Description
T Street Base of Ops is a contemporary apartment in a residential victorian brownstone property in DC's historical U Street Corridor neighborhood. The private self contained 800 square feet apartment has been freshly renovated, Fall 2011, with all new appliances, fixtures, & furnishings. This property offers true overall comfort to unfamiliar & familiar DC visitors through a safe, cozy, quiet, convenient, private heaven in the midst of DC's latest fashionable place to shop, eat, attend theater, & enjoy the DC night life. This apartment is offered as the TRUE OVERALL BEST VALUE when thinking about location, safety, amenities, living space, entertainment offerings, and ease of access.
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If having to travel to DC without plenty of forward planning, you may be lucky to be offered a extreme discount. If looking to book accommodations within the week & the calendar shows availability at T Street Base of Ops, call so they can discuss discounted rates!
Location:
Conveniently located just minutes away from everything you want and need via walking or the Metro Station located two blocks from the residence. This apartment's highly secure and tranquil layout as well as modern design, in a location offering the ideal balance of comfortable residential, convenient commercial, and safe entertainment living set the stage for a memorable visit to Washington, DC.
Safety:
Designed with a focus on security, visitors will feel safe and secure day and night on the well light street with large sideways. Each tenant is given their own individual access code, which is generated on the combination code entrance lock and only valid during the period of their stay. This ensures only the current occupants will have access to the property and their is no risk of others duplicating keys so access can be obtained later. The property is equipped with a 24 hour exterior surveillance monitoring system that records, captures and tracks external activity. The apartment's dual entries provide enhanced security by inserting two locked doors between the exterior element and the secure safe apartment. All exterior windows are also equipped with a security system to ensure the safety of you and your belongings. The multi-residential property also contains an owner occupied apartment so there is always someone readily available to address any concerns as well as act as a concierge, offering recommendations on how your visit may be utmost enjoyed.
Amenities:
T Street Base of Ops is modernly designed so it offers a large well light family entertainment area consisting of a sitting area, dining area, and kitchen. It also offers a tranquil private bedroom with a high quality mattress and 900 thread count Egyptian cotton lining that encourages relaxation and a good night's sleep. The apartment ensures comfort with a large private modern bathroom with a ceramic tile enclosed bath tub and spa quality towels, two 42' flat screen TV's, and convenience with a personal laundry room equipped with a eco friendly full size front loading washer and dryer accompanied with ironing essentials. The family entertainment area is equipped with a HD 42' network connected LED flat panel cable connected TV with an adjoining well stocked video library for your entertainment pleasure. The kitchen is fully equipped with an electric range, refrigerator, and microwave oven as well as the essential utensils to prepare and serve a full course meal for 4 people. The kitchen distinguishes itself as a gourmet facility with it's modern appliances, granite counter tops, under counter lights, and ceramic tile back splashes. There are no storage worries as there is plenty of storage which includes a walk-in closet. This one bedroom apartment is designed to maximize privacy and functionally in a small space and provides comfortable metropolitan living for one to four people with it's queen size bed in the bedroom and double bed sleeper sofa located in the family entertainment area.
Entertainment:
By day you can enjoy museums, walking tours, shopping, restaurants, arts, parks and much more. Filled with US history, the nation’s monuments are a walk or metro ride away. Don’t want to miss the neighborhood’s famous Ben’s Chilly Bowl and Cake Love which are within a couple of blocks to enjoy some of DC's famous eateries. Being that you will be residing in the midst of DC's Furniture Row you will also want to check out the latest trends in metropolitan home furnishings. Night life will offer you the center of the Washington D.C. jazz music clubs and local theater scenes. The rock enthusiast will appreciate the Black Cat and the 9:30 Club. Eating offers a world of options! Visitors often shop at the variety of local grocery chains, Saturday's 14th Street Farmers Market, ethnic markets, or organic stores for products to cook meals in their private gourmet kitchen. If not, they may opt to choose to dine at one of the many diverse restaurants in walking distance or one of DC's nationally acclaimed fine dining venues.
Accessibility:
DC Metro which has a station within two blocks offers the utmost of convenience in transportation. U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metro Station is a stop on the Green and Yellow Metro Lines and is short walk from T Street Base of Ops. Via DC Metro rail or taxi DC's Union Train Station or National Airport are within 10 minutes away and offer convenient public methods of accessing the city. Once in the city, transportation by taxi, metro rail, metro bus service, car sharing like RelayRides or Zipcar, and vending community bike services like Smart bike all offer low cost public transportation options. It is recommended that public transportation options be fully explored before opting to drive into the city. I offer my 2011 Mini Cooper Clubman for rent for $8.80 per hour or $44 per day, see Earl's MINI for details . Should you decide to drive the apartment is a straight route off I395 requiring only one left turn. Public street parking is an option which can be time consuming as there are many rules to be obeyed in order to avoid parking situations. There are several close by private parking options that can be explored at an additional cost of approximately $15 per day.
Ideal Usage:
This apartment represents the best value for someone visiting DC for a period longer than one or two nights and wants to experience the city in the midst of the action. Ideal for a couple, family with small children, extended stay work assignment, girls trip / boys get away, or any reason to spend time in Washington DC.