Private Apt with backyard

My wife and I booked the room for 8 nights paying hoping that it'd be like a motel property. But we're shocked and very upset when we found out that it's a separate room but part of the house sitting in the backyard. We also noticed the owner has dogs which would make it more noisy during our stay. We didn't stay there for even 10 minutes and requested the host for a cancellation. The host denied our request and suggested to contact the cancellation thru Expedia. In exchange, we even offered to pay for a half-day rent but still denied. Later, we contacted the Expedia/Vrbo and had a customer rep verbal chatting on the phone (using the speaker phone) with the host. Still no good. Neither the host nor the Expedia obliged our request. We had a long trip overseas before coming to this place so we're quite exhausted and frustrated. Also, somehow we also missed to add the cancellation warranty as part of the stay. We ended up forfeiting the entire 8 nights rent as we did not want to stay there at all. We decided never to use the host for any future stay! The moral of the story: Never make a reservation for such private location no matter how good it sounds Online comments until you have physically visited the site. Start the reservation with a day, if you like then, you can always extend it later but make sure to add the cancellation warranty. This way, you will only lose the 1 day rent at the worst and won't have to go through all the pain and hassle!!!

This was my first VRBO experience and Inloved everything about it. Check in was super easy, a huge yard for my pup to run around and the owner was super friendly. There were amenities to make it like home and also a hotel. I was able to enjoy my coffee this morning and sat outside to watch the squirrels and birds on their morning activities. Quiet space, close to National Harbor...beautiful backyard...awesome host!

Great little guest house. Owner was very responsive and helpful. This really was a nice room and exceeded my expectations.

Get spot. Nice and quiet.

Jerry was an excellent host! Apartment was cozy, heat and air was quick to warm and cool. Bed was super comfy. Very quiet surroundings. The apartment was very clean except for bathroom which might have been to a recent flooding, not completely terrible- the soft towels and great water pressure made up for this. Recommend.

Property is precious and exactly as described. Quiet, clean, and filled with unexpected extras and details that made our stay so comfortable. I highly recommend Jerry (whose communication is top notch) and this perfect little spot for 1-2 people!

We couldn’t have asked for a nicer place. It had everything that we needed. We met Jerry, the owner, and his dog, Henry. Both were very friendly. If we have reason to be back this way, we hope to stay here.

Great week stay!!!! Thank you so much!

Had everything we needed for our overnight stay. The host, Jerry is extremely accommodating.

I was very comfortable staying in This little cottage. It was tastefully decorated while also providing all the basic necessities. A stacking washer and dryer in the unit was a bonus . Owners were very nice and responded quickly to a few questions that I had..

The cottage is tiny, but it had everything we needed--a comfortable bed and a lovely shower. Everything was spic and span; there were ample linens plus extras; the HVAC was easy to operate and kept us comfortable. Loved the addition of a magnifying mirror in the bathroom! Kitchen amenities were just perfect. Would definitely stay there again!

The location offers safe off street parking in a residential neighborhood. The room itself is in safe fenced in quiet back yard and offers everything you need. It has a kitchen. Nice size bathroom and a large TV. This is much better than a hotel and for less money.

Positives: very clean, bed was Tempurpedic so very comfortable. Nice kitchen. Setting in garden was very pleasantNegative: probably I didn't research enough, but there was no sitting area and only place to sit was a folding chair.

Everything was wonderful. Owners were great. They communicated and answered any questions we had. We enjoyed our stay. If we ever get back to DC, we will try to use this VRBO again.

Our stay was fabulous. We meet the owners of the property and they were extremely nice, there 2 dogs are very good with people. We would definitely come again.

Great little place. Very clean.

Check in was easy and got settled and then went to our event. It was very comfortable and warm. The shower pressure was amazing and hairdryer was great. Would stay there again.

My husband and I stayed here for a night as we were passing through to go to World Cup finals. It had everything we needed for our stay.

It’s in someone’s back yard and there wasn’t hot tub. Also they let there dogs out when we were eating outside. Nice dogs but…. Other than that nice place

Great little place to stay. Small but had everything I needed! Would definitely stay again

Best Vrbo we've ever stayed at. Really good location, we were no more than 20 minutes from anywhere. Lodging - Bed was firm and comfortable, very clean and bright. Only downside was no stovetop, you hhave to cook on a gas grill.

Everything was good. Glad to meet Henry