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Capitol Hill Row Home: 1 Block to Metro and Groceries -- and has Garage!

Family-friendly holiday home in Washington

Beautiful row house in a residential neighborhood

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Location

Exceptional

3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8130.1 sq m

Popular amenities

Dryer
Washer
Barbecue grill
Parking available
Outdoor space
Kitchen

Place, Washington Navy Yard
Place, National Mall
Place, United States Capitol
Airport, Washington, DC (DCA-Ronald Reagan Washington National)

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Living Room

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Garden

Dining area

About this property

Capitol Hill Row Home: 1 Block to Metro and Groceries -- and has Garage!

This three bedroom row house was built in the early 1900’s, but has been fully renovated and equipped with solar power. With all modern conveniences, you can relax at home or head out the see the sights. The Metro is just a block away! A brand new Safeway is one block away. The U.S. Capitol is 14 blocks away––you can walk, jump on a bus, Uber/Lyft, or take the Metro. It also has its own garage, a rarity on Capitol Hill. Step out the door and the city awaits, and after a long day of exploring, relax in your new home-away-from-home. It is the perfect house for your city explorations!

The owner (and her partner) live in the basement of the house. Access to the downstairs living quarters is in the back yard so you may see them coming and going from time to time, but there is no direct connection between upstairs and downstairs. Nor do the downstairs residents use any of the amenities in the main house, so the rental is completely private.

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Dryer

Free WiFi

Air conditioning

Outdoor space

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Front facade of our beautiful end unit row house with tons of natural light.

Kitchen
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Free WiFi

House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 30

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Violators will be evicted immediately, no refund

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

This is a residential neighborhood so boisterous behavior is not tolerated. Noise must be kept to a minimum. Violators will be evicted, no refund.

More than 8 people can stay in the house WITH ADVANCE APPROVAL and the payment of an additional person surcharge ($75 extra pp per week over 8)

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Note from host: Violators will be evicted immediately, no refund

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

Property Registration Number 5007242201003944

We should mention

A car is not required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Washington

Located in Washington, this holiday home is in the city centre. Washington Monument and White House are notable landmarks, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Union Station Shopping Center and Fashion Center at Pentagon City. Travelling with kids? Make time for Smithsonian Institution, or head to an event or a match at Capital One Arena. Take the opportunity to explore the area for outdoor excitement like cycling.

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Washington, DC

What's nearby

Washington Navy Yard - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
Nationals Park - 6 min drive - 3.1 km
National Mall - 7 min drive - 4.2 km
United States Capitol - 7 min drive - 4.2 km
Smithsonian Institution - 8 min drive - 6.9 km

Getting around

Potomac Ave Station - 2 min walk
Washington Union Station - 9 min drive
Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

‪McDonald's - ‬7 min walk
‪The Pretzel Bakery - ‬5 min walk
‪Shelter - ‬4 min walk
‪Cameo - ‬4 min walk
‪Mangialardo & Sons - ‬5 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Capitol Hill Row Home: 1 Block to Metro and Groceries -- and has Garage! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Capitol Hill Row Home: 1 Block to Metro and Groceries -- and has Garage!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Capitol Hill Row Home: 1 Block to Metro and Groceries -- and has Garage!?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Capitol Hill Row Home: 1 Block to Metro and Groceries -- and has Garage! located?

This family-friendly holiday home is located in the city centre, within 1 mi (2 km) of Library of Congress and Washington Navy Yard. United States Capitol and Smithsonian Institution are also within 3 miles (5 km). Potomac Ave Station is only a 2-minute walk and Eastern Market Station is 13 minutes.

9.6

Exceptional

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9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Vicki M.

11 October 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect spot for our family trip to DC!

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

THOMAS C.

7 October 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location. Responsive host. I would stay here again.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darrell B.

6 September 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location. Close to grocery and Metro.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

arlene y.

6 April 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Spring Break Trip

The location of the house was close to metro, grocery store and restaurants. Nice and quiet neighborhood. I would highly recommend this house.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joy F.

10 February 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

This is a great property. Close to the Metro, restaurants and a grocery store. Nice neighborhood, quiet, and easy to get around in. We had everything we needed. Our family gathering was memorable.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lorrie R.

11 March 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic location!

The house was well appointed, in a great neighborhood and the proximity to the Metro was great! We basically slept and ate breakfast there but it worked great for our family of 4. Close to the sites. The Eastern Market was nearby and a great place to eat. Would stay here again if we went back to DC.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Mitch K.

30 June 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Cute home

Cute home. It’s an older row house that has had some updates. Cute neighborhood and grocery store is just about a block away as well as metro. So convenient! Only complaint is that when we booked on the main page it stated there was a queen bed in the living room so of course we assume a pullout sofa. The livingroom queen bed is an air mattress which I feel was misleading so my 17yr old had to sleep on the sofa.

Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jan c.

31 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very convenient to subway and grocery shopping. Comfortable

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol F.

15 April 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place for family reunion

Six septuagenarian sibling/spouses stayed here. Enjoyed the house, the backyard and the proximity to museums and mall. Check in and out were a breeze. Only caveat or caution would be to note that stairs in this age house are steep if anyone in your party has mobility issues.

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carrie S.

6 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The perfect house for exploring DC with family

My husband and I hosted my niece and her family for a week at this house. It was perfect. A quiet neighborhood with close both the metro and a Safeway grocery store within a block. The house was just as described with a wonderful welcome book filled with great information. Alec was very responsive from beginning to end. We would definitely stay here again.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

John S.

27 October 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Civic lessons

Location and house were great. One block to a Safeway and one block to the Metro. Only issue was a car illegally packed in alley making it difficult to get out. Not the owner's fault. great weather and easy to get around. Nice neighborhood. Easy to work with owner.

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Emily S.

18 April 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

An all-around easy place to stay!

We had a reservation at another property that cancelled on us 24 hours before we were to arrive. Found this one on a busy week and not many options so I was concerned. I needn’t be. It was perfect for our needs. Super convenient to the Metro, grocery shopping, a restaurant marketplace (The Roost), also easy to walk to things of you like walking. We also had a special request which they kindly - and nicely - accommodated. If you drive, the garage is a big help. I would recommend to the property managers to include a sheet in their helpful notebook on how to use Roku since we weren’t familiar with it. Also to check the kitchen to replace items that were used by previous visitors.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel S.

21 June 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mostly perfect

We loved this property and would stay there again. Very quaint and clean. Comfortable beds. It was so handy to do a load of laundry midway. We also appreciated how easily we could get to all the local attractions. And the grocery store one block away was a nice bonus! Our only constructive feedback is that there weren’t enough of the basic household necessities. In particular, there were no spare garbage bags, the dish soap was almost gone, and we were on our last roll of toilet paper the morning we departed. These were small issues but worth noting.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Leslie P.

17 October 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Everyone in my family loved their stay.The location is beyond excellent! The place sleeps eight, with two to a bed and an air mattress. It worked out well for our group.

Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer B.

8 August 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Clean, easy to find! Next to Metro which was so helpful. Dryer kicked the bucket- replaced the same day!

Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa G.

8 July 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Just as described!

Our family (teens and adults) enjoyed staying here as a base to explore all the sights of dc. It was in a great location- about 1.5 mile walk to the sights and so close to a grocery store! Everything we needed was here. Would recommend!

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deb S.

23 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great 10-day stay!

This property was as advertised - fabulous location for sightseeing. Metro a block away, Safeway a block away too. We are five college friends in our early 70’s and this property worked well for us. The communication with the property owner was consistently excellent, Alec is very responsive and helpful. Beds were nice and firm. Kitchen worked well for our needs. Dining room table was “board game central”!Couches in living room were comfy. As we were five adults it would have been nice to have a comfy chair opposite the couch setup for more of a conversation circle.Mostly we did a lot of sightseeing so the metro so close was just fantastic!We had a friend in DC who visited frequently so the garage was used almost daily. A real plus for us.”

Stayed 10 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jim W.

12 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

For us - location, location, location…!

Metro so handy, Safeway even handier! So nice after a long day of walking to return to a comfortable, quiet neighborhood and enjoy sitting on the patio with beverage of choice and dinner snacks. The Pretzel Bakery and Eastern Market are a must!

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Mary H.

8 May 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

NEVER BOOK THROUGH THEM AGAIN

We were set to leave on a Friday morning, only to wake up, to a middle of the night sent text message, stating our place was no longer available. It had been rented to someone else. Worst travel experience of my life. No one was willing to make it better/fix the issue. Not until we had to get into screaming matches with VRBO and fight to passed up to hight management. Still they did no leg work or explanations to want the next steps were. The story is they double booked the house and had to give it to who ever booked it first. Well if someone booked it before us why did they so easily cash both my initial check and my final payment? NEVER AGAIN!! Avoid this and any other properties.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alicia F.

3 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location!

Perfect for our weekend exploring DC! Adorable neighborhood. Comfortable beds. Good A/C. Close to supermarket, easy to get to metro.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte L.

3 April 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location for seeing DC for the first time

The property was inviting, clean, and we loved the back patio. Parking was a breeze. Metro was so close and easy to navigate. Alec answered all our questions prior to visiting AND even surprised us with a Keurig when I asked if one was in the kitchen. Perfect for a multigenerational family vacation.

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Kristi O.

30 March 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spring Break Cherry Blossom Family Time

We had a lovely time at this Capitol Hill property. We travel as a family at least twice a year and have stayed at many homes. We have 3 daughters, 22, 20 and 17. Pros: close to metro and groceries, comfortable bedrooms, back yard a lovely hang out, quiet, eclectic and safe neighborhood.Cons: generally clean, but needs a good deep cleaning - the rugs are dirty and musty; generally well kept, but needs some attention to detail with general wear and tear- holes in walls from removed curtain ties not repaired, closet pulls falling off, closet doors not on tracks, chipped paint - just minor upkeep would make the house more appealing. It’s more worn than the photos suggest. We lived in an old Philadelphia rowhouse for a decade, we know how hard it is to keep up old homes! The only thing that I was a bit surprised at was the security - there were no dead bolts on outside doors to lock from the inside - only simple locks on doors with single pane glass and no curtains - would be very easy to break into if desired. Overall, we had a lovely time. We spent our days at museums - for us it was a place to sleep and hang out a bit before dinner out and for respite at night. It was a nice home for our family of 5 and we would recommend it for the easy access!

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl C.

22 March 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Happy

The house was great for our 3 generation stay for spring break!

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matt C.

17 March 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location, great stay

Very much pleased with Alec and the stay at the house. Pro tip: If you never have to contact your host during a 7-night stay to address even the most minor of issues, there's a high probability that they have met or exceeded your expectations, which was the case here. Would definitely consider staying there again.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Marty J.

2 March 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location for Wash DC trip!

We thoroughly enjoyed this house, which was well-outfitted, comfortable, quiet. We experience a minor issue with the heating which was corrected 100% very promptly with the kind assistance of Alec (which is why we provided a 4 out of 5 star rating...absent that issue, it's FIVE-star worthy)! We loved that this was walking- distance to grocery store, and just a mile to the Eastern Market area of WashDC. THANKS for an EXCELLENT visit!

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

About the host

Hosted by Alec Smyth

About the Owner
I moved to Washington DC in 1980 to save the world. Unfortunately, the world could still use quite a bit of help! I, however, couldn't get enough of DC and never left. I met my husband in 1981 and we have lived in the city ever since. We fell in love with Capitol Hill and raised our three kids here. We love the area and want to share it with others.

About the Manager
Alec has decades of experience as a management consultant, which involved way too much travel and hospitality experience (approximately 200 flights per year.) In 2003 he started renting out the family's second home on an online platform, a brand new business model at the time. Over the years that activity grew into a future retirement plan with the addition of more properties, all of which are located on Capitol Hill and must pass a simple test... Would they be a place Alec and his family would enjoy staying themselves?

Why they chose this property

Washington DC is a great place to spend time. The city is compressed, so you can get anywhere is a short time, and the neighborhoods surrounding the house (Barrack's Row and Eastern Market) have a ton of local restaurants and shops, little parks and things to do. With the house being just one block from the Metro, you have quick access to the entire city! This house is modern, family-friendly, and large enough to sleep up to 8 people (excluding the couches).

What makes this property unique

The house has been updated with a more open layout, beautiful new furniture, 2 flat screen TVs, 2 clean and new bathrooms, a lovely front porch and a family-ready backyard. We have great public transportation (the Potomac Ave. Metro is just one block away, and the Circulator Bus picks up on Potomac Ave as well. They go where the tourists go.) and the city is largely flat, so it is perfect for walking and cycling. In this house you can entertain friends, snuggle up and watch a movie, BBQ in the yard or walk six blocks to the Eastern Market/Barrack's Row area, where there are dozens of restaurants and small shops.

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10/10 Excellent

Vicki M.

Vicki M.

10/10 Excellent

THOMAS C.

THOMAS C.

10/10 Excellent

Darrell B.

Darrell B.

10/10 Excellent

arlene y.

Family Spring Break Trip

arlene y.

10/10 Excellent

Joy F.

Great location

Joy F.

10/10 Excellent

Lorrie R.

Fantastic location!

Lorrie R.

8/10 Good

Mitch K.

Cute home

Mitch K.

10/10 Excellent

Jan c.

Jan c.

10/10 Excellent

Carol F.

Great place for family reunion

Carol F.

10/10 Excellent

Carrie S.

The perfect house for exploring DC with family

Carrie S.