Polished concrete floors. Exposed brick. Old bowling lane counters. Plants. Library of poetry, travel, history, fiction & art. Original art. Eight foot island counter to work/eat. Private, self-contained 400-square foot studio w washer/dryer, full kitchen, private entrance & keyless entry. Private bath w contemporary fixtures & walk-in shower. Hanging closet; queen bed; full bureau. Sunny, cozy, fantastic location walking distance to everything. Full kitchen stocked with pons/pans, French Press, stove top espresso maker, coffee and tea. Exposed bricks and wood, stone Budha from Bali; it's no cookie-cutter bland space. Perfect for work or pleasure. Ideal location in the heart of the city: - Right on Florida Ave. NW, in the heart of dynamic Bloomingdale / Shaw / U Street, with a walk score of 94; a bike score of 98. - Five block, eight-minute walk from NOMA Red Line subway; seven blocks from Shaw/Howard U Green Line. - Two hundred feet to two Capitol Bikeshare kiosks. - Six blocks from Union Market and its crazy array of restaurants, bars, boutiques, movie theater and Politics & Prose bookstore. - Six blocks to Trader Joe’s and Harris Teeter grocery stores. - Nine blocks to the Convention Center. - Seven blocks from the beginning of the dynamic 14th and U Street corridor and Howard University. - Two blocks from DC Bouldering Project climbing gym. - Three blocks to US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms headquarters. - One mile to the US Capitol, Supreme Court, Library of Congress and Union Station train station. Even closer to NPR and CNN. - Twenty minute drive to DCA airport. - One hundred fifty feet to Pub and the People bar, one block to Big Bear Coffee, a block to DCity Smokehouse BBQ; five blocks to acclaimed Red Hen, YogaDistrict yoga studio, Boundary Stone Pub, Aroi Thai restaurant and legendary Show Time dive bar. - Nine blocks to 9:30 Club and Atlantis music venues. One block from lively farmer’s market on Sundays.

I'm a writer, have traveled to more than 80 countries and I love inviting guests into my new apartment. Nine years a super host on that other major site, now here, too. I live upstairs, so usually available to help as necessary.

Ideal location in the heart of the city: - Right on Florida Ave. NW, in the heart of dynamic Bloomingdale / Shaw / U Street, with a walk score of 94; a bike score of 98. - Five block, eight-minute walk from NOMA Red Line subway; seven blocks from Shaw/Howard U Green Line. - Two hundred feet to two Capitol Bikeshare kiosks. - Six blocks from Union Market and its crazy array of restaurants, bars, boutiques, movie theater and Politics & Prose bookstore. - Six blocks to Trader Joe’s and Harris Teeter grocery stores. - Nine blocks to the Convention Center. - Seven blocks from the beginning of the dynamic 14th and U Street corridor and Howard University. - Two blocks from DC Bouldering Project climbing gym. - Three blocks to US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms headquarters. - One mile to the US Capitol, Supreme Court, Library of Congress and Union Station train station. Even closer to NPR and CNN. - Twenty minute drive to DCA airport. - One hundred fifty feet to Pub and the People bar, one block to Big Bear Coffee, a block to D City Smokehouse BBQ; five blocks to acclaimed Red Hen, Yoga District yoga studio, Boundary Stone Pub, AroiThai restaurant and legendary Show Time dive bar. - Nine blocks to 9:30 Club and Atlantis music venues. One block from lively farmer’s market on Sundays.