blocks from the US Capitol and the Library of Congress; about 6 blocks from the Washington Navy Yard; about 12 blocks from Nationals Stadium; and about 9 blocks from the Folger Shakespeare Library. The National Mall (Smithsonian Museums) is easily accessible: it's either 4 Metro stops away (exiting at Smithsonian Station), or hopping on any 30s bus (our favorite).
This apartment has a Walk Score® of 91/100, Walkers' Paradise.
Capitol Hill really only has one hotel in this area: Capitol Hill Hotel. Check its prices to determine whether our apartment would be a good fit and deal for you. (Interestingly, if you visit the website of that hotel, one of the pictures that it prominently displays on its website is a string of about 6 homes on our block -- the pink one on the far left is ours!)
Parking in our neighborhood is very restrictive due to our proximity to Eastern Market and the baseball stadium, Nationals Park. As such, please read the signs closely.
We are happy to also have a Little Library in our front yard. Feel free to take some books with you!
Additional perks that you'll find:
*fully-stocked kitchen -- cut your dining-out costs by cooking at home!
*Keurig K-cup coffee maker, coffee maker, coffee grinder, and French press
*iron and ironing board
*cable television (29') with DVD player
*online video streaming: Amazon Prime Streaming, Discovery+, Disney+, Netflix, Paramount+, and Roku
*wireless high-speed Internet
*some toiletries provided in case you forget yours!
*we also have a dehumidifier if you wish to use it
Our house (not this apartment, though) generates 68% of the house's energy through the 14 solar panels on our roof (one of the first solar installations on Capitol Hill!). The apartment has CFLs, a dual-flush toilet, Pella windows, a Nest Learning Thermostat, and a Nest Protect.
Additionally, the electricity is sourced from local wind farms through Clean Currents. We're in the process of slowly phasing out our regular cleaning supplies for more environmentally-friendly products.
NEW: I am now an "allergy-friendly host" and I have a flexible cleaning regimen available for the chemically-sensitive. For example, recently for some guests we cleaned the entire apartment with a simple Santa Cruz Organic lemon juice and water solution and used ECOS Free and Clear laundry detergent pods. To cover extra costs, there's a $10/day extra charge.
For grocery stores, there is a 1) Yes Organic Market 2 blocks away; 2) new Trader Joes 2 blocks away; 3) Harris Teeter 7 blocks away; and 4) Safeway 10 blocks away. CVS, Starbucks, and Dunkin' Donuts are all within a 2-minute walk.
The studio apartment can sleep 2 people: we have a queen bed in the living room.
Pets are allowed for an additional per-stay fee. No smoking or incense, please.
When you make your reservation, I'll provide you online access to our detailed, 31-page "Tips & Tricks" book. You'll also have a hardcopy of this available upon check-in. We provide not only information about your reservation (e.g., checking in, checking out, using the Internet, streaming movies from Netflix, etc.), but also local attractions, restaurants, and cool, interesting local things to do. (Quite a few things tourists would never stumble upon!)
Why you should feel confident staying with us:
*Our housecleaners earn a fair wage (above the DC Living Wage Rate) and is paid through a payroll system which manages all taxes.
*Whenever possible, we try to use environmentally-friendly cleaning supplies.
*The electricity consumed in the apartment is generated through local wind farms.
*100% of the carbon dioxide emitted by our natural gas usage (both our house and the apartment) will be neutralized through carbon offsets from projects located in Maryland and Virginia.
*We welcome pets!
*We use the same high-quality air filters for the apartment as we do for our house: Filtrete™ Elite Allergen Extra Reduction Filter, Healthy Living 2400.
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BEGINNING MAY 1, 2022 - How we give back: we recently created The Vielmontgomery Family Foundation, a registered non-profit. For every reservation, we commit to donating 5% of our reservation payout to The Vielmontgomery Family Foundation, which will give back and focus on Washington, DC, where this property rental is located.
Guest access
You will have access to everything in the fully-furnished studio apartment beneath our house. You'll also have access to our front yard.
Other things to note
The Queen bed is now in the living room. The bedroom is locked and the guest will have no access to the bedroom.
The insulation between the apartment ceiling and our living room floor is poor. This means you’ll hear footsteps and our animals walking around. The cats upstairs like to sometimes race around the living room which you will hear. We provide sealed ear plugs and a white-noise machine to reduce the noise.
Registration Details
Hosted License: 5007242101000002
